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Making beer and cheese dip (and maybe Frito pie) for friends!

Scrambled eggs. The combo was meant to be.

Good bad pizza because bad good pizza costs money. I went to Varasano's in Atlanta while he was still experiencing "oven issues" (which might still be ongoing; I have since moved away). The pizza was way too expensive for the quality of pie I received. Conversely, good bad pizza is satisfying in a greasy, guilty sort of way.

World of Beer is fun. It is a really small chain, and they have a great selection.

The rich and creamy mashed potatoes. They look fabulous.

Last year I spatchcocked my turkey. I stuck my thermometer in the thigh as I would normally do had I left the bird whole. I pulled it at the right temp and let it rest while I threw my casseroles in the oven. When I went to slice my bird, the breast near where the wishbone would have been was completely raw! I was wondering what could cause this and how to avoid it. Maybe throwing some more veg under the breast to make sure that it is propped up? Or should I measure the temperature in a different place with a spatchcocked turkey?

This isn't so much incorporation into a meal, but try adding some cream cheese to your toast and then topping it with the jelly. Or do the same on crackers. So this isn't exactly creative, but I can go through a whole lot of the stuff this way.

I second the short rib grilled cheese idea. Govind Armstrong's version was featured on Oprah a while ago. Just do a search for it. I made it last year, and even my short rib-ambivalent boyfriend loved it.

Definitely tomatoes since I have limited space. It also doesn't hurt that I could eat them at every meal while they are in season.

JCT Kitchen in Atlanta. Ford Fry (I mean, how could you go wrong with that name?!) pan-fries it, which is the way that it should be done.

A tomato sandwich. Pretty simple, but I've eaten them ever since I was little.

Oh would that I were able to find verjus. My grocery store is extremely limited.

On an unrelated note, I have been laughing all day at how ironic it is that all three of my main dish components required wine: shrimp, beurre blanc, and risotto. Oh well!

Awesome suggestions!