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Shallots instead of onions. They make everything better.

Cold pureed soups are good for this. Potato soup, celery soup, gazpacho etc.

I'll go over there later today and take one.

This is an absurdly basic question: We are moving into a new house that came with kitchen appliances. The stovetop is flat and smooth; no electrical heating elements. Does that mean it is an induction cooktop? If so, what's the practical difference?

Our local grocery store seems to have started ordering and stocking commercial rather than consumer retail basics like toilet paper and flour (the kind usually destined for restaurants). I'm glad they're doing it because these items were previously unobtainable.

They might be black-eyed peas, but I'm not sure.

Toilet paper seems to have returned to the shelves here, though eggs are hit and miss. My husband says we're saving a lot of money by cooking at home, but he hasn't seen my wine.com order....

Scored a bag of AP flour at the grocery store!

We made a cassoulet-esque dish from great northern beans, the turkey thighs that were the only thing in the store, and some kielbasa. It was actually pretty tasty.

Sure, here's my fave BBQ sauce: 1/3 cup molasses 1 TB yellow mustard 2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp Worcestshire sauce 1/2 tsp smoked paprika 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper 3/4 cup ketchup

My favorite is blindingly simple. Put them on a sheet pan for 40 minutes, turning halfway, and then brush with BBQ sauce and put in for 10 more minutes.

Trip to the store for meat was a bust. The only thing they had was turkey breast and turkey thighs, so I'll be using the thighs to make cassoulet.

We're making lasagna today so we'll have leftovers for days. Shopping is a challenge. I made a huge batch of BBQ chicken wings over the weekend because that was the only part of the chicken left at the grocery store. If people would stop freaking out and just buy normally, everything would be, well, normal at the store.

If I can't get the food I want at the local grocery store, at least I can have a case of wine shipped to me. I placed orders with wine.com and Korbel today. Cheers!

Some Gruet Blanc de Blancs, fontina cheese, rosemary crackers...charcuterie