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Had lunch today with friends at our local favorite diner where the conversation turned to meatloaf. It left me craving meatloaf and since the weather for the rest of the week includes snow mixed with rain It lends itself to meatloaf and meatloaf sandwiches. Coming home I dug through the big freezer out in the garage looking for the package of meatloaf mix I know is in there. I couldn't find it! The biggest reason my freezers are so full, I can never find anything so I go buy more! Now what do I do? I will try again tomorrow. Then I’ll have to buy more. Such a pickle.

I picked up a couple game hens on a whim one day a month or so ago. Decided yesterday to thaw one and have it for dinner. I just removed the backbone, flattened and seasoned it. Roasted approximately 40 min. in the CSO. Ate half.

Nice!

Just curious, does your brother feed his dogs Darwin's Raw Pet Food or does he make his own?

When in doubt I always bring wine. I can't imagine anyone feeling insulted, ever.

My head is hanging in shame as well. I see no way out.

Yes, that is impressive!!

I will never again make soup in my ipot and leave it unattended while it boils over into the base and onto the counter. Since you can't submerge it or put liquid in the base it is a b*itch to clean!

Wow! Those are beautiful!

Then he should go to work in France. Sorry, worker's in the wrong here.

It looks awfully good (and I'm a porridge hater).

Pringles? Nyet. They don't even taste like potato chips.

My spices, which are mostly Penney’s 1/2 cup and a few 1/4 cup jars, are stored in a corner carousel cabinet or, for the most fragile and oft-used, in a closed bin in the fridge door (which I believe was originally intended for fresh fruit).

My friends who have a cabin in E. Washington buy those Costco potatoes to use on their camp stove. They're good and easy to prepare and there's no spoilage factor.

Today I joined a friend for lunch in town at Stone of Accord for some wonderful Irish food and a good beer. We both chose the bangers and mash with veg. And the best onion gravy. One of our favorite places. I've been dreaming of this since St, Patrick's Day.

This does not relate to LP stoves, you may want to ignore. LP is quite common here as many folk live on acreage in underdeveloped areas. Citified areas and larger neighborhoods have natural gas. I live in one of those. I have heard of no complaints about LP other than this occurrence: A group of us went to a small party at a friend's home who has LP. When we entered thru the garage I smelled gas. I mentioned it to the homeowner and urged her to report it. Well, if you have natural gas here and smell a leak reporting it will bring someone from the energy company immediately to check it out. In her case, to have someone come to check on her gas lines would cost her $80 for the service call which she could ill afford.. She was able to find someone she knew to come and check and fix the leak but it took several days....could have has a bad outcome. Also, my physical therapist has LP in her home and complains about how expensive it is. They primarily use a pellet stove for heat. I wouldn't want to do that in the winters we have here; the outlying rooms could get awfully cold.

Yes. I want all those. I like almost everything, I just can’t make ‘fussy' or exotic.

I want one here too (even if it only sold wine) but it ain't gonna happen.

In Portland OR we were fortunate to have restaurants run by Horst Mager. i no longer live there and he has since passed but his restaurant in my local area was my favorite restaurant! Great food, German beers, sausages and schnitzel and so much more. Oh to go back!

Have you ever tried Barkeepers' Friend? I use it all the time for my enameled cast iron and my stainless.

Happy birthday!!!

Me too, I can’t think of a single vegetable that I DON'T like.

I don’t know how or when I acquired my love of beets but it's almost my all-time favorite veg. I love it in any form.

Lunch with friends at one of our favorite local cafes. Mine was a Pastrami Reuben on Rye with salad on the side. A favorite of mine. What's better for a sandwich than a really good rye bread?

Thank you! I am so going to make some of these in my Airfryer!