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Have you ever followed a menu in a fictional novel? I have come across a few food selections from novels. They are used as filler in a lot of cookbooks. Who came first the cook or the writer?

National Pie Day--January 23 ARE YOU READY??? I have been waiting all year long for the best pie ever. Hmmm creamy/crunchy/cherries/chocolate...oh yeah and old fashion crust...but very thin to have extra room for the filling. PIE DAY ROCKS!!!

China toothpaste recall of "Excel" and "Mr. Cool" because it contains antifreeze and brake fluid. :dry:

We are all People Watchers. What are some of your interesting stories of people watching? When I am waiting in line to cash out at the grocery store, I read all the cover lines on the tabloids and magazines. Then it's off to people watching. One evening I noticed a young couple with kids...

Are you going to Garage Sales this year? What will you be looking for and how much do you expect to spend on it? I like finding pretty sweaters at the sales. I usually pay .10 cents to a quarter for them. They are usually dry clean only so I have to pay $4 to $6 to have them cleaned...

What have you brought together out of the ordinary to make a meal?

Is anyone familiar with this fish? Is it some sort of ocean perch?

There have been a few comments made about duplicate threads. I went to a thread relating to pasta. There were 46 post. Out of that number there were only about 4-5 actual recipes. The other replies were suggestions, explanations, and nods (smiley). That thread was fun to read and from the...

Many Mother's Day Celebrations start with a traditional breakfast (whatever is traditional for your family), maybe some family pictures (digital camera style). If your family is living far away, maybe it starts with Mom giving you a wake up call! LOL Mother's Day is all about family and...

What experience have you had with frozen meals? I was having a rush rush day and picked up two Marie Callender meals. They were on sale for less than half the price. While they were filling, they were not delicious. I was disappointed since they have always been so pricey. Now it seems that...

I have always enjoyed a side of grits with meat drippings poured over them. I have found a lot of casseroles with grits, cheese & sausages. How do you serve grits?

The thread on coffee uses got me to thinking about an employee who we fired because she would not stop putting coffee grinds on the plants and also would not keep her hands off anything except her work. We had to pay the landscaping company $300 in damages because all the plants that they...

I am not trying to save anything. I used the following ingredients in a dish: long grain white rice cubed ham can of sliced tomatoes can of golden hominy can of black beans (rinsed) oregano, basil, fennel, msg., and curry powder The dish had beautiful color and tasted good. We ate it for...

I know that rootbeer is not a fruit juice. But while we are on the subject of what is in a drink, I would like to know what the difference is between the A&W rootbeer that you fill a mug and rootbeer soda? Is there such thing as a rootbeer draft?

I keep a fresh fruit basket on the counter filled with apples, oranges & bananas. I would like to add something to make it more appealing. I know that putting sugary treats or chips & preztels is not the way to go and obviously not nuts. The fruit is usually eaten as is so I may leave it...

When there are changes made in the way the DC Forum is operating, please notify me. Some of the changes require the user to restart their computer. It would be nice to send everyone an e-mail. On several occasions when my computer was not functioning properly, it related to DC. Today I...

I received this today and thought it might be useful to know: BEWARE OF PAPER IN THE BACK WINDOW OF YOUR VEHICLE NEW WAY TO DO CAR JACKINGS Heads up everyone! You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside. You start the engine and shift into Reverse. When you...

Last night I had the wildest dream about everyone on DC. When the dream opened, many of you were standing around the giant rice bowl from Café Rice and some were stirring with boat oars. You were all on Gilligan's Island. Then someone was digging a FedEx package containing the Traveling Apron...

Our television manager came on after the midday news and talked about how television reception was going to change in the next couple of years. Apparently older TV's are going to become obsolete. There are many brand name TV's on the market that are ridiculously cheap. Our family room TV bit...

This forum is a place to share cooking contests with our members. To cut down on spam, new threads posted in this forum will need to be approved by a site helper or administrator before they go live on the site. ************* Question: What is the policy for posting recipes which were...

What is your allergy and how do you cope with it? Growing up, we never ate avocados. When I was an adult and went to eat at a mexican restaurant, the appetizer was guacamole & chips. I do not remember anything about the texture, flavor, or spice of the dip or the style of chips. I...

Does anyone currently wear Guayabera? The ad says "can be sub'd for tuxedo" at weddings. Speaking mainly of beach and island weddings. I am basically wanting to know if this is a well made garment and if it would be suitable for traveling and vacation wearing.

We have lost another child in our community. We have buried over twenty children since 2005. Their deaths were tragic. With each funeral, we promise ourselves, this will be the last. This week (Thursday), a son and his father lost their lives in a horrible house fire. We are a small...

03-09-2006 Irish Breakfast I had so much fun reading this.

Coconut Shrimp is becoming very popular. I have not made a shrimp dish like this for a long tme and I lived 1500 miles across the nation when I did. I am looking at possible products for making coconut shrimp. I don't get as excited as most about buying coconuts in Illinois. They look...