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I admit to making grilled cheese sandwiches with just about any cheese but for a traditional one, it's Velveeta, yellow mustard, and dill pickles. That's the way my dad always made them when I was growing up. To this day, he makes the best ones, ever. Perfect toasty, buttery crust on the outside and ooey, cheesy goodness on the inside.

I had a DELICIOUS Monte Cristo in Michigan that they made with cherry jam. It worked really well with the flavors, a little tart but also sweet.

Plenty of cutting boards and chef's knives are a must. They always seem to be dirty! Also, a good 10" - 12" heavy skillet, a deep stockpot, and a saucepan will cover the cooking of many meals. Baking sheets, spatulas, serving utensils, lots of towels and washclothes, and silicone oven mitts are a good, lower priced selection that will get lots of use and be affordable on a registry for people. Those are the items I think I use the most in my kitchen

I get along without a food processor (not enough space in my tiny ktichen) but I do have a blender. Depending on if you are a baker or not, a Kitchen Aid mixer is a godsend. I love mine but if you aren't interested in baking a lot of things, it's not a necessity.

Mmmmm, this is delicious. I've altered it at times for roasting cut up chicken pieces, but still did it over the veggies. It's an easy but tasty recipe and great for someone who is roasting a whole chicken for the first time.

Some of their stuff is really expensive and not worth it, but I like their mandoline and the salad dressing container that has the mixer thing in it you move up and down. The mandoline is really nice. I did host a party once and ended up getting a good amount of stuff at a decent price. The stoneare is nice and is worth the price if you catch a special on them.

Yeah, worldcupfever, no mention of an Italian Beef at Wrigley Field????? Sacrilege! Mmmmm, topped with tons of the hot giardinera....

I delivered pizza in high school and I'm a girl. *shrugs* No big deal. You just have to be aware but that goes for any delivery driver, male or female.

Also, I was cooking full meals at least one night a week by the time I was 16. Lots of 16 year olds work at fast food places. You can trust them with a deep fryer and not an oven? You trust your kids to someone who is that old and can't use an oven????