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mashed potatoes with wasabi!

chipotle meatballs for me

spaghetti and meatballs here. just screams homestyle and mom's cooking for me

You know that "Eclair Dessert" that's made with graham crackers and pudding layers and topping with frosting? What if you went all "Paula Deen" on it, and changed the graham crackers to brown sugar pop tarts. Mmm....I can feel gaining weight just thinking about it.

chicken parmesan

Chocolate Chocolate chip bread pudding......mmmmmmmmmmm

all i'm saying is that salt does not equal sugar in a cake recipe

The best barbeque I've ever had was from my mom

frozen grapes are great. so are frozen candy bars like a 3 muskateers. i also put quartered apples in the freezer for about 20-30 minutes before eating them. I've also done really mixed combo of milk fully incorporated into kashi or raisin bran crunch cereal with lots of cinnamon frozen solid and then letting it cool just enough to eat with a spoon again.

Going over to a friend's house where his mom made authentic Indian. Soo good.

Baking 4 13x9 pans of different bars all in one afternoon for an evening party

a warm apple or even cherry crisp with plenty of crisp topping

I had the best coffee in Hawaii when I visited there w/my parents on vacation (I'm from Michigan) a few years ago and now every once in a great while I splurge and order some online for the fresh kona coffee beans.