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When I was in college, I did something similar and left a carton of eggs in the grocery bag overnight. I called my dad, who's a chef, and he said that eggs should not be left out of temp (over 40 degrees) for more than two hours. When I asked him why people in other countries don't refrigerate their eggs, his response was that once the eggs are refrigerated, they need to stay cold.

@justin h- I don't think the issue is salmonella, I think its a quesion of whether the eggs have spoiled.

So, unless you're absolutely sure the car stayed under 40 degrees, I would toss them.

I made my version of SmittenKitchen's Crisp Black Bean Tacos http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/02/crispy-black-bean-tacos-with-feta-and-slaw/.

Baked tortilla, lots of black beans with onions and chili powder mixed up with feta, and topped with a huge pile of what I'm now calling "southwest slaw." Its just a big plate of delicious.

@korovka: my mom used to give us sour cream and bananas sprinkled with sugar. i remember thinking that i really didn't like it but she loved it so much that my tastebuds must have been wrong.

i still can't eat sour cream at all.

Fried up some corn tortillas, topped with spiced black beans, feta, and slaw dressed with lemon/olive oil/cumin/s&p...inspired by smittenkitchen.com

I don't have any real experience with Thai-specific stir fry, but I would suggest using the techniques you know already (small, equal-sized pieces, high heat, etc.) with the Thai flavors you love. I found this site that might help with the ingredients: http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/ingredients.html

I second everyone who mentioned Julia's recipe--it's perfection!
I've also made it with veggie stock back when I was vegetarian and it's delicious even then. The most important part is the wine...it really brings all the flavors together. I made it once without the wine and the whole thing just fell flat.

As someone who just recently lost her mother, I would like to suggest that you do not include cold cuts or sandwich meat or lasagne. These were the most popular foods brought to us after the funeral, and we unfortunately were not in any state to bring the extras to a homeless shelter, as someone above suggested. Eventually, we had rotting roast beef in the fridge and believe me, that was unpleasant. And @lemons, you are completely right--refrigerator space is prime real estate in the days after a funeral, so non-refrigerated foods would be welcome. I also agree with @moibec, if someone offers to bring food or something else, say "yes," as it might help you to feel a little more taken care of, and it helps the other person's healing process as well.

@mooner: First of all, Florida luckily has lots of New York influence so the pizza there CAN be pretty good, if you know where to look.

Secondly, I'd like to put in a request for a review of pizza in Missouri, especially in Kansas City. I've lived here for a year and I still haven't had a decent slice.