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I'll go with the Pumpkin Pie Brulee today. (But I'm still planning on making the Brussels Sprouts & Bacon)

goin' with the sauteed brussels sprouts and bacon again.

Pumpkin Pie Brûlée YUM!! :)

Serious Eats! It's the only one I read on a regular basis.

I love popcorn cooked on the stovetop in my whirlypop. When I'm alone, I cook up a full batch (1/2 cup of kernals) and enjoy it ALL... along with a couple of cold beers.

puttanesca over thick spaghetti with freshly grated Parmesan and a nice bottle of red wine

I finally figured out the correct timing to get steaks medium-rare. Having the grilled pre-heated and allowing the steaks to sit out of the fridge for 20 minutes before cooking, really makes it easy.

I made this dish last night using fusilli col buco instead of spaghetti. I cut the recipe in half and followed it to a "T". I made the mistake of literally adding " generous" amount of kosher salt to the wine/water used to boil the pasta and added a small handful. This turned out waaaaaaaaay too salty! My husband was completely turned off by it and made me promise not to make it again. I may anyway, but will stick to my usual 1 T. of salt in the boiling water. But then again... I may just make this without the wine - which is essentially Aglio e Olio which I LOVE and make fairly often. (I'll just DRINK my wine.)

I visited Italy with my mom, sister & brother-in-law about ten years ago. Our goal was to find some bacala (dried, salted cod) to bring back to the U.S. with us. My Italian grandmother used to make bacala with homemade tomato sauce over pasta on special occasions and we missed both her and her cooking. We found the bacala at a fish market and they were able to vacuum seal it so we could bring it home with us in our suitcases. (Going through customs with three large fillets of bacala was pretty funny though. They laughed and let us through without a problem.) When we arrived home, my mom was the first to attempt making the bacala. We had no idea how much time & effort went into soaking the bacala to remove most of the salt and restore it to it's original texture! (2 days in a few gallons of cold water, changing the water twice a day) Regardless of the effort involved, the bacala & pasta dinner turned out wonderfully. We grew to appreciate my grandmother even more after finding out how hard she worked to make a delicious dinner for the family.

I was thrilled to have the chance to travel to Italy with my mom, sister and brother-in-law a few years ago. My mom is Italian and this was her first visit (she's since went back a few more times). We visited her cousin & his wife while visiting Rome. His English was very good but his wife spoke only Italian. It was wonderful to meet my (very handsome) second cousins - who also spoke excellent English.

Cinnamon Raisin Bread

I'm sure that the author didn't mean muscles.... (just a typo)
muscles = mussels

My homemade chili topped with chopped sweet onion & shredded sharp cheddar cheese... served with warm corn muffins & butter. And an icy cold beer.