Tropicalsenior

You think you're dying? I can't find anything like that here nor can I order it. If Steve keeps showing us things like this, I'm going to have to bury my phone in rice to dry it out.

I found this site when I was researching things to make for a friend that is diabetic. There are some really good looking things on this.

That bread looks wonderful. Is it something you make? If so, would you share a recipe?

I've got to tell you what my Thanksgiving is going to be like. For the last 10 years, I have been having Thanksgiving dinner at my friend, Teresa's house. (I always had mine on Sunday here in Costa Rica because, of course, it is not a holiday here and more people could attend). Teresa's husband is originally from Iran so some of the dishes are a bit different then what we usually think of as Thanksgiving fare. There will be about 15 to 20 people there from The States, all over Latin America and from the Middle East. Everyone will be bringing something. Teresa is cooking a big ham, her husband, Mike, will be making chicken kabobs, and their friend, Hamid, an Iranian chef will again massacre the turkey. Hamid will cook it at his restaurant until it is a falling apart carcass after which he will bring it to their house and reheat it for another hour to an hour and a half in their oven. Turkey jerky anyone? Mike will cook the kabobs on their barbecue and his idea of cooking is, if it is brown it is cooking, if it is black it is done. Teresa's ham will be delicious. Because the idea of some of our traditional Thanksgiving dishes are a bit difficult for Latin Americans to grasp, the state of the other dishes is always interesting. One year the mashed potatoes were the consistency of gravy and the gravy was the consistency of mashed potatoes. This year I will be contributing the mashed potatoes, gravy and dressing. The food is almost always a disaster but the company is so interesting and so congenial that the party is always a big success. No drunks, no politics, no fights, and hosts so lovable and generous that we come back for that turkey year after year.

Where do you live in Columbia? The best empanadas that I have ever had in my life were the little meat empanadas from Cartageña. I do hope that you will be sharing some of your recipes from Columbia. There are so many things there that are completely unique from other Latin countries. If you would like an idea of what we on eG are doing in our daily lives for food one of the most popular topics is Dinner 2022. And if you have questions about ingredients or preparation, just ask. We are all willing to help.

One year I was completely burned out on cooking Thanksgiving. So we told my husband's family that we were going to be at my daughter's in-laws and told my family that we were going to his daughter's in-laws and we went to a great French restaurant all by ourselves. Didn't get caught and it was one of the best Thanksgiving we ever had.

Or, Different Strokes for different pocketbooks.

Hello from Costa Rica. So nice to see somebody from Columbia joining us. I've only been to Cartagena but I was very impressed with the food of Colombia. I also have met a lot of Colombians here in Costa Rica. All wonderful people. A friend of mine has a Colombian restaurant here and serves mostly just Bocas from there. I must also add that the best bakeries here in Costa Rica are run by Colombians. Do you usually just cook tipico food or are you interested in international recipes? Whatever type of food that you are interested in, you will find it here. You will also find a lot of really great people willing to help you in any way that you need. All you need to do is ask and someone will be there to answer your questions. Welcome aboard.

I don't know if it can be salvaged but maybe next time you might want to try this.

Thank you for sharing this. It makes me very happy to be just small part of your daughter's wedding. Best wishes to her for a beautiful day and a wonderful life.

As I have said before, my husband refused to eat beef stroganoff, absolutely hated it. But. He loved beef with mushrooms, onions, and sour cream gravy.

Are you sure it isn't 'worst recipe of the year'?

@Anna N If you're going to fall down a rabbit hole, try this one.

He doesn't qualify. He's still got empty space.

I just checked in my refrigerators and I have no less than 17 jars of homemade pickles, sauces, mustard, marmalade and dressings. I don't envy @Duvel his jars, I love his organized shelf space.

Just looks like a pretty handy collection to me. Exactly! Can't live without some extra jars. Going to make pickles? Need a couple jars. Make your own mustard? Got to have a jar. Barbecue sauce. Char Sui sauce. Can't live without my jars.

Those edges were deadly sharp and because it was so awkward to open it, it was very easy to cut yourself. I'm sure that I did it more than once.

Good old Spam!

Dead!

Ever heard of a Buffalo Chopper?

We know there's one in there somewhere but we just don't know which one so better put a notice on all of them.

Everything looks so good and would you please comment on these. I went to Mr Google and they don't have anything that looks as good as yours.

Have you considered drastic life-saving measures like take out or Meals on Wheels?

That part got moved to pickled eggs. I hope that this helps. The next time that I make them, I will put the eggs on the top of the jar and the beets on the bottom so that the eggs can be moved around and color more evenly. It didn't affect the taste at all, just the appearance.

And it is always good to know that at least you have a few fingers left to type with.