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Sliced thin, naked.

Sliced and salted w/ a bit of really good olive oil. Or on some crunchy bread w/ salami or prociutto.

Potatos of all shapes and sizes and slow cooking cuts of meat like shank and short rib.

I've got two. One temp. One capsaicin.

The temp one came from a jalapeño popper straight from the fryer. It copletely burned the roof of my mouth in one big blister. Couldn't eat right for a week.

The chilie burn came from when a couple of my co-workers in the kitchen from guadalajara were making salsa. They asked me to try a chip and handed me one. My naïve self took the chip and ate it, not realizing that it was a chip loaded with Dave's Insanity Sauce. I drank a gallon of milk after that. Ouch. I never let anyone load a chip or cracker for me anymore.

Green curry with chicken, coconut milk and whatever veg is around.

Never tried it, but we used to throw them at each other when I worked at a fishery in AK. The Japanese who worked in the egg room raved about it. I'd love to try it now, but it's not like the local mega-mart stocks it.

I'm making some buttermilk fried chicken w/ mac and cheese and my friends are bringing over some baked beans and cole slaw. I could make a tradition out of this.

Potato Gratin with Marscapone and Porcinis sounds awesome. It might just make me switch from the typical mash.