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God, we eat them constantly with everything - but it's hard to beat the simplicity of a perfectly ripened avocado with lime and sea salt

with an awesome antipasto platter with good mozzarella, olives and marinated peppers and crusty bread

from scratch hot chocolate with lots of Baileys and fresh whipped cream

"curled up likes he's ready to take a nap"

lol - that's right little piggy, just go to sleep - in my tummy, that is

Wrapped around melon or on a antipasto plate with good olives, bread and parm

I like to melt a little butter and drizzle over with grated Parmesan and a squeeze of lemon juice.
I also love this recipe from Heidi Swanson, but it's a little more intensive (good for parties)
http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/chile-lime-tequila-popcorn-recipe.html

I also make my popcorn in the microwave - no shaking the pot and no added oil if you don't want. Just pour about 1/4 - 1/3 cup of kernels in a paper lunch bag, fold it over tightly (i sometimes use regular, non-metallic tape to secure) and pop in microwave. (I use popcorn setting on my microwave which is pretty accurate but just nuke until the popping slows)

For meat and three southern lunch, try Carvers, Busy Bee Cafe or the Colonnade. For more modernish-southern, JCT or Empire State South. Also recommended: Holeman & Finch, Abatoir and Miller Union. Varasano's is pretty good but I'm also a fan of Antico for pizza. I could keep going but if you give more clues as to location/cuisine I can be more specific and more helpful.

I just got a little teary eyed. Rest in peace, lil' Dumpling - I hope there's plenty of tasty snacks where you are now.

Spiced-apple cider with infused rum and pumpkin pie with whipped cream vodka - but I used too much gelatin and they weren't quite as satisfactorily jiggly - def could use some guidance on proportions

I made this last night and really enjoyed it. Since there's only 1tbl of tapenade for the whole salad you don't really taste it - you just get that salty-briny hint. Added just a splash of red wine vinegar on top to finish it off - very good.

I pretty much loved this. (Except for you aversion to the beach - who *doesn't* like drinking and passing out in the hot hot sun?)

Since apparently this topic is permissible, I just saw this recipe the other day for cat treats. I have not actually tried it, though. I know cats don't really need grains so the flour/wheat germ put me off but in such small amount as a treat it probably wouldn't matter much if they're only getting 1-2/day
http://www.catster.com/cat-food/valentines-day-treats-for-cats