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I also buy the bag of pre-trimmed radishes from Walmart when they're available, mostly in summer here. As far as celery goes, I've never figured out how to get from one use to the next without it's having gone by. When I take it from the crisper for a second use it already seems too late.

I know absolutely nothing about restaurant service, help, etc. What you've written, Chris Ward, makes me even more aware of the great little local restaurant near me. In a town with a population of around 2000, this place serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, beer and wine, seven days a week. Their food is SO good I love going there. It's locally owned, of course, and I imagine some of the employees are family members. The cook(s) are great and as many times as I have eaten there, have never had a meal that wasn't worth bragging about. I don't know how they manage to do it but I'm sure grateful they're there.

I will probably try a sample of the riced veg just because i'm always in the market for something new and or different.

heh, heh, heh.

Clearly they're selling them to someone! Amazing.

OMG, I am totally out of control now, I just realized. Yesterday while watching something on TV I saw an ad by a local appliance store for a small-ish chest type freezer for $208. And, for about 30 seconds I actually considered it. This, mind you, would be a third freezer in my house. The other two are full sized uprights. In addition, I have a large side by side. And...I live alone and cook most days for just myself. I think I have a problem.

I learned to wear gloves when I rubbed my eye after mincing chilies for pico de gallo.

On the advice of a message board friend who is way more tech savvy than I, I am keeping my LC software and continuing to use it daily (being very mindful to back it up often). My friend tells me there is nothing unusual about software that is abandoned (like LC) and there's really no reason to not use it as long as I continue to enjoy it.

Since we're predicted to have another foot of snow here tomorrow I dug thru my freezer looking for that corned beef that's been hiding for years!!! I hope it's still good because I'm really looking forward to a New England boiled dinner for tomoorow's dinner. Edited tonadd: I must confess that I first tried to buy a fresh corned beef at my local grocer but they didn't have any due to the huge remodel they're going thru right now. I thought I had one w-a-y back in the big freezer and I lucked out. Otherwise I was going to go forth with a pork butt which is often what Mom used to use with her boiled dinner.

Had mine for weeks now although I haven't used it yet.

Any liver in my house has my dogs' names on it. Can't stomach the stuff. I regularly buy packages of beef sliver (sliced) and happily cook it up for my little guys, they just love it.

I buy Finish pods in the big box at Costco. Works great in my Kenmore Elite. I do have to use JetDry but I think that's true with most any kind of water you have.

I do remember Zoom cereal. I don't think we ever had it at home but I remember seeing the box somewhere maybe in the stores or in a commercial somewhere.

Ackkkkkkk! How I detest hot cereals! Growing up in the Midwest, with lots of snow and cold, Mom made us oatmeal or Cream of Wheat often in winter. I really didn't like it although everyone else in the family did. I know it's good, healthy food and through all these years I have many times tried again to make it and at least, if not enjoy, to tolerate it. Still haven't. I can make steel cut oats in my Zo rice maker that has a porridge setting and I can choke some of it down, but darned if I can like it.

I cook very much like you do. Although since I'm now widowed and live alone when I cook most anything I end up with massive leftovers. So I end up only having to cook maybe three times a week. I get tired of the leftovers after a second time (third, if it's something I really like that holds well), but the dogs get any of the meat, and the rest goes in the disposer. Summer time I'm more likely to yield to a Papa Murphy pizza.

house smells like chicken stock? How can that be bad? Only the very best smell is yeast bread baking in the oven.

okay, I pulled out some chicken breasts from one of my overstocked freezers yesterday to make a casserole for dinner. But somehow, when I went to the grocery store, a package of chicken thighs came home with me. What??????

there are different lids that are the same size, you have to match the container with the lid that's specifically made for that container. Beware.

Maybe it's just me but that combination of ingredients just doesn't sound very good together.

Indyrob said: I have a rule of thumb that says whenever you call a professional into your house, you are out $200 as soon as they walk in the door. But with appliance repairmen, it won't likely be much more. Because the parts are just that cheap. you're fortunate where you live, I've had several repairs done here on my Kenmore Elite appliances (fridge, 2x, dishwasher 2x, GE microwave 1x) and all were well above the $300 mark with lengthy wait times to get them done.

My upright became two as well. I was doing a lot of breadmaking in those days and needed extra space for all the extra ingredients I kept on hand....at least that was my excuse! I got an even larger upright than the first and in no time they were both filled to their brims. I badly really need to defrost the one in the garage but it's SO cold out there right now I can't bring myself to do it. That's when I really get down and get rid of some of that stuff that lost as well as the stuff I'll never use.

you guys really like HEARTY breakfasts!

I have some Irish flour from KAF that looks similar to what is show above

I'll try this.....but I am so weak!

thank you for sharing your perspectives.