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for some reason, i actually embrace my hangovers; it means that there's a ton to discuss with my girlfriends the next morning! we'll typically cruise over to a local burger joint and get their saturday special (huge greasy cheeseburger, thick-cut fries, and a large soda... i always opt for water instead of the soda). if they're not around, i'll brew some coffee, and then pick up a huge plate of pad thai, which is so big that i'll snack on it throughout the day.

cheers!!

Last night I drank a bunch of beers and some shots. I was so drunk I was hitting on a lady who was twice my age, so thats about how drunk I was. Went home and fell asleep as soon as I hit the pillow, woke up fully clothed shoes and all --- I was HUNG OVER. But there's a Pho diner around the corner. I went over there and got some of that vietnamese noodle soup and ate that whole thing. Went straight home and fell right back asleep again until later on in the afternoon. When I woke up, the hangover was completely gone.

I go for the easy stuff. Leftovers, (Chinese is especially good!) whatever chips/cookies/crackers are around... Things that don't need prep. I'm too lazy to put ice cream in a bowl late at night!

I have a gas range and prefer it to electric.

I grew up cooking on gas. Then I moved out of NY.

In Colorado I was forced to cook on electric due to the lack of natural gas available. OMG, was that ever miserable. No one cooks on glowing coils by choice. And just try to roast a pepper without gas burners!

In FL, same thing - Only electric available in most homes. BF had a glass cook top which was only slightly less obnoxious than the glowing coils.

Now we are in Atlanta and I'm thrilled to say, the new house has natural gas! In my Christmas card was an IOU for one of these. (Closing on the house is 1/9.) What do you think is the first thing I'm going to do?

Roast peppers on the burners.

@bareneed ~ HRT time????

SIGNS THAT YOU MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING MENOPAUSE

* You sell your home heating system at a yard sale. (Hot flashes)

* The person you sleep with complains about snow piling up on the bed. (Nightsweats)

* Your husband jokes that instead of buying a wood stove, he is using you to heat the family room this winter. Rather than just saying you are not amused, you shoot him. (Mood swings)

* You write post-it notes with your kid's names on them. (Memory loss)

* Your husband chirps, "Hi honey, I'm home." and you reply, "Well, if it isn't Ozzie f*cking Nelson". (Irritability)

* The phenobarbital dose that wiped out the Heaven's Gate Cult gives you four hours of decent rest. (Sleeplessness)

* You find Guacamole in your hair after a Mexican dinner. (Fatigue)

* You change your underwear after every sneeze. (Mild incontinence)

* You need Jaws Of Life to help you out of your car after returning home from an Italian restaurant. (Sudden weight gain)

Just sayin'..........*_*

I would love a gas stove, but I had to get rid of mine because of the excessive heat it would generate in my small kitchen. I would have to open a window (even in the dead of Winter) but the window was situated such that it would make the flames flicker! If I was cooking a large meal and using all the burners, my face would be redder than a fire truck - so, I find my ceramic topped electric stove does a fine job and helps keep me cooler.

I also grew up with electric burners, but my grandparents had gas, and I used to be fascinated by it:-). While I never had a problem cooking on electric burners (nor did my Mum), ever since I started using gas (probably 12 years or so), I've been really enjoying it. It would probably be hard for me to go back to electric burners at this point. Now, induction cook top is something I'd really like to have.

I have such a small kitchen that removing the gas to go with a smooth top electric made so much more sense. I had a gas oven in college and never really liked the way that things turned out, but if I could (and if I had the money at the time of getting the new range) I would go duel- fuel. There's a kitchenaid range that has a gas cooktop with grates that go across the entire surface, which would really appeal to me since you could still set a bunch of stuff on top of it. Pout.

I grew up with electric and we always wanted gas, but it wasn't really economically or physically feasible. Now, in my apartment, I have 2 gas burners which are FANTASTIC. I wish I had more but eh, I'd rather have 2 gas than 2 electric

RAMEN! and greasy meaty breakfast food

Mmmmmm Oreos!!
Or buttered toast, if I have good, homemade bread on hand. That goes double if I also have pomegranate jelly.

I had a client who shared with me a tradition she started with her daughters when they became teenagers--anatomically correct gingerbread couples. I'll leave it up to your imagination as to what they used the garlic press for. My client died laughing when I opened my box of cookies that year.