I am just one person but am a vegan and so everything I eat the wormies can eat. I put my stuff through a food processor and can fill two quart size mason jars a week. I put those jars in the fridge and by the time the wormies get it the stuff is about two to three weeks old so they scarf it up. Currently my bin has almost two pounds of worms in it so they're not quite eating the two jars a week, but they're getting close. I have found that it really doesn't take that much time and effort to run everything through the processor, plus it takes up so little space like that. And I never have to worry about some one mistaking it for actual food just from the way it looks. I do gather scraps during the week in a container in the fridge and process that stuff maybe once or twice during the week.

Thanks to Christan & Kathy for sending their addresses! Still need Jamie & Scarlett to email me, please! :O) Laura~ My grandma makes tunnel of fudge cake every year...it's AWESOME! Very old fashioned (her grandma used to make it!), but still great! Vina.....um, which is it? Fruit cake? or Fruit salad? LOL! Melissa/hazelnutbunny Becky/proudgm~~Sugar Cookies Heidi/hdiperna~~Pecan Pie Linda/lindaruzicka~~Pumpkin Pie Kathy/catrionaa~~Chocolate Fudge Christan/georgia_teacher~~Peach Cobbler Joan/ejmoore510~~Sweet Tater Pie Iris/rane_grow~~Banana Puddin' Laura/lilangel181~~Tunnel of Fudge cake Carol/veeja11~~Divinity Vina/flowergirl34 Kamil/kamiljablo~~Apple Pie Jamie/arroyogardener~~Truffles Annie/canyonwind~~Peanut Brittle Scarlett/scarlettseraph That leaves these choices~~ Dessert menu: 6. Fruit Cake Fruit Salad Angel Food Cake

Annie, I just did a search on last year's swap, and you're right, Wendy did take over the hosting for me. Reading those threads brought back a lot of memories, so I'm gonna keep this short and go to work where I can get my mind on other things. Anyway, has anyone thought to ask Wendy if she's still up for hosting the December swap? Peace. -Dan

Posted by beanthere_dunthat "Pretty. How did you get the avocado to flower like that?" I made myself a special knife using a sharpened tablespoon. A very simple and useful tool to do cuttings like that. Posted by vacuumfreak Where's the slab of fried chicken, and where's the ranch dressing for goodness sake? -----" Leave the fried chicken to Colonel Sanders. According to my conclusive scientific research, for every salad you eat, you live 8.97 hours longer. Posted by marlingardener "Gorgeous, and as a salad lover, I'd eat every bite and probably lick the plate! What is the garnish--dill?" Will you marry me? Not dill, fennel leaves. Posted by lindac "Quick!! take a picture before that avocado browns! Did you dip it into lemon? " I used olive oil. "Very pretty but I would want a bit more dressing, perhaps a small puddle in the middle of that avocado rose. " I generally let everyone sprinkle on his/hers favorite dressing. Posted by solsthumper "That is the prettiest salad I've ever seen. " Thanks. You are very kind. Posted by therustyone "Beautiful! What kind of dressing is that? " Balsamic syrup Posted by rob333 "I'd make that. It wouldn't look as good, and it'd have basil (love mozzarella, tomatoes and basil), but I'd make/eat that! Nice looking." Conceptually itÂs just a very simple 5-minute salad. Thanks. ÂPosted by publickman "------ I don't like iceberg lettuse, however, and there are many salad dressings that I do not like, including thousand island and French. I generally do not like any salad dressings that are sweet. I don't really like macaroni salad -------" We shouldnÂt get married. We will fight all the time. LOL Posted by fori "That's not salad! That's food. Pretty, too. But made of good, entirely edible components. Mm!" I am glad they make marble-sized mozzarella cheese. Posted by claire_de_luna "OH MY. Yes, Please, I'll take Two!" Buy one, get one free. Special today. :-) Posted by donna_loomis "Very pretty. And it looks tasty, too. I'm with LindaC, I'll need a bit more dressing on it." Agree. It's meant to have more dressing, dressing of you own preference. Posted by cotehele "Wow, beautiful! Where's my fork?" Actually, you have to use a spoon for cherry tomatoes. :-) Posted by woodie2 "Beautiful - I'm hungry - all of my favorite stuff!" Thanks. Posted by gina_w "dcarch you are amazing - you really have a unique eye. Beautiful." My simple believe that there is hidden beauty in simple foods. "Posted by lpinkmountain DC that is my FAVORITE salad. ------. That pic is my new food porn!" Come to think of it, there is something erotic about avocado, so luscious, soft, -- -- dcarch