I officially nominate Sam for sainthood... I am in a bit of a bind when someone just buys a pre-made food item and puts it on the table, like a premade dip, or microwaveable canelloni or stuff like that...

" of it. Italian? Fuggedaboudit, too much fat in the cooking. I find I have to budget very carefully, have one “hound”-ish meal per day (or every other day) and eat fish fillets, turkey burgers, chicken breasts...

are just gimmicks — even the size of the roasted nut bar seems excessive considering their importance to the average shopper. Although I may have to go back and buy the chili lime almonds. I think for me the most important...

Thank you for the insights. You make some very good points, and they are appreciated. Yes, I recall the beginning of crawfish, as well. Same could be said for the "deep fried turkey," or the turducken, or for...

to buy you presents – I mean seedlings lol

The aforementioned mashed cauliflower idea really works. Another trick I used when I did low carb was to put sauced stuff over green beans (you can just buy bags of the french cut ones to make your life easier). This works with...

sauce to take back. It was a major disappointment to my family when they stopped bottling their sauces a couple years ago. I used to buy in bulk and ship to the midwest every Christmas, and my nephews always asked for a couple...

If I have to reach for the salt and pepper shakers after sampling the offering from the kitchen they just struck out.Properly seasoned is the way I would describe the Stallion’s food.Try the Smoked Turkey Breast...

I can buy that a lot of women are somewhat neurotic about what we eat – whether it’s about fat or organics or dying fish stocks or whatever - but I take serious issue with the idea that the source of the neuroticism...

never did buy into the “Margarine is better for you than butter” nonsense.

that comes with a loaf of sourdough bread. Add salad (or don’t) & voila! Local grocery store roasts turkey & chicken & prime rib & tri-tip w/ the trimmings for each. Chinese take-out is good & cheap. You don’t have to...

boiled hen gave your teeth something to work on but you just can’t buy boiling chickens any more, at least not in Southern England where I have spent most of my life. Could the pasta you mention be pappardelle, maltagliati,...

if ever you needed an excuse to buy one of those counter mounted quick pull wine bottle openers... :) http://www.chefdepot.net/wineopeners.htm

It’s Sasha’s, and I was there about a month ago buying half sour pickles, which is the only place in town that has them as far as I know.

I know Houston’s is a chain, buy it is not widely available. My parents live in San Antonio and they do not have acess to one. I would guess that the visiting relatives do not have a Houston’s in their Midwest...