Raynickben

Tommy: What temp and for how long do you bake them? Do they get soggy soon after? (it sounds like a great idea!)

There is a restaurant here in the Dallas area that makes homemade potato chips sprinkled with chives and maytag blue cheese. Can you imagine anything better? When I can't go there I love Zapp's!

Leg of lamb Rack of lamb Moussakka Mint Jelly (served with lamb)

Well, it's by no means gourmet but Austin Ave. Bar and Grill (mostly bar, little grill) in Plano is a great place to watch a game, eat a little something, drink a lot of something. It's wierd but you can eat and eat and eat and drink and drink and drink and you get the bill and it's ridiculously low! Everyone agrees with this so don't think I misread the bill because of the drink and drink and drink.

You can sell just about anything on Ebay!

Don't beat me up on this but I first noticed Yellow Tail because of the label. It looked quirky and fun and for the price...of course I would try it. I have no problem with YT. Do I drink it every night? No. But if I had ten dollars to my name I would buy a fresh baguette, a little brie and some Yellow Tail.

I had no idea Everclear was illegal in many states. Everclear was VERY popular when I was in college in NJ. Cheap and got you where you wanted to be.

SteamedClamsAndPizza(NotTogether)

The pizza isn't too bad. It's not like a great NY pizza, not even close, but taste wise it's ok. My husband calls it "cartoon pizza". Alas, the location closest to us no longer serves beer. A pitcher or two really eased the pain.

I too gave up fast food after I read Fast Food Nation. And yes, it is hard in the beginning especially if you have kids and it is so easy to run through the drive-thru, etc. But after a couple of weeks I didn't miss it at all and it's been 8 months since I have had fast food (except for one chicken sandwich at Chik-Fil-A). Just reading that article made me queasy. How that guy could possible eat 90 meals in a row at McDonalds I'll never know. Ah, the sacrifices these artists make!

Well, I am a Philadelphia Eagles fan so we WON'T be having a Super Bowl Party. If you don't want to do the big sandwich maybe you could do a lot of little sandwiches, either make them ahead of time or set out the fixings for the guests to make their own. If you make some ahead of time you can get very creative with the breads, condiments and fillings, etc. depending on what you like.

Olives stuffed with blue cheese. Sounded good but wasn't. Martini made with Stoli Vanilla. Love vanilla, love a martini but together...sickening. And in pre-made land the Smorz cereal my kids insisted I buy were DISGUSTING. They won't eat it either!

I freeze leftover sauce in ziploc freezer bags. They can lay flat in the freezer and they thaw quickly. I have to vote for Rao's vodka sauce. Even at $8 a jar it is really good when you can't make your own.

Why don't you have a contest among the girls as to who can develop the best use of the products. Edible use that is. They would probably all at least try the winning recipe and you would be off the hook if it's bad. The winner could pick the next night's menu i.e. her favorite foods.

Stove Top stuffing. And on the subject: During the last "dinner party" episode she used a can of chicken stock/broth with no label and said it had no label because her nephew and neice needed labels for a school fundraiser. How odd to not only bring up the fact that the can had no label but to give a reason. Perhaps it was a shout-out to Swanson's that they better get on the ball and sponser her show before some other manufacturer does.

And let me add that it is often impossible to know what emotion is being expressed when it is written. I could say something in a joking manner (and forget to add a smiley face) but the post comes off as arrogant or obnoxious.

Now why did you have to bring up Pancho's? I ate there one time for the experience of it but I can't go back. It's quite dirty in there isn't it? Anyway, my husband and his college buddies ate there all the time and that is the perfect place for a poor starving college student.

The black and whites DO look very sophisticated in that picture.

When it was hog slaughtering time I would trade my school brown bag lunch to anyone who had head cheese sandwiches. I was around 15 years old (I think). I haven't had any REAL head cheese since those days. Stay away, far far away, from the junk they sell in supermarkets as head cheese. It isn't! Don't worry. I'm not eating it.

I'm laughing my ass off here! Unwrapping 48 kisses. Hilarious. Hot Dog shaped hamburgers. Hilarious. And that recipe above where you have to scrape the insides of a pound of oreos? Freakin' Hilarious! But to those of you who are trying the recipes: If you can post a photo of the finished product that would be so helpful because aside from the shock of the ingredient lists the photos of Sandra Lee's cuisine is truly horrific. I would love to see what YOUR results look like!

Ferdlisky: There is no turning back now! We want a full report. DO NOT let us down.

TELL ME ABOUT IT!!!! my Signficant Other complains about a Certain Garlic Flavour during a Certain Intimate Act, if I so much as MINCE a Clove of Garlic earlier in the day. That's too much information.

That's so funny you just posted that because I was just grocery shopping and the thought crossed my mind when I saw the packaged mashed potatoes, should I dare try it? I can't! I just can't! But I do want to hear how you do with the "recipes". Please make the Kwanzaa cake. Please!

Word. Ok, I know you all won't agree with this and as much as I like to cook and eat sometimes I just want a pill that I can swallow that has a complete meal in it and leaves you satisfied and healthy. Like Willy Wonka had.