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What do you have planned? Going to family potluck on New Year's Day. I'm baking a big fat ham and a couple of pumpkin pies. New Year's Eve, I'll probably grill steaks, wet down the roof, turn on the sprinklers for a bit if it doesn't rain, and keep watch for fires caused by fireworks.

Post your Holiday Cookie summaries here. How did your baking for Christmas go? How many cookies or how many pounds of butter did you use? I used 10 lbs of butter this year and all the cookies are gone. Baked one last batch of cookies today for a party tonight. Baked about 400...

Anybody have a good and easy to make chocolate gravy recipe? I'm thinking it would be something good to make for Christmas or New Year's breakfast.

I made some french dip sandwiches for lunch today and heated the bread the way I always do. My lunch guest freaked out. Am I the only one who runs their french rolls under running water before popping into the oven to heat up? I find the crust gets rejuvenated when I wet it with water. Comes...

...and used my "manual" knife to carve the turkey this past Thursday. Why did I buy it? It was on sale at a price I couldn't pass up. I always wondered if an electric knife would be easier to use to carve a turkey. Now that I had one, all I could think of was how humbug it would be to deal...

Discovered something the other day. Health food stores have wild rice in bulk! Much cheaper than buying them in the little packages at the supermarket. Figured this info might be helpful, especially since we're all planning special meals for the holiday season. BTW, they also have other...

Yes, I want your poor excuse for cornbread recipes. Planning to make cornbread dressing and need a dry cornbread recipe. You know the kind I'm talking about. It's the kind that makes you choke when you try to swallow it. I figure that would make the best dressing.

Looks like Rocco's career as a chef is coming to a rapid end. Latest word is he's leaving his restaurant Union Pacific which will close by the end of the year. He's already been locked out of his infamous restaurant, Rocco's. Report is he will pursue other endeavours away from restaurant...

Hi! New member refugee from the Food Network. Thought I'd post a tip that I discovered a few days ago. If you go to Google, you can get all your conversions and it's even a calculator. Try it. Enter the following in Google. "How many ounces in a quart" Or even this! "How many...

OK, I know it's not made with bird seeds, but back in the early 60s, the cafeteria of the school I went to made these cookies that looked like they were made out of bird seeds. They were buttery, rich, and delicious. They did not taste like nuts, nor did they taste like oatmeal. No, they were...

Last night, went out for Korean bbq. Tonight? Comfort food night. Something my mother used to make. Portuguese Sausage and Green Beans 1 Portuguese sausage 1 lb String Beans, julienned Soy Sauce Black Pepper Simmer sausage in a bit of water in a covered pot until sausage is tender...