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Arroz con gandules - rice with pigeon peas. One recipe (the "red" one) calls for just a little bit of chopped-up ham; the other (the "white" one) does without meat entirely.

Chocolate ice cream.

When I first discovered Country Style Ribs. I covered them with BBQ sauce and baked them in the oven, then mmmmm.... They're still one of my all-time favorite foods. We never had them when I was growing up. I don't know why.

My daughter's backyard with son-in-law cooking. It just doesn't get any better than that.

Nova and cream cheese on a bagel. It's not that I have no imagination. I just really like the classics.

There are so many - but an early one was begging pickled pigs' feet from my father while he watched football on our black-and-white TV.

My daughter's back yard, with son-in-law cooking.

Nova and a shmeer on a bagel.

Ham on dill rye with yellow mustard

When I first discovered Country Style pork ribs in the supermarket and cooked up a batch of them in the oven with bottled barbecue sauce. I was in my late teens and new to cooking for myself. We didn't eat this kind of thing back home, but I thought I'd found the food of the gods!

So, what, exactly, do you mean by "menu suggestion"? If it's a choice among Classic, Healthy, and Easy, then I pick Easy, but if you want us to choose from all the recipes, I'm going for the Cauliflower and Brussels Sprout Gratin with Pine Nut-Bread Crumb Topping. I'm so confuuuuused!

I bet a nice, organic turkey would help unconfuse me, though.

Hmm, I do love biscuits. And green onions. i'd like to try the Buttermilk Biscuits with Green Onions, Black Pepper, and Sea Salt from 'Bon Appétit'.

Keep dishing up that Cauliflower and Brussels Sprout Gratin with Pine Nut-Breadcrumb Topping, and I'll keep eating it! I think I have to make a batch to keep all for myself.