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Roast chicken, and ironically always the Barefoot Contessa recipe. LOVE the lemon!

Marshmallows are the next on my list of things to make at home. I'm thrilled to see a recipe that includes pumpkin! This is definately the push I need to try my hand at the resultant sugary goodness.

I've never been one to use refried beans, but instead mix equal parts of sour cream and cream cheese, then add in taco seasoning dip. This is spread onto a serving plate, then topped with lettuce, whatever meat, tomatoes, black olives, and loads of cheese.

We made the Pillsbury version just about every day of my home-ec class in high school. There's something about that recipe that tugs at the angst filled pubescent hormonal pool I've repressed now that I've reached my mid-20s.

On that note, I think I'll try the KA version before I ever reminice about that drama :)

Barefoot Contessa's Banana Crunch Muffins are phenomenol:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/banana-crunch-muffins-recipe/index.html

Not exactly the most healthy thing out there, but they freeze well and can be stored away for the mornings that you're in the mood for something a little more caloric.

I tend to stray from using jelly, and instead pile bananas or pickles onto the bottom layer of peanut butter.

Therefore, I guess when I do use jelly, it's on the top.

Chile Popcorn Candy Bars--YUM

I agree with Shoneyjoe--the hard part was over. By senior year, I was taking the classes I loved, coming into my own as a real adult, and transitioning from a punk-ass kid trying to look cool to someone who really was cool :). I'd also venture to say any senior still living in the dorms needs a lobotomy (RAs excluded). For the package, I'd stick to high quality staples that would make every meal or snack seem more grown-up that couldn't easily be made in a small apartment.

- Bridgewater Cheese: Simple, classic, elegant--a perfect way to display that you've become seasoned and knowledgable in the past four (or more!) years, and recognize a classic.

- 8 Grain 3 Seed Bread: Days of limp white are over. A chewy grown-up flavor with amazing complexity. The honey background keeps it young and playful.

- Siurana Olive Oil: Again, a classic to keep coming back to.

- Vecchia Dispensa's Sweet 16 Year Aged Balsamic: Something for the arsenal to break out for special occasions (there seem to be tons of them during senior year).

- Vermont Cultured Butter: Because good butter makes even lowly bread beautiful.

- Papua New Guinea Coffee: What better way to prepare for corporate life than beginning (if it hasn't already been established) a habit for good coffee?

- Michel Cluizel Chocolate Bars from France: Even grown men will drool. A required sweet treat at the end.