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I have eaten a thing called "dessert pizza," with a crust of sugar cookie dough, a "sauce" of sweetened cream cheese, and toppings of fresh fruit. Wasn't bad. I have also had more conventional pizza doughs topped with sweet toppings and baked in a pizza oven. Somewhat less successful, although the turtle cheesecake one the local pizza joint down the street does is pretty good when it's fresh.

Crumble them up and use them as a topping for a fruit crisp.

Many congratulations! (I have no doubt it was the Instant Pot meals that did it...)

Sweet baby.

That's 'cuz y'all don't know how to cook it. Nothing better than fried okra.

These are things one needs to know when on the road!

I've wanted one for ages. I've set up a makeshift smoker on my gas grill, but it leaves much to be desired. Went to the grocery today and spent much time looking at potential things to smoke... Sigh...time was, when I was looking for something potential to smoke, it wasn't meat or fish.

Love my Instant Pot. Love my CSO. Love my Anova. (All purchased, btw, thanks to all you enablers on eGullet!) Would be real hard to pick one. I guess it'd be the CSO, which I use marginally more.

In a word: No.

First time I've cooked in a week (it's been THAT kind of week!) and it was a 30-minute dinner, but it was what I wanted and it hit the spot. Brats poached in beer, homemade sauerkraut, home fries. Topped off with the last of the homemade chocolate cherry ice cream. That with an early night should provide a wonderful night's sleep.

Amazon Warehouse Deals finally came through for me. After watching it on and off for a year or more, it finally coughed up a Masterbilt portable electric smoker for something under half price; I snagged it. It arrives Tuesday. I am about to settle down with a glass of wine and Ruhlman and Polcyn's Charcuterie. I have a couple of nice salmon filets in the freezer; that may be my first effort, and pork belly is not far behind.

God help us all. That's about the nastiest thing I've seen today.

No photos because it was not worth the waste of even a megabyte of space. I now remember why, and how much, I loathe Olive Garden. One of these days I'm going to recruit an Italian restaurant to this town, because there is not one fit for human consumption.

Well, you're in the right place. Welcome!

I'm not @Anna N, but here's the recipe for the best savory cheesecake I ever ate in my life. Damn thing is sinful.

Arsaga at the Market in downtown Fayetteville gets rave reviews. I haven't been. If you want a good, old fashioned burger (or a fine prime rib sandwich), Fred's Hickory Inn in Bentonville is still there. As is the Suzie Q in downtown Rogers. Tusk and Trotter in downtown B'ville supposed to be very good; haven't been there, either.

How ARE things in Kissimmee, has anyone heard? Have friends down there I haven't heard from since they said they were staying...

I would have spoken harshly to one of my reporters had they handed in such to me.

Welcome! Jump right in!

A package of cheese and crackers filched from the kitchen at a client's office. Didn't take time for lunch. That'll cost 'em.

I like good writing; some humor, some snark, something that'll make me smile. I used to LOVE "Thursday Night Smackdown," which, alas, is no more. Ditto "Dark Side of the Fridge."

I had plans (and thawed brats, "Southern Whiskey" flavor from the new smoked meats store down the road) for brats, new sauerkraut, and home fries tonight. I was at a client's office all day, and an unexpected errand that kept me out until well after 6 kicked those plans in the head. So far, I have had a baked sweet potato (new crop, from the farmers' market) with a copious quantity of butter, and I think I'm still hungry, so I'll probably grab some cheese and crackers and call it done. Tomorrow it is supposed to pour all day, there's nothing for which I have to leave my home/office, and I'm here by myself (the kid is in Alaska chasing moose and bears and such), so I'll do the brats and kraut and potatoes then. Meanwhile, another glass of wine...

It can't. That seems quite obvious to me.

It's been so long I don't remember where I got this macaroon recipe, but I began making them after my daughter, now 30, was diagnosed with celiac disease at age 21. It's her favorite cookie, and I make a batch to take to her every time I go. 1 12-oz bag flaked coconut 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/4 cup almond meal 1 tsp almond flavoring This makes a very crumbly mixture, but it can be scooped up and molded into a ball. Then you can flatten it slightly on the cookie sheet, like I do, or I suppose you could shape it into little "mountains." I have no idea how closely this tracks with traditional macaroons, but I DO know they're a great little cookie. And a boon to those who are gluten-free!

I don't know that I will. Something off-putting about it.