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A beautiful hand-hammered wok. Much more than I asked for! Of course now I need a wok ring because it doesn't quite balance on my burners.

One of my favorite lunches in elementary school was 'mock chicken leg' . Apparently the school thought fried pork would go over better with the kids when shaped like a chicken leg. Definitely grosses me out to think about it now.

If McDs served breakfast all day, I would actually eat there more than twice a year. Breakfast is the only good thing at that place.

Brownies. They taste just as good when someone else makes them, it's really all in the recipe. There are just so many terrible brownie recipes and mixes out there, I don't even bother with other people's any more.

Tuna noodle casserole with cornflakes on top! Okay, definitely not classy, but totally retro. Still make it 2-3 time a winter.

The Kitchen is a fantastic Farm to table place... a bit higher end ($30ish entrees) but really delicious.

Puppy Chow!! Beloved adults and children alike.
I no longer have the recipe (Mom has the book), but I used to make these bar cookies called Jaffa sqaures (inspired by the British snack) that went over like gangbusters. Just bake a sheet pan of shortbread, spread it with orange marmalade or raspberry jam, then sprinkle on chocolate chips. Pop it back in the oven for 5 minutes or so to melt the chips, then spread them over the top. Cool before transporting!!

@mcWolfe, would you care to post your tomato paste recipe as well? Is it freezer friendly? I've always been interested in making tomato paste, since I never seem to use a whole can and the tubes seem overpriced to me.

Grape nuts with Dannon Coffee yogurt. Had it for breakfast this morning. Definitely a weird thing for a kid to like, but it was (and still is) my fave!!

If only one the NRDC had any power compared to the Ag Lobby:( One more clarification - regular doses of antibiotics have also been shown to increase weight gain in cattle. So this isn't an issue of farmers trying to prevent disease, in many instances, they are doing it for the $$$.

@belinskaya I'm pretty sure you can. Your best bet would be a Mexican grocery. I can't remember where I saw it last, but I remember being very excited to see lemon Fanta in the US (it's my fave too.) I've also seen advertisments showing a yellow can here, so it must be sold fairly widely.

Make sure you get some fresh Kringle while in Racine!! I also have a special place in my heart for Lombardino's, although it's been quite some time since I've been there. Great old-school Italian.