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cornbread dressing

pumpkin cheesecake and the maple cornbread look amazing

Not sure of the name, but it was a cookbook for kids and I made a recipe with shrimp and cauliflower I think?

lentil soup, fried egg tostada with black beans and salsa, chips and guacamole, or the old stand-by: cheese, bread, and red wine.

grilled portebello sandwich, or sauteed vegetable pasta

My pie-making experiences represent both disaster and success. My father's favorite pie is lemon meringue and I make it twice a year for his birthday and Father's Day. One year, distracted by a phone converation, I undercooked the custard filling and ended up with a soupy, lemony liquid that run out from under the meringue like it was being chased. Every year since has been a success now that I've learned never to talk on the phone when making a pie.

Seared SPAM with steak sauce/corned beef gravy and rice (made from the can with the magic key)

Oranges, actually I love citrus fruits in general.

With fresh lemons, sugar, and ice for the kids, maybe some fresh muddled strawberries to make strawberry lemonade. Vodka is a great addition for the adults.

Chimichurri sauce on anything and everything: steak, chicken, salmon, fried eggs and chorizo. I've also used it as a sauce for a steak, caramelized onion, and feta pizza.

I concur on the quality of the stoneware. I have the stoneware baking pan and the pizza stone. The baking pan is what I have been using for 5 years now to roast vegetables. It conducts heat like crazy, similar to cast iron.

My grandmother made legendary cornbread dressing at Thanksgiving and Christmas. My picky cousins who don't like onions and celery (odd, I know), but loved her dressing had to be accommodated. Equipped with only a small oven, she made two separate batches and cooked them in the same large pan. The two sides were separated by a line of toothpicks in the dressing. Seeing those toothpicks lined up like soliders in a gorgeous golden-brown field of cornbread always meant it was time to celebrate family, picky cousins and all.

Linguini frittata with asparagus, and pesto pasta with shrimp.