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mmmm....pasta with cherry tomatoes and whatever else the market has going that week: summer squash, onions, greens....Olive oil, garlic, crushed red pepper, a little cheese grated on top or fresh mozz cubed in....so delicious!

not to steal from the featured recipe, but I love to make a basic, use-what-you-got rice-noodle bowl...whatever protein I have on hand works just fine, same for veggies, a little fish sauce, hot sauce, lime juice, cilantro, pickles...So delicious & easy...

Maybe not the stupidest thing I ever ordered, but I *felt* the stupidest here: driving from Sedona, AZ to Tucson, AZ....Stopped at a little restaurant off the highway...As adventurous eaters, we were really excited to order "rattlesnake eggs"....Turns out, they were jalapeño poppers...We felt really, really stupid!! Though the poppers were yummy!!

Nothing like keepin it local - Baked in Red Hook, Brooklyn, around the corner from my apt....I know they don't do breads and such, but the salty caramel cupcakes I treat myself to once a month (okay maybe twice a month) have made me so, so happy...

Ribeye :)

Garvey - no magic beans, but in weight loss beans are magic ;)

double smoked bacon and red onions, both cooked on the grill

Betty Crocker's Baked apple pancake....Yummy :)

Great middle eastern bakery around the corner from our most frequented movie theatre=hummus and pita!!!

Nothing feeds you better during tough times than a hearty lentil stew....Start it off with 1/4 pound of diced double smoked bacon and you're in almost meatless heaven.