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I have two cats- one is named Taco, the other is Mochi!

@resolutejc: What types of fruiting plants are you growing?

Cheddar cheese and basil mayonnaise.

My friend's mom always baked her meringue cookies on brown paper bags from the grocery store. She swore they prevented her cookies from browning. Wow, probably not the safest method of baking. Maybe I should be thankful that I lived to tell this tale...

If you are planning on growing apples or other cold hardy fruit trees, you will need to expose the tree to cold weather during its dormancy (winter) in order for it to fruit the next year. The main problem with having these trees potted is that their vulnerable roots are exposed to temperatures that will either kill them or damage them. As others have suggested, insulating your pots can help. Another method is digging a hole outside big enough to fit the whole pot. Just pack it in nice and snugly and it should make it through the winter just fine. If you are looking into creating a potted garden with a mixture of trees, herbs, fruits, and veggies, I suggest "McGee & Stuckey's Bountiful Container". It is a great resource for growing a wide variety of yummy things in containers.

I love Maki's Justhungry site. Her recipes and insight into Japanese culture are wonderful.

Pho. My boyfriend's family is straight from Vietnam and his mother is an amazing cook. Now that the weather is getting cool again his mom has started to make pho during the weekends. It is so filling and the warmth stays with you. It is the best soup I've ever had.

I know that technically rhubarb isn't a fruit (i.e. no seeds), but I love rhubarb custard crosshatch- sweet and sour yummyness. Rhubarb is so delicious, I eat those sour stalks fresh out of the garden.

Hooligan from Cato Corner Farm in CT is amazing. I love this stinky cheese! I still haven't had the chance to drop by the farm... it's been something I've been meaning to do.

zabars breakfast sandwiches!

Making 500 pounds of sausage for my college's graduation. I got to work all the stations, it was so much fun! The best part was telling my proud family that not only do I now have a degree, I can also make sausage... does that make me a well-rounded individual?

I would have to say hanger steak. It is such a great cut of meat... and I find it morbidly cute that it literally dangles like a dainty pendant on a carcass.