Maison Rustique

I have never seen or heard of this brand. I must be stupid because I've also never seen marinara sauce referred to as tomato sauce. Maybe I just haven't had enough coffee this morning and I did get up an hour early, but I was confused.

I always make a couple of pounds, then slice it up and freeze in portions for future sandwiches. Nuthin' better than meatloaf sammies.

Once when my husband and I were in Paris, we'd spent the day shopping and were exhausted by mid-afternoon, so sat down at an outside table to enjoy some wine and olives. A group of ugly Americans (3 couples who apparently were doctors and their wives in Paris for a medical event of some sort) were seated at the table next to us. They ordered pizza and proceeded to sit there complaining about everything they'd experienced so far in Paris. We'd been speaking French with the server, so continued to speak French and apparently they thought we were French because they also began making remarks about the French people sitting around all day drinking wine instead of working. When their pizzas arrived they were horrified to find that they were nothing at all like the pizza back home. We were dying laughing the entire time. And of course we made sure to speak English loudly as we were leaving so they'd realize that we heard and understood every word they said about us.

A friend brought me potatoes au gratin so I made a meatloaf sandwich to go with for supper. I like my meatloaf sandwich the way they made them at Marie Callender restaurants. With mayo, sharp cheddar and plenty of salt and pepper. No photo of the sandwich, but here are potatoes.

It was over 90 degrees yesterday (and more of the same today) and I didn't really even feel hungry. I had a cold chicken thigh with a little side salad. Avocado lime dressing over the whole thing. Glass of pinot grigio. It is too early for it to be this hot.

OMG! They would have to drag me out of that place!!

Why? How very unappealing.

I have not heard of this, but am anxious to hear. Always an issue for me, too.

Sandwich of chicken with artichoke/lemon pesto and a little side salad.

Wow! My mouth is watering just thinking of all the flavors in this!

@Nancy in Pátzcuaro, glad you are recovering and hope the ablation does the trick for you. My sis had one this week, too. I'm not sure she even had food while she was there. She had some complications and was in ICU for a couple of days.

Oh, it could have been really horrible. When you first said Big Mac taco, I was thinking you buy Big Macs and crumble them up into taco shells. That would have much too far! What you did doesn't look bad at all.

@Kim Shook That is some of the best-looking hospital food I've seen. So sorry you had to go through th is. It is amazing what coughing can do to us. Many years ago, my severe coughing fractured all my ribs. Definitely not fun. Got me to quit smoking!

I seem to recall being at an event or restaurant where they served olive oil ice cream that was quite tasty. A real surprise!

No photos, but a word of caution. I was re-heating some eggplant parm in the toaster oven at 350. I had it on the little baking pan with a piece of parchment. Thankfully I had just walked up to check on it when the paper went up in flames. I yanked it out and tossed it into the sink where I was able to get it out before a true disaster struck. Thankfully I had another piece of eggplant left to reheat (on foil, not parchment!!) but more thankfully, I happened to be right there when it happened. Had I not seen it when I did, I'd likely be looking at a partially burned house right now. NO PARCHMENT PAPER IN THE TOASTER OVEN!!!

I had that on a salad not long ago. Still have a can in the pantry if I'm not mistaken. Very tasty!

I did not take photo, but this is what I had last night, only instead of English muffin, it was on whole grain bread. I can't recall the last time I had a tuna melt and I really liked it with the horseradish. It was very satisfying. Horseradish-Cheddar Tuna Melt

Trying to work my way through the freezer and pantry--especially the "emergency" stuff. And improve my eating habits as a household of one. I defrosted a couple of chicken thighs and pulled out some old pantry items. Had some grape tomatoes on their last legs. I did not intend to put quite so much of the seasoning blend on this but my hands got out of control when I was sprinkling it over. It worked out fine because this turned out to be very tasty. I had never used canned potatoes before and wasn't sure how they would be. I remember buying them thinking they'd be good to keep on hand for emergencies--add a can of veggies and some stock and instant soup. But had not used them and they were expired so needed to get off the shelf and used or into the trash. I wouldn't want them on a regular basis, but roasted as I did this, I couldn't really tell they were canned. I thought I had a photo of it after being cooked, but apparently not.

I go to McD's about once every 10 years or so if that, so am no expert, but I have never heard of truffle angus burgers at any in the US. if they were here, surely I'd have seen ads.

Thanks!!

@Ann_T, when you use the Romertopf to bake bread like this, do you soak it first or just use dry? I have one and I don't know why, but have just never thought of using it to bake my bread. Having a DUH moment.

A friend shared some wild onions he foraged. I roasted them with grape tomatoes. Added some spinach and bacon to top a baked potato. More fast food as I learn to cook healthy food for one. I have enough left for another meal.

I think your empanadas look great! If you are near the airport, pop into Los Hornos for some empanadas. The owner is delightful and the food is great. https://www.facebook.com/loshornoskansascity/

@Shelby, be safe. Those storms were doozies and we've got another round or 3 coming through starting tomorrow. That all looks delicious!