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I was just wondering about this same thing this afternoon, staring down an almost-empty bag of pita chips!

I used to have roommates that lived on cold cereal, bagged salad, and canned veggies, dumped in a saucepan and eaten, undrained. And that was the extent of their kitchen time. So sad.

Whatever looks good in the Japanese cooking-for-one cookbooks I have. The other day it was microwaved lasagna, which included cream and ketchup. It looked and tasted (I think) like cat food.

When I was little I used to think that hollandaise sauce WAS a cheese sauce. It's the same color, right?

But no, can't imagine eggs benedict with cheese.

Oh, HATE it. Especially when I'm the last server on duty. As they come in I'll warn them that the kitchen's closing, we can only do one order. Customers will frequently say, "hey no prob, we'll be quick" and then linger for an HOUR after closing.

This is especially great when they leave 12%, it's 11pm, and I have to get up at 330am for my next job. Ugh.

If you're coming in at closing, either tip WELL or just ask for takeout. Please.

Does strawberry shortcake count as a cake? Because That's my choice.

Summer comes when I refuse to turn on the stove. Or anything I cook is immediately chilled.

Unless it's BLT time, and I'll sweat over a pan of bacon at 90° indoors.

Get an ice cream machine. Fresh blackberry ice cream is AWESOME!

@skizziks - I'm the say with vanilla! I only tried tasting extract as a kid because my dad would tell me of when he used to. blech.

I always have a bag of chips/crackers/crunchy snacks for after work. If I'm free the rest of the night, a beer goes with. Otherwise milk or OJ.

I remember that the last day of school was always CAKE. Just a little square, but white cake with white frosting and colored sprinkles. And it was the best cake ever. Even 20 years later no cake can match last-day-of-school cake.

I'm with the okra and natto as well. And have you ever had okra mixed in WITH natto? It's sticky and slimy and gives me the heebie jeebies.

And yet, I happen to love the SMELL of natto. Go figure. It smells good to me, but too gooey to touch.