MaryIsobel

Your meals are always a feast for the eyes! Curious, were or are you a professional?

I tried something I saw "online, somewhere." Put regular lasagna noodles in the smaller side of my stainless steel double sinks and pour boiling water over them and let them sit while I grate cheese, finish up the sauce etc. Then use them as usual. I make the sauce a bit more liquid and then proceed as with boiled noodles. It works well. I have tried the no boil, but didn't care for the finished texture.

When I was 9, my parents rented a Westphalia and we camped throughout Europe for 3 months. My Dad knew very minimal Spanish and my Mom spoke only English. We discovered that people were much more patient with a child who didn't speak the language of the country so I was sent into stores with a shopping list on which my Dad had drawn a picture beside every item. Most shopekeepers found that charming and went out of their way to help me.

That all looks fabulous! The curry, the lobster and the lobsterman😉

Looks fabulous! When you say "pureed lemongrass, shallots, garlic, red chile, cilantro stems, and ginger" is that a homemade concoction? I can buy lemongrass stalks, but they are about 8 to a package - way too much for one recipe. Looking for a way to not waste the lemongrass

I do quesdillas the same way - with shredded (by me, not preshredded) - no oil.

How I wish that I had tomatoes like that to "use up!"

I have the same one and can attest to the metal cover getting hot. Mine still has traces of a bread bag left to close...

Me too - also for grilled zucchini and peppers in the winter.

My Dad would only eat toast that other people would either be scraping or scrapping - literally black. He claimed it made your teeth whiter!🙄

I have seen that recipe so often but have a hard time imagining the end result.

From a fellow titanium hip owner - I was amazed at how quickly I was quite mobile. Nor far or fast at first but I was walking without mechanical aid of any kind after about my 5th day at home. I wish the same for you.

My thoughts exactly. I did google "stuffed gnocchi" and there are multiple recipes but none from recognized sites. I suppose I should just bide my time until it becomes the newest latest and greatest. I no longer have the energy nor the inclination to make multiple versions of the same thing until I get it right!

We call that a brain cold! I love the Ajika Georgian spice mix! Hope you feel better soon!

That sounds delicious. Do you have a recipe for the espresso custard to share?

Perhaps I should get over my aversion to liver - I just always remember my Mom making liver and onions for her and my Dad - we kids got hot dogs on those nights! My Dad liked any kind of meat cooked to death - I thought I hated steak until I had one in a restaurant! I do love paté so maybe time to put on my big girl panties and try chicken livers!

Not an any kind of liver fan but those balsamic glazed beets and greens look fabulous!

I cam across this recipe today: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/spinach-and-artichoke-stuffed-gnocchi-17898648 I make (or buy) gnocchi fairly regularly, we love it with Puttanesca sauce. I've made ricotta gnudi and a sweet potato version but never added anything to the gnocchi itself. I feel like it would have good potential for falling apart, at least in my hands, but the idea intrigues me.

I don't have an electric griddle at home, but we do have one for camping. I can do eggs and bacon and hash browns for a few people, outside with minimal mess. I am on my second electric frying pan in 35 years. My mom always had one so it was a no brainer for me. I can do 6 pancakes at a time and when we were doing renovations and living in the basement with limited cooking facilities, I made breakfasts and spaghetti sauce and numerous other dishes.

We love RB&R around here. Monday, Tuesday, any day is fine. Yours look perfect. We prefer them with brown rice too.

Well, my husband is in Mexico and I am not. When I was meal planning for this week, I totally forgot about Valentine's Day. I had planned on making pulled pork quesadillas for my nephew and I - maybe I will make them heart shaped!

The pretzel coated chicken sounds great - just breaded chicken, using crushed up pretzels?

We like that green bean salad, make it for almost every family gathering.

Painkiller cocktail sounds good though I would have to sub vodka for the rum due to an incident at a rugby tournament dance many decades ago. I still cannot abide the smell, much less the taste of rum. We're talking about 45 years ago. Some things just stay with you...🤢

My daughter that is hosting a few friends is doing it purely out of love for her fiancé. They joke that he watches the game and she watches the commericials.