Serious Eats - seriouseats.com

I believe there to be 3 basic nugget shapes:

Diamond-shaped--"wing"
Boot-shaped--"leg"
Round-shaped--"breast"

& That's why my nickname is Nugget...I'm a nugget connosseiur...well not if I can't spell it. ;)

Tomatoes to be sprinkled w/ salt & eaten like the juiciest of apples! SLURP! & Then to be made into salsa, then tomato sauce, then slices, then... :)

I've never made 7 Layer Dip before. From what I knew about it previously, this is not the avg. recipe. It did take me a while to prepare this dish, but I also made the guacamole...well, sort of...I used a pkgd. seasoning adding 2 avocados to the mix. The recipe called for a 13" X 9" pan, but w/ my exp., I wished I'd used a taller, smaller dish instead. Measurement-wise, the diff. layers didn't seem to easily cover the layer beneath. But I also understand the concept of dipping one's chip into the dip & grabbing the flavor of ea. of the 7 layers. The chili powder seems a bit much, but then again, I'm waiting for the unveiling this evening to taste-test this. I'm very xcited re: this dish tonight as I'd never made bean dip before. Thank goodness for my Cuisinart!!! The bean dip is delicious & would be great solo next time! Thx so much for the recipe!

Butternut squash w/ goat cheese & pecan gratin...mmm...SO delicious!

Waldy's cracker crust thin vongole pizza. It does have a decent amt. of olive oil, but that's the good kind of fat. I think the enormous amt. of garlic would do away w/ my current cold as well!

Wilson's BBQ in Tulsa, OK where their motto is "You need no teeth to eat our beef." The true test of any BBQ in my book is the white bread test: If the sauce stands up on its own by sopping it up w/ white bread, that's some tasty BBQ. Wilson's passes w/ flying colors! Try the hot links & bologna w/ a qt. of beer!

Dark, rich, delicious chocolate for me please! :)

Mmm...goat cheese!