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This sounds yummy - and timely for me. Henry's Farmers Market had 10 lb of potatoes on sale this week for $1.97, so I'm definitely up for some new tater recipes. I just happen to have an extra link of hot sausage laying around too.

I'm with you, I tend to be suspicious of wacked-out pizza toppings, but I'll eat them anyway. I usually end up loving them.

*turns into old lady English teacher* I think you mean "case in point". *tiptoes out* :-)

@ HeartofGlass - you are so right!

I'm so doing this to surprise my husband! Very cute and simple.

I was just asking my husband yesterday when he thought a home version of sv would hit the stores. It's interesting...I wish I could just rent one for a couple of weeks to try it out.

@simon - I hear you about the proliferation of fermenting/pickling/curing regulations, but keep in mind...10,000 years ago there were fewer lawyers, too!! :-)

For everyday G&T's, martinis and gimlets I drink Bombay Sapphire. I also like Hendrick's, Plymouth and Cascade Mountain. All very different. I got some Aviation, but was a bit disappointed. It's good but not a fave. Then again, I'm with hungrychristel, I wouldn't turn down any of the choices mentioned here.

jftz, I can't agree completely with you but I think I understand where you're coming from. When a spirit gets popular, everyone jumps on the bandwagon. Hendrick's cucumber and rose is about as "untraditional" as I want to get with my gin. I hope we're not one marketing campaign away from blueberry and pomegranate gins flooding the local BevMo.

@msmarmitelover

I DID read your entire post on this subject before my first comment, as well as your pitiful excuses/defenses here. JMO, but it's really crass to use the picture of a man who had to choose between dying in an inferno or dying by hitting the pavement after falling 107 stories to illustrate the opening of your new "supper club".

He is someone's son, someone's friend, perhaps someone's husband and father as well. Your whole concept is monumentally stupid and inappropriate. Your lack of compassion is astounding.

Enjoy your opening night. Really. Don't let any pesky thoughts of how you're exploiting the misery of others spoil your good time.

Actually, I'm the one who orders the 1/2 lb. bacon cheeseburger with fried egg on top and then laughs when all the guys around me look at my plate with open envy. I've had complete strangers tell me "I love that you ordered that and ate it all!" (burger with pepper jack, onion and grilled jalapeno slices and a glass of Chimay Tripel, this past Monday evening). Something about a petite woman who enjoys her red meat and doesn't care who knows it?

I love soda of all kinds and love carbonation! I used to drink 3-4 a day, diet Mountain Dew Red was a favorite. Also love coffee and caffeine.

Now that I'm an old lady with osteoporosis (and I'm NOT blaming soda for that, the evidence is still far from conclusive), my doc suggested cutting out sodas, especially the ones with phosphoric acid. Again, nothing's been proven but as she said, what could it hurt? I like the carbonation as much as the taste, so switching to fizzy mineral water was easy. More expensive, but easy enough.

A couple of months ago lorelei76 posted about her new SodaStream, and I bought one immediately. It's great! Small footprint, no cords, super simple to operate! Now I can make any flavor of soda I want. The SodaStream flavors aren't very good, but it's easy enough to find something you like at the store or just use pieces of fruit in it, or even cucumbers. (Thanks for the great suggestion, lorelei76!!)

Anyway, everything in moderation. I also love red wine, but if I drink a bottle every day, well, it's not going to be good. I hate to see perfectly good foods vilified because a segment of the population overindulges in it. As many have pointed out, foods that used to be considered treats are now daily fare.

Does anyone here remember way back when drinking a soda in the morning was considered a very strange thing to do? Now it's as normal as coffee. I can't say that I haven't done it - diet Mountain Dew Red, remember?

I still like cupcakes, although I wouldn't turn down a macaron or a whoopie pie, either. We hear a lot about how passe cupcakes are, but whenever I show up with a plateful, folks are all over them.

I was looking at the red cabbage in my veg drawer last night and thinking that I need to find a nice summer recipe for it. Thanks for reading my mind!

Any cake is good cake.

My lemon tree goes nuts every summer and nothing's better than fresh-squeezed. I usually add basil, mint, lavender or another summery herb to the syrup mixture. Yum!