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Drop Biscuits and Dorie Greenspan's Corniest Corn Muffins!

That'll be the Sorghum Pecan Pie... Pecan has to by my favorite pie, partly because my mom and I are the only ones who like it- More for us! Can't wait to try this recipe!

On the sides menu for this year:

Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes (with Marshmallows, of course!)
Stuffing
Roasted Brussels Sprouts w/Pancetta
Carmelized Onions
Cranberry Relish
Cranberry Chutney
Spiced Cranberries

I'm excited for Turkey Day this year as we will be at Mom's house and she's got two ovens!!!

I could also go for an all sides Thanksgiving. The turkey is good and all, but the sides are divine... We're also the cranberry family, so no less than three kinds of cranberries will do!

Can't wait till the big day!

My mom has made nanaimo bars for what seems like forever... Her recipe came from the San Francisco Junior League cookbook (which my brother and I have dogeared used bookstore copies of as my mom couldn't bear to part with hers, even if her kids all love to cook).
I had no idea that the bar came from Canada! Thank you for the background on what is my favorite dessert and probably the most unhealthy thing that I can think of!

I actually re-tried Bison this year while on vacation in Montana and loved it. First taste was in an empanada that was not so hot. Second try was Bison meatloaf at Ted's Montana Grill (Ted Turner's restaurants that are popping up across the country) that was out of this world! I wish I could find it in more restaurants in California.

And, I agree about using good breadcrumbs... Use your day old bread and blitz in the cuisinart for homemade breadcrumbs. Better because you know where they came from and are fresh!

I've always used a mix of lean ground beef, not so lean ground beef and recently added a little bit of ground pork. Different fat content, different tastes... all around good. Toss in breadcrumbs, diced onion, an egg, salt and pepper and I use a mix of ketchup and hot honey mustard for the topping while I bake.
I guess i'm old school with the other ingredients- I use my mom's recipe!

What a way to start the day.... Now I want a hoagie!

I actually had to explain my favorite grilled cheese to the owners of the deli by my work... cheddar cheese, sourdough bread and a few sliced dill pickles in the middle. Salty cheese and even saltier pickles... But, at home, it's bread & butter pickles inside all the way.
Man, I just finished dinner and now I want a grilled cheese!

I'm awaiting questionable meringues in the oven right now. I didn't have the heart to start over as I had mixed and mixed (and probably over-mixed) the whites and sugar.
My open mindedness extends to eggs. I throw in whatever I can find that will cook up in the skillet with the eggs, then put the final product in the oven with cheese (whichever kind i've got in the fridge) and finish it off.
And, i'll throw practically anything on the grill!

For the time that I lived in Spain, I really missed American style Peanut Butter and Salsa. We had salsa, but it was beyond bland. As for the peanut butter... I had to wait until I got home to get my fix.

I lovingly tend to my seed sprouts as its too cold to put anything in the ground yet (even in California!). So far, I have three varieties of tomatoes (all heirloom), melon and squash. I will be starting some cherry tomatoes soon (if only to stagger the crop). I also have carrots and cucumber to plant directly in the ground. And basil that i've started from seed. One plant was not enough last year for all of my summer cooking!
For the rubbermaid containers, did you drill holes in the bottom?