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Here in my regular grocery stores I can get 'Tony's' brand which I like quite a lot . I tried Costco's once and it was awful; slimy and off-tasting.

An onion bagel for me; toasted and lightly buttered. The aroma is intoxicating.

That's what it was here as well. I don't believe I've ever seen crab that cheap here. The stores rarely offer it, maybe up to three times a season, if that. it wasn't the freshest either; when I lived in Portland the crab in the store was really fresh, straight from the coast. Just wonderful. I had to chuckle at the grocery clerk who checked out my order; I mentioned how nice it was to finally see some fresh crab and she replied, "Oh god, I can hardly stand to look at it!".

I picked up a small boneless pork loin the other day which I'll rub with grainy mustard , bourbon, brown sugar, etc. Recipe callsfor roasting in a Dutch oven over onion and apples. Don't have the apples but I'll make do with just onion. Have some leftover green beans and a ciabatta roll to go with.

My cancer treatment demands a good diet so I’m going to try to improve some. Today I made steel cut oatmeal (porridge) in my Zo rice maker. Now I don’t like oatmeal but I will force myself to eat it and try to make it less distateful. I added the oats, salt and water and went through the cycle; when done I added brown sugar, Craisins, cinnamon, almonds and dark raisins and milk. I concentrated on the taste of the added ingredients and tried to ignore the texture which is what I like the least. All in all, it was okay and it will be something I'll have again.

My local grocer featured fresh Oregon Dungeness crab today. i just finished cleaning and picking the claws and am looking forward to a wonderful Crab Louie for dinner. This doesn't happen often here so it's a real treat.

One thing I’ve learned is that I tend to overthink it...it does so much automatically.

I need to make some homemade bread...Sometime I just need that aroma to make me feel good.

I think there's a market for it. Costco cakes are just so freakin' big for many people.

And here.

I remember as kids when, in the Midwest, there was little fresh veg available, my brother loved canned spinach...probably the Popeye effect. I couldn't, and still can’t, abide it. Fresh is different.

Off the top of my head I came up with Reuben sandwiches... lots of corned beef and the rest would be easy.

Nothing quite so good a fresh raisin bread toasted and buttered.

Where will you be headed? Do you know yet?

I love soup too. The only thing I don’t like is any that has barley in it, although it's not necessarily a deal breaker; I just don’t like the texture of it.

Much I LOVE potatoes I always replace them with a home-made pie crust on shepherd's pie. I just think it's very much better.

I love soup! I'm craving the Italian Sausage, Potato and Kale soup that is just about my all-time favorite. Recipe here.

I cleaned out my freezer in the side by side a couple of months ago. I filled a bag that was so heavy I could barely lift it and yet it is still full. I still have two upright freezers that are also over-filled. That's a much bigger job that's long overdue. One day I hope to be inspired to tackle that job.

I really like Ina Garten's recipe for Roasted Tomato Basil Soup

Actually, when we moved here our new house had no deadbolts. My husband insisted that we have them installed. I asked the locksmith why no-one had deadbolts. He said it was because everyone owns guns!

I do not. I am opposed to guns even though everyone else here seems to own several.

Apparently not. I'm sure their very helpful staff would have offered.

My state liquor store no longer stocks Wild Turkey Rye...I don't know why. I was disappointed because I always used it in my hot winter drinks.

Since I’ve been making smaller bread recipes these last 10 years or so, I've been using my Zo bread machine for the mixing and kneading. It's perfect for that and the cleanup is almost nothing.

You just need a cat.