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I love baking, and I make things all the time, but every once in a while I still do an elementary mistake...I over fill the cake pans. Last time I did this it was with a chocolate layer cake. Halfway through baking, I peek in the oven and see this globular mess all over the place. Frustration! It still tastes alright, but doesn't rise nearly as nicely. I think I frosted it anyway... :)

visiting the beach at Warren Dunes in Michigan...almost every summer as a kid! Usually included a trip to the ultra-low-brow Bob Evans, but we loved it!

skirt steak sandwich with seared mushrooms

okay, another solution...do you have a converter for your car? One of those that will plug into your cigarette outlet for something to plug into? Then just plug your crock pot into that, and then put the whole thing into a box or something to prevent it from spilling. Microwaving in small batches just seems so inefficient.

anything my dad doesn't burn on the grill... :)

swiss and sweet onion

Chocolate truffle cookies. But in truth nothing can beat half a pan of brownies with a huge glass of milk when you're 6 months pregnant.

the only one I can afford usually is round steak, which I know is really not a steak, but it stir frys alright...

the absolute best sandwich is anything as close to Potbelly's as you can get...so that would mean some kind of melty white cheese (so I can't remember what they use...) and ham toasted together on a whole wheat hoagie bun, then topped with mayo, mustard, italian seasoning, gardinera, tomato, onion, and a pickle. Mmmmm...

yup...I do. No soap, though.

For our wedding we had a mid-afternoon reception and served egg rolls (though we're hardly Asian...it was from my husband's favorite restaurant), fruit trays, veggie trays, and of course cake. People loved the egg rolls and felt they were enough to make a meal, even though it wasn't intended as a full meal. A local Chinese restaurant makes their egg rolls from scratch and they are worlds better than anything you can get premade or frozen. We ordered the egg rolls from them and then the trays from another restaurant that does catering. It was quite economical because we didn't have the whole thing catered from one place and had a few church ladies keeping the buffet tables full.