Shelby

I am among those that get welty and itchy after being in my tomato garden so I'll abstain from eating the leaves. I don't want to be itchy on the inside too

Much to my husband's dismay it was I that went grocery shopping yesterday. I bought limes. 99 cents a piece.

I was just wondering the other day if they had picked a city yet.

I can smell morel mushrooms growing somewhere out here--lots and lots of ground to search and I haven't done it yet. My asparagus is going great guns.

I sent Mr. Shelby to the store with limes on the list to buy. He came home lime-less. They were a dollar a lime.

Interesting. I'll have to see if the big city grocery store is carrying them.

Yeah, he looks like he's having a rough time LOL

http://www.thedeliciouslife.com/ramen-grilled-cheese-with-kimchi-recipe/ Ramen grilled cheese.

Your son is one lucky guy--he gets to travel and he has a great parent!

Anna, these look SO perfect. Gonna have to drag down the oatmeal from the cabinet this afternoon. I have a craving now!

Scrambled egg sandwich on homemade rye bread

That onion tart looks so good! Lovely meals as always, everyone. Waiting for Spring weather around here. It got deliciously warm last week and then……it snowed. Sigh. So, to keep warm I made a venison pot pie During the couple of Spring days we grilled pork chops and had cheesy brussels sprouts over baked taters

I just found out. I'm speechless. Far too young. I loved reading about the bento boxes he created for PJ. I eagerly read every update. My sincere condolences to PJ and Ellen. Thank you for making this place, Steven.

http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2009/02/thick-chewy-oatmeal-raisin-cookies/ This recipe NEVER fails. I've doubled it and tripled it. Cookies are perfect every time.

I don't know that it's the state food from Arkansas, but the BEST sandwich I've ever had is from Oaklawn Race Track and it's the Corned Beef. YUM!

I see Oklahoma is the only state with an official "state meal" Oklahoma Fried okra, squash, cornbread, barbecue pork, biscuits, sausage and gravy, grits, corn, strawberries, chicken fried steak, pecan pie, and black-eyed peas. http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_food.htm

The bierock (or runza) is a big Kansas food. We had a large influx of German immigrants.

I enjoy reading your posts, too! Don't stop!

Anna, tell me about the eggs. I've never heard of this before. What is the taste difference between the oven and just making hard boiled eggs on the stove top? I see they look a little browned.

Maybe you could use it for the famous bacon jam that everyone loves here?

Franci, tell me about forbidden rice. I always like doing things that are forbidden

Anna, how is the bacon coming along?

Franci--Beautiful fish and taters! Dcarch--A fellow Mardi Gras celebrator Lovely surf and turf. I love drawing on my chalkboard and changing it for the different seasons/holidays We started with some fried pheasant livers, gizzards and hearts Then, this was going to be crawfish étouffée, but the crawfish tails that I thawed out were YUCKY. So, I got out some andouille sausage (that really didn't have the taste that andouille sausage should--this stuff was more like just plain sausage) and went with that. So, andouille sausage étouffée??? It ended up being pretty good. Finished with some Mardi Gras cinnamon rolls

I just drooled.

Do you prefer to bake the bacon or pan-fry? I prefer to put the slices on a rack over a cookie sheet and bake in a 400 oven, turning once or twice, until crispy. I am the same way--in the oven. I, frankly, am not good at pan frying bacon and I like my results a whole lot better in the oven.