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Thanks for sharing @betteirene - I love hearing about regional culture, which of course, includes food and cooking - that is my favourite part of reading SE, the little insights and glimpses into a world you are not really familiar with - I think it is wonderful - oh, and I just love the "chili-billies!"

To the initial poster - I am not familiar with Oriental styles and I have learned a lot reading SE - I have tried many recipes and really like them, there is some items mentioned that I have never even heard of before, so I google them (i.e. Bento boxes, kimchi, banh mi, sriraca) and I am gaining diverse culinary information.

I love the Jewish holidays when people write in about what they are eating and how it is prepared & what is "kosher" etc. I have learned a lot from this site and I like the international flavour.

I also enjoy all the chatter about burgers, pizza, hot dogs, fried chicken - it is all good!

Sob - we didn't have our typical Thanksgiving meal because my nephew was married on the Saturday and there was just too much going on. I made cabbage rolls (first time) with my brother, and Mother (her recipe, which she loved) - we made up six Savoy cabbages worth, but I have to admit they weren't the best - I think they could have used more cooking time and definitely, next time, I will "doctor" up the sauce and meat/rice mixture with more spices and a little heat. Still, they served the purpose of a "drop in" meal for whomever was around - I had salad, crusty rolls and baked potatoes and fixings. Christmas is coming up! @hungry christel - I am so jealous!!

I haven't been drunk for 45 years! It was so bad, the "sobering" effects have lasted a lifetime. I still get queasy when I smell Gin and the thought of eating food in any proximity to being tipsy just literally turns my stomach. To each his own, I guess.

Yeah! Wasn't it Dan Quayle, and wasn't he attempting to spell, "Potato?"
Talk about a trivia whiz - and I am not even American! Getting back to topic, I will look for Tonno Genova here in Canada as (sob) we don't have Trader Joe's.

I just rinse them off, leave the roots, cut off the leaves about an inch from the beet, boil them until they can be penetrated with a knife, rinse and run them under cold water while you slip off the skin, root and leaf nub. Add a bit of butter and salt and eat hot - especially good with other Fall vegetables such as squash, cabbage, carrots. If I have a few, I will cook them up and reheat in the microwave as needed.

Also, I don't have a recipe but it would be easy to find one for pickled beets.

@2fussie - write in "Kale recipes" in the search area - you will get loads of ideas

I am with @gastromeg - squash in all and all varieties - thought I knew them all but last year while visiting up in the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, we visited a Farmer's Market that sold a squash called, "Delicata" - it was superb, just delicious - I had so much trouble buying it in our area, but recently found a farmer who grew it and knew it as "sweet potato squash" Does anyone know it stateside?

I guess I am just too old to "get it." I agree with @Beth1, however, I realize I shouldn't knock something if I never tried it, it is just that I don't see the point - the idea of a mass audience "twittering" about any little thing they might think of is absurd to me. How many other pursuits are ignored or abandoned while people twitter on and on?

Thanks, as well, Pavlov - now that I know it can be used on a stovetop, I will start looking around for a larger one - the ones I saw were really very small (almost too small for one person!) so I will look around in the specialty shops next time I am in Toronto - I am dying to do a tagine with lamb.

I made two large meatloaves with pork and lean ground beef left over from making 7 dozen cabbage rolls for a family gathering - Mom, brother and myself had a "line" going and we finished in no time - now I have to freeze them until October - takes up a lot of room in the freezer!! Anyway, I digress - tonight I have my daughter in law and grandkids, so I will have meatloaf with a basil-tomato sauce, baked sweet potatoes and broccali and homemade brownies for dessert - sure to make me a popular Nana!

Gosh, I am amazed no one cited "Ranch" dressing as a favourite - here in Canada, it is probably the most popular by far. Next time I am in the U.S., I will buy some, "Maries blue cheese" - several people have mentioned it and I love blue cheese dressing, but I make my own (not always convenient) because I can't find a good one. I don't think Maries is sold here.

@Maureen - Yes, it is always a huge hit here and people are disappointed if I don't bring it - it is so easy I feel as though I am cheating! I think folks in the Carolinas would laugh at the success because down there they use it for sandwich spread, dollop it into soup, spreads, and stuff it into celery - it is so well used that they would be surprised to see how "unusual" it is here in Canada - that is why I like Serious Eats - you learn so much. Another example of this would be the various posts and threads concerning Jewish celebrations - there is a very small Jewish community in my town, mostly non-conservative and I don't know much about the Jewish tradition especially surrounding cooking, etc. I wouldn't know a brisket if it hit me in the face and I just love reading about the recipes and food culture and work and love that go into these celebrations.

If I see someone tearing in to a nice crusty piece of bread, I think I would like to ask them where there Bakery is, and wish it was me! Munch away - I'm with @olddad.