Somehow, I ended up with about four pounds of Fuyu persimmons from the trip to the farmer's market Saturday.

When they were putting my celery, oranges, tangerines, Asian pears and apples in my bags...they put a very nice Japanese lady's persimmons in my bag.

Help.

These are the ones that you eat out of hand, like a pear - but there are four pounds of them.

You got any recipes or any ideas, don't hold back.

Yikes.

Somehow, I ended up with about four pounds of Fuyu persimmons from the trip to the farmer's market Saturday.

When they were putting my celery, oranges, tangerines, Asian pears and apples in my bags...they put a very nice Japanese lady's persimmons in my bag.

Help.

These are the ones that you eat out of hand, like a pear - but there are four pounds of them.

You got any recipes or any ideas, don't hold back.

Yikes.

Get your mac n cheese chops out, Tillamook is having a contest!

You wanna enter. You know you do. I have a ton of really GOOD mac n cheese recipes in my memories from waaay back - it's ubiquitous. Everyone has a good one tucked away somewhere.

*taps chin* Something with chicken and apple sausage, maybe curried. Hmmm.

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catsonmars pointed this little bit of information about John McCain at me this morning. Go take a look -

As the widow of a Type I diabetic who would not leave her husband and "get on with her life," I find this appalling. And not a good indicator whatsoever. Two cents.

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I got the pictures back from the high school reunion - and while they are good pictures, I'm not entirely happy with how I look. I should have put on more makeup, and laid a good moisturizer underneath - it shows that badly when I skip steps in my toilette these days. Not. Happy. Maybe I should start spending a ton of money on my face like Sis does. Or just stop looking in the mirror or at pictures. I do not feel as old as my pictures are looking - and it's not getting better. Developing a sense of vanity at this point just pisses me off as well. Crap.

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Earworm department: The "Thunderbirds March" and the 5-4-3-2-1 countdown from the top of the show, were adopted by the British band Level 42 for its live shows, as captured in the video release of its 1987 performance at Wembley Stadium in London. An updated version, blended with the opening fanfare to the band's own hit "Heaven In My Hands," kicks off L42's concert gigs to this day. Similarly, the 5-4-3-2-1 countdown has been used by the Beastie Boys for its subsequent live shows; one instance of this is the Live Earth concert in London in 2007.

I WANT. NERD ALERT.

(03:29:15 PM) konanut: Like it's some generic flavor or something.
(03:29:26 PM) SchoolCait: *nod*
(03:29:36 PM) SchoolCait: taco pizza. Several places around here offer it
(03:29:43 PM) SchoolCait: I'd NEVER HEARD OF IT before last July
(03:31:14 PM) konanut: *laughs*
(03:31:32 PM) konanut: There is a killer recipe for taco quiche - but I lost it. Lawry's seasonings issued it.
(03:31:37 PM) SchoolCait: *nod*
(03:31:55 PM) konanut: It's just one of those - "we don't want the real thing, it's too ethnic" midwest thang.
(03:32:02 PM) SchoolCait: *snicker*
(03:32:05 PM) konanut: So make it look safe...like a pizza.
(03:32:16 PM) SchoolCait: the midwest pallete is... kinda boring
(03:32:21 PM) SchoolCait: that's what I'm finding out
(03:32:22 PM) konanut: *laughs*
(03:32:32 PM) konanut: Suggest a spam and cheese curd pizza.
(03:32:39 PM) SchoolCait: Do you know how difficult it is to find a DECENT SIZED jar of curry powder?
(03:32:40 PM) konanut: Oh wait.
(03:32:52 PM) konanut: Yeeees - I grew up in Hemet.
(03:32:57 PM) SchoolCait: *sn8
(03:34:06 PM) SchoolCait: Spam and cheese curd pizza sounds good
(03:34:26 PM) SchoolCait: of course, I like cheese curds and gravy on french fries, so... * shrug*
(03:34:58 PM) konanut: But then again, in CA - we put anything on pizza.
(03:35:05 PM) SchoolCait: there is that
(03:35:12 PM) SchoolCait: peking duck
(03:35:21 PM) SchoolCait: thank you CPK *wry*
(03:35:25 PM) konanut: They'd probably dig spam sushi.
(03:35:39 PM) SchoolCait: I need to figure out how to make that myself
(03:35:40 PM) konanut: Bologna sushi.
(03:35:46 PM) SchoolCait: eh, spam over bologna
(03:35:52 PM) konanut: Word.
(03:36:06 PM) konanut: Grilled cheese sushi.
(03:36:18 PM) SchoolCait: that sounds good
(03:36:39 PM) konanut: I should slap myself, but yeah - particularly if you grill the rice balls first.
(03:36:53 PM) SchoolCait: heh
(03:36:55 PM) konanut: Take THAT to the next potluck. *laughs*
(03:36:59 PM) SchoolCait: *makes note to get rice*
(03:37:13 PM) konanut: Uncle Ben's Converted or nuthin'
(03:37:24 PM) SchoolCait: no...
(03:37:28 PM) SchoolCait: calrose!
(03:37:47 PM) konanut: Amurican!
(03:37:51 PM) SchoolCait: I don't like long grin rice
(03:37:54 PM) konanut: *laughs*
(03:38:00 PM) SchoolCait: grain that should be
(03:38:02 PM) konanut: I should so post this.
(03:38:04 PM) SchoolCait: silly fingers
(03:38:07 PM) SchoolCait: go ahead
(03:38:12 PM) konanut: Calrose is grown up near Santa Barbara...
(03:38:31 PM) konanut: So - it's still questionable, being from California...but it's not furrin.

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(03:29:15 PM) konanut: Like it's some generic flavor or something.
(03:29:26 PM) SchoolCait: *nod*
(03:29:36 PM) SchoolCait: taco pizza. Several places around here offer it
(03:29:43 PM) SchoolCait: I'd NEVER HEARD OF IT before last July
(03:31:14 PM) konanut: *laughs*
(03:31:32 PM) konanut: There is a killer recipe for taco quiche - but I lost it. Lawry's seasonings issued it.
(03:31:37 PM) SchoolCait: *nod*
(03:31:55 PM) konanut: It's just one of those - "we don't want the real thing, it's too ethnic" midwest thang.
(03:32:02 PM) SchoolCait: *snicker*
(03:32:05 PM) konanut: So make it look safe...like a pizza.
(03:32:16 PM) SchoolCait: the midwest pallete is... kinda boring
(03:32:21 PM) SchoolCait: that's what I'm finding out
(03:32:22 PM) konanut: *laughs*
(03:32:32 PM) konanut: Suggest a spam and cheese curd pizza.
(03:32:39 PM) SchoolCait: Do you know how difficult it is to find a DECENT SIZED jar of curry powder?
(03:32:40 PM) konanut: Oh wait.
(03:32:52 PM) konanut: Yeeees - I grew up in Hemet.
(03:32:57 PM) SchoolCait: *sn8
(03:34:06 PM) SchoolCait: Spam and cheese curd pizza sounds good
(03:34:26 PM) SchoolCait: of course, I like cheese curds and gravy on french fries, so... * shrug*
(03:34:58 PM) konanut: But then again, in CA - we put anything on pizza.
(03:35:05 PM) SchoolCait: there is that
(03:35:12 PM) SchoolCait: peking duck
(03:35:21 PM) SchoolCait: thank you CPK *wry*
(03:35:25 PM) konanut: They'd probably dig spam sushi.
(03:35:39 PM) SchoolCait: I need to figure out how to make that myself
(03:35:40 PM) konanut: Bologna sushi.
(03:35:46 PM) SchoolCait: eh, spam over bologna
(03:35:52 PM) konanut: Word.
(03:36:06 PM) konanut: Grilled cheese sushi.
(03:36:18 PM) SchoolCait: that sounds good
(03:36:39 PM) konanut: I should slap myself, but yeah - particularly if you grill the rice balls first.
(03:36:53 PM) SchoolCait: heh
(03:36:55 PM) konanut: Take THAT to the next potluck. *laughs*
(03:36:59 PM) SchoolCait: *makes note to get rice*
(03:37:13 PM) konanut: Uncle Ben's Converted or nuthin'
(03:37:24 PM) SchoolCait: no...
(03:37:28 PM) SchoolCait: calrose!
(03:37:47 PM) konanut: Amurican!
(03:37:51 PM) SchoolCait: I don't like long grin rice
(03:37:54 PM) konanut: *laughs*
(03:38:00 PM) SchoolCait: grain that should be
(03:38:02 PM) konanut: I should so post this.
(03:38:04 PM) SchoolCait: silly fingers
(03:38:07 PM) SchoolCait: go ahead
(03:38:12 PM) konanut: Calrose is grown up near Santa Barbara...
(03:38:31 PM) konanut: So - it's still questionable, being from California...but it's not furrin.

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You can make Nutella ice cream by mixing equal parts Nutella and unsweetened evaporated milk, toss into ice cream machine and voila.

I've also found a recipe that has three of my favorite things in it: shitake mushrooms, garbanzo beans and curry. Go have a look-see.

Food blogs. Stuff I'll never eat sitting at my desk - and keeping me sane until quitting time.

People with peanut allergies - skip this one.

P.B.Loco® Gourmet Flavored Peanut Butters and The Cereal Bowl' are teaming up to create an exciting co-branded café concept featuring two of America's favorite foods: cereal and peanut butter. The first café featuring the two brands will debut in Miami this spring. Specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

As part of the new joint effort, P.B.Loco will relocate its flagship location from Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, to the new Miami co-branded café. P.B.Loco's Mall of America location will close at the end of this month as part of the move of its flagship location to Miami. The joint venture does not affect P.B.Loco's wholesale or retail business, and P.B.Loco's headquarters will remain in the Twin Cities.

P.B.Loco's menu is built around peanut butter, one of America's beloved staple foods. Much more than peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, however, P.B.Loco features about a dozen proprietary flavored peanut butters, such as Raspberry White Chocolate, Jungle Banana, and Asian Curry Spice. P.B.Loco's cafés feature the flavored peanut butters in a variety of menu offerings, such as sweet and savory sandwiches, P.B.Chill smoothies, snacks, salads, and breakfast items.

My vegetarians are gonna love this.

But...Florida. *sighs* Well, let's hope they do well and expand back west again.

People with peanut allergies - skip this one.

P.B.Loco® Gourmet Flavored Peanut Butters and The Cereal Bowl' are teaming up to create an exciting co-branded café concept featuring two of America's favorite foods: cereal and peanut butter. The first café featuring the two brands will debut in Miami this spring. Specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

As part of the new joint effort, P.B.Loco will relocate its flagship location from Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, to the new Miami co-branded café. P.B.Loco's Mall of America location will close at the end of this month as part of the move of its flagship location to Miami. The joint venture does not affect P.B.Loco's wholesale or retail business, and P.B.Loco's headquarters will remain in the Twin Cities.

P.B.Loco's menu is built around peanut butter, one of America's beloved staple foods. Much more than peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, however, P.B.Loco features about a dozen proprietary flavored peanut butters, such as Raspberry White Chocolate, Jungle Banana, and Asian Curry Spice. P.B.Loco's cafés feature the flavored peanut butters in a variety of menu offerings, such as sweet and savory sandwiches, P.B.Chill smoothies, snacks, salads, and breakfast items.

My vegetarians are gonna love this.

But...Florida. *sighs* Well, let's hope they do well and expand back west again.

Yup. There it is.

I got email from Food Network this morning.

Over 25 ways to make macaroni and cheese. *GRINS BIG*

Only one thing to do. Print a buttload and share the love:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/rc_comfort_food/article/0,3151,FOOD_29016_5696157,00.html

Let me know if you can't see anything you want.