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My grandma had one so that she could keep an eye on us :) I love it, I would totally do it.

I like mine smashed with the skin still on. I boil them with a couple of cloves of garlic and leave them in, then I mash them with sour cream or yogurt and butter, lots of salt and pepper and chives. I prefer my food to have a texture that is closer to what it started out as though.

I cut mine in half, steam face-down in a thin layer of water with a splash or olive oil (or butter if i am feelin it) in a covered frying pan to cook through a little (by the time the water is evaporated they are usually good) then let the little suckers caramelize until super brown. Then I top with black pepper and a crap ton of microplaned parm. It is so freaking good that after talking about them, I am going to have to make them for dinner.

made this for dinner last night, it was super. Made a couple of adjustments, veggie broth instead of two if the cups of water, and since my grocery was out of pumpkins, butternut squash. I also had no thyme, so I used sage. THEN! I roasted the seeds and made a nice sage vinaigrette and topped the accompanying salad with both. It was a very nice paring.

best Moscow Mule ever.

I like to add a little chili and sesame oil to the mix too as well as toasted black sesame seeds and crushed peanuts. It is so so so good.

I have that scone pan, i love it. I use it for scones (I don't need to cut triangles, i just smoosh it in and cornbread, banana bread, zucchini bread, etc. It's amazing and I love it.

When I go backpacking I like to keep things light (when you are carrying everything you need on you for 5 days, you don't want to worry about cans or foods weighed down with water). Also, when you are working with small camp stoves, it's nice to be able to conserve fuel. My favorite meals to take are mostly dry goods. Lots of pre-cooked rice & quinoa that could be reheated in a little boiling water and meals like lentils with freeze dried vegetables. You let the lentils (or other legumes) soak during the day when you are active and then cook and serve with your grain when you are ready to eat. These items are also easily portioned in baggies and take up little space. Oatmeal with freeze-dried fruits are good too and by going the dry route you can leave a cooler behind. Less to think about.