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BBQ pulled pork. Heaven.

Hands down, Oklahoma Joe's in Kansas City.

Straight up, no chaser

On everything!

Huh. I guess I just do things bass ackwards. I make shrimp po'boys with the battered shrimp from a local Chinese place.

This was so very, very good, even without the saffron that I was too cheap to buy. Light for a hot day, and quick for a busy night. My pickiest child, the thorn in my culinary side, ate her plateful with relatively little protest. Once she had mashed up all the tomatoes.

It's the little victories that matter.

Oh! Just this weekend, my husband pulled some test carrots from our very first vegetable garden. They were short and fat, less orange than the carrots I'm used to, and oh so very sweet and carroty. They were delicious in my improptu stir fry.

There is no edible Wichita, or edible Kansas for that matter, but we have wonderful local producers that would definately deserve to be featured. Cox Farm and Beck's Farm are two that spring to mind.

A big bowl of French Canadian pea soup always brings me back home and takes me back in time.

I add a dash or two of one of the usualy hot sauce suspects in my pantry to just about any bowl of soup I eat.

Definately pasta. You can't beat it for quick, easy and delicious. I do a pork paprikash with egg noodles, a pasta carbonara, a quick chicken alfredo or a greek orzo for those nights when I need dinner done fast.

ribeye, bone-in....oh my yes.

Thanksgiving turkey wings. With salt. Cold or hot, it doesn't matter :)