Margaret Pilgrim

This is the classic IKEA joke.

Have to smile at the universal appeal of roasting marshmallows to kids. Playing with fire and being rewarded with molten sugar! It doesn't get better than this.

Oh, yes, gotta do these!

Just about to leave an "Everything $1" yard sale when I spotted this 28cm Descoware frying pan. Need it like a hole in the head, but, heck, what are you going to do?

An obvious thought, but you might have luck searching the brand/nationality of your old fridge, since it provided the template for your space.

So happy to see you with enough spunk to post funnies.

To both 1 and 2, no. Sorry.

Per son's request, simple whipped cream with sliced strawberries included between layers. Rose has a good recipe for stabilized whipped cream, worth the time if cake will be held for any time.

Sending all good thoughts. (I might order breakfast all day.)

Her White Velvet Cake is stellar. Son emailed "SAVE this recipe!!! PERFECT birthday cake this year!"

My bag nag is the eco-friendly compostable bag that plays gotcha when you drop in several ears of corn…which shoot through the bottom onto the floor.

Especially during masking when you couldn't moisten your finger to get some traction on the bag.

I could not have said it better.

Indeed! Never the intent to provoke digestive unrest.

Both good advice. I trust Campbell for KISS soups. Simple, classic, clean flavors. Tomato + grilled cheese is an American classic. Husband and I enjoy the occasional tomato and popcorn lunch. Not in the same bowl but alternating bites. Try it.

Probably told this before, but some half dozen years ago we returned to our weekend place after a month's absence and were smacked in the face with the stench from hell. Power had been off for several weeks during a heat wave of 100+ temps. Everything in the fridge was rancid, putrid and/or moldy. We tossed everything in their containers and schlepped a cubic yard to the dump. The worst was the substantial meat and meat product in the freezer. Husband totally dismantled the refrigerator, and we scoured all surfaces with Clorox water, then left them in the sun for several days. Even soaked the insulation. We left the fridge dismantled for several weeks, laying the panels out on the floor when we left, moving them to the sun when we returned. He put everything back together and turned it on. Within a couple of hours, the stench was back. Long story short, we had to replace the fridge. We now strip the fridge and freezer of ALL MEAT PRODUCT when we leave, and of course leave no produce. A very expensive lesson in housekeeping.

Something similar here. Grocery bagger put a whole chicken in the bottom of a bag and topped it with a half dozen liter bottles of water. We left the bag in the basement to be shelved later. Much later, it seems, since a week later we were smacked with the smell of death when entering the basement. Source found, putrid chicken jettisoned, basement doors and windows left open whenever possible for several days. Have packed our own purchases since then.

I use a blunt ended wooded "spoon" to crush tomatoes as I make sauce. I just keep "stomping" on them gently. I have never found rubbery parts in my sauces. Everything reduces to a thick sauce with body. While I would love to be hooked on San Marzano tomatoes, I find ordinary plum tomatoes from good brands their equal, IMHO.

Now you have me thinking. Maybe moosh it slightly and put it between two slices of good bread? With a little clinging sauce?

(Toss it. )

Absolutely. Been a favorite for some 50 years! But I have to note that mine is a Knopf first edition, not Harpers, the first first.

Yes, I thought it looked rather interesting. And yes, a picture is worth a thousand lies. I'm reminded of the classic cartoon of two dogs sitting at a computer. One says. "On the internet, no one knows you're a dog."

You're preaching to the choir.

This is not “red sauce” red sauce. It’s more summer in a bowl.

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