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OOPS! the picture is displayed in my kitchen ... not taken in my kitchen!

My grandmother and I spent a lot of time in the kitchen together, too, and these posts are warming my heart! How about a simple chicken noodle soup from scratch? Something the whole family can enjoy all year long. don't forget a great marinara or bolognese sauce ... so basic, and versatile!

I LOVE the scrapbook idea!!

I made a fabulous salad with my CSA broccoli, onion and kohlrabi. I added some sliced artichoke hearts, black olives and a nice red wine vinaigrette. It was a HUGE hit at the picnic prior to the relaxing canoe trip down the French Broad River ... great food and great fun ...

Well, these can't be bad! Since I never met a potato I didn't like adn these are all about potato, that its a cinch to be great. aslo, if you suffer from the "O" syndrome, like I do ... Frito, Dorito, Cheeto, Tostito, Potato chip ... well, Super bowl Sunday is the king daddy of junk food! Add a few ings and LOTS of bleu cheese to dip them in and there ya have a little bit o' heaven. Oh, don't forget to crumble good bleu cheese over kettle or home made potato chips and melt the cheese ... that says it all.

These sound really great, but I agree with the first post, there is such a thing as good quesadillas using flour tortillas. Mine with all grilled vegies, like eggplant, red peppers, onions, squash, zucchini, portobellas ... you get the idea ... topped with Monterey jack or pepper jack are really great, too!

If you have time, brining is the key to a fabulous thick cut chop. Put it in the brine prior to leaving the house going to work. Then cook it the way you prefer. Apples, celery, , even fresh sage in the brine liquid add a bunch of great flavor. YUM! Cooked on the Big Green Egg, they are fabulouis.

I like to use left over grilled vegies mixed with the cheese and cook on the Big Green Egg, so it tastes wood fired. We top them with chopped lettuce and some good salsa. YUM! Eggplant, onions, peppers, mushrooms, etc, etc ... it is all good.

I agree with all the gas cooking comments! I have added gas lines to my last 2 houes so I could be "cookin' with gas now" as the old saying goes. I have a dual-fuel range with the great gas cook top and the electric oven for even baking with the warming drawer in the bottom section. I cannot tell you how great it is to have all this in one unit! It was not terribly $$$. But as a serious cook, I recognize the grief of losing a favorite kitchen item. I miss an old skillet that disappeared several years ago ... I STILL miss it!

Sorry to be a novice, but what is a "grease truck?" As a student at The University Of Tennessee, we had "deli trucks" that came by the dorm for our 10PM study fix. I beleive this is where the Freshmen 15 came from! Grease trucks sound better than a 3AM trip to Krystal.

Definitely cook the rice seperate from the beans, then add. I like some "juice" for lack of a better term with my beans and rice, so I do not drain all the cooking liquid. We only use brown rice and it is a definitely wonderful meal and great leftovers! This with grilled vegetable burrito or quesadilla is so good together. Think I will cook a pot of beans and warm up the grill tonight!