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Someone earlier reported enjoying the breaking down of a chicken. Wow, I can't think of a more difficult job. I've watched it being done on ATK more than once and it looks so easy. What I ended up with the few times I did it was a pile of unidentifiable pieces! I really need more practice.

Correction: my error, the recipe I mentioned is not for the slow cooker in case anyone was looking for it.

Please do, I just brought home a pork shoulder that I'm going to make later in the week. I found a CI recipe for Slow cooker pork roast with mushroom gravy...and it looks great!

I'm curious about freeze dried products like onions, garlic and herbs. Are they worth using? Would you use them in dishes where you normally would use fresh?

For me, there's no worse job than cleaning the freezer and refrigerator. I equate it to the hideous job it was to clean the oven before self-cleaning became the norm. If i could pawn it off on someone else I would.

On the other hand, I have a friend who actually loves washing dishes. She says hot soapy water feels comforting and soothing. (Personally, I think she was brainwashed in her youth by her mother).

I hear you. I have a friend who will not use anything that cannot be put in the d/w. And every night she will run the d/w even if there's only one fork and a saucer in it. To each his own.

heh heh heh!

I am definitely going to make this. It reminds me a bit of Cornish Pasty, which I love! I have some leaf lard in the freezer too.

see the KAF recipe here.

I used one Fuji.

I made Chicken and Apple Stuffing Casserole Sunday. Boy howdy it was good! The only thing about it I didn't like was the chicken tenderloins...they just dried out. Next time I will replace them with thighs or with l'il Smokies because the rest of the dish was very, very good and the whole house smelled like Thanksgiving. I will definitely make this again. No pic because it really wasn't pretty, it looked like someone (or something) sat in it.

Ah yes. I have the extra dry canister for the Vitamix....I was sure I needed it when I got it 15 (?) years ago. Still haven't used it.

My most recent must-have is this, a three-in one slow cooker that will also sear. I love slow cookers and now own four of them. One of my favorite things is enjoying the cocktail hour while my dinner cooks itself.

A twenty ounce box of Velveeta blocks is $8.40 at my nearby grocery store. Ahh. Velveeta is my new guilty pleasure. (no snickering.)

When my friend and I go on a grocery binge we take our own bags. However, it is not uncommon for us to leave them in the trunk when we go inside.

I saw this handy little item on a recent episode of ATK It now lives in my kitchen.

Spotted this recipe this morning. Looks pretty good and I'm gonna try it.

How clever!

Yeah. I have the 14 cupper Cuisinart and it's really kind of big for me the way I cook now. I may have to replace it with that 7-cup myself.

It may not look important, but this is the best tool I've purchased in a long time: For $6.99 USD it was a steal and it replaced about half a dozen other lesser spatulas in my kitchen. Really sturdy and super handy for any number of tasks. Spatula

Dinner last night was Coq Au Vin, kind of an old-timey meal. Recipe from Cooks Illustrated. Sorry no pic.

Yeah, funny how that happens. Like a 5-pound bag of C&H sugar is now 4-pounds.

Best medicine sometimes!