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I may not be on the East Coast but this Gulf Coast is a hot steamy place. The last thing I wanted to do was stand over the stove yesterday. So this post inspired me. But I used 2 packs of chicken that I already had in the freezer. Came out delicious & smelled so good. Now I get to have spicy shredded chicken for lunch too!

Egg yolk. Please don't even make me watch you eat over-easy fried eggs with runny yolks that you soak your toast in as my husband loves to do. Hard-boiled, poached, anything where the egg white and egg yolk stay separate. ug.

Scrambled eggs, no problem now but it's taken work. Tabasco (red or green) has been my magic tasty-potion for those.

Thought I hated zucchini, but what I hated was the over-microwaved mushy version that my mom served me. Now that I know it can be crisp and fresh I really like it.

nothing's better than a PB & honey sandwich. I like to lightly toast the bread first.
But you've inspired me to go make a PB&banana right now.

That episode was the most boring of the whole season. In fact half way through I was certain that maybe this was the semi-final and the final would be 1 on 1. Was it the editing?
Regardless of who my favorite chef was, the show just didn't capture any competition, drive, passion, or big creativity like we've seen in past seasons.
oh well.

If my husband isn't home I still prefer to eat frozen green beans (especially when there aren't pretty fresh ones at the store).
My mom really hates cooking so the fact that my sister and I loved frozen green beans and peas meant she didn't have to stress about (over)cooking the veggies. I don't think I would have liked the peas in a popsicle format though.

On a tangent note, I saw a picnic basket that had a flip up square so that a wine bottle can peek out the top of the basket. Reminds me of this picture.

ooohhhh, I like this idea. For the times when an evite just isn't classy enough but you don't need to worry about real USPS stamps.

It's almost embarrassing to say, but my most recent IKEA I-love-it item is a dish scrubber with a suction cup at the end of the handle. I HATE when the scrubber just lays in the sink and gets muckier and muckier... with the suction cup you can use it then stick it to the counter standing up on end so it's out of the way but nearby.

I LOVE Penzeys. We have one on 19th St in Houston.
I agree that the best part is to be able to stand there and sniff/test the different variety of herbs and spices and spice mixes before committing to take home a jar.
We've given boxes of Penzeys spices (some pre-packed, some self selected) as engagement gifts, wedding gifts and house-warming gifts.

my mom has one. yup, slices tomatoes. don't know if she uses it.