wow, you guys are awesome. I ended up with a broccoli cheese soup last night = thanks for suggesting it. Woodie, that potato cheese soup looks great, too. I hadn't seen that one yet. I saved it. Jessica, I missed your post yesterday...tell you DS he has company...ugh. lasagna soup is a new one for me! Do you have a recipe? trsinc, great suggestions - I will use the FP to help smooth out some tuna salad! Ellen, I don't know if I've even had risotto! This is the perfect time to try it - I'll look for some today. tricia, I'll pass on your condolences :-) I certainly remember what you went through - I can't imagine. Thanks for the great suggestions. OK, Grace, has Will gotten to you? loads of ice cream - that sounds like a suggestion coming right from him! LOL. Sharon, I have saved that soup recipe - thank you! I would be all over it if the broccoli cheese from last night wasn't very similar. I will wait a few days or so! oh Bri, 8 years? You're the second person in the past 2 days to mention that length of time...ugh. youre menu sounds pretty similar to what we've come up with. I'll grab some canned soup today - so that at least DH and I can eat something normal while he has soup... I'll bet you have a beatiful smile now! Thanks everyone. Stacy

Costco chickens are brined (soaked in salty water or injected with same before cooking, i don't know which process they use) . That's why the end result is consistently "juicy". The liquid at the bottom of the container is more water than fat but it does seem to mix together and get gelatinous when cooled. The product's convenience and price are tempting but we stopped buying them when they had their episodes in our area of bacterial contamination and periodic undercooking in the stores. That's a bad combination for chicken.

I have a little left-over ham, so we're having a mac and cheese dish with ham, a salad, and some sort of veggie. Last night was pork with gravy, mashed potatoes, broccoli, and carrots. Night before was home made split pea soup and cornbread. That's as far back as I can remember :-)

It sure looked good, but it turned out terrible. The flavor of the meat was "off" and mum or I didn't care for it. When I made this before, it was quite delicious (although mum wasn't that big of a fan). Tried a new sauce, too. Mum stuck them back in the oven at 200 degrees for another hour. We'll see how they turn out then. If they're still icky, it's outta here. *sigh of disappointment* Brad AKA Moonwolf