Tonight a friend whose husband is away is coming for dinner and hubby and I will make chicken byriani, the Indian version of chicken and rice. Not enough time to make a dessert so I'll have to buy something.

Sue, I remember my mother mentioning she was going to "bake a cake while the oven is on" during my childhood. It's a nice memory.

It's been raining here for days. Meatloaf sounds good to me. I have one in the freezer maybe I will make that but on the other hand, I'm craving something pasta. We'll see. I'm through baking for a while. That's all I did the last couple of weeks. I have two new appetizer recipes I would like to try. Maybe I will go get the necessary ingredients and try them this weekend.

I've got a chicken stewing, minus most of the skin and with a big pile of veggies. I'm not sure of its final destiny, yet.

It's a dark, drizzly, and chilly day and that puts me in the mood for baking. I'm considering old fashioned gingerbread cake. It makes a special treat for my neighbors with kids.

Cool and damp here too, so I've got a spice cake in the oven, to "warm up the house" as my mom used to say. Going to put a small roast in later, while the oven is still warm, lol.

Dreary, dull, dismal and depressing weather--badly need rain. To feed DH and grandson and me, I am making smoked sausage soup and a pineapple upside-down cake.

Tonight we're having steak, but yesterday I made a version of Pasta e Fagiole that was a soup. It was not what I think of as pasta fazool, but it was very tasty, full of extra virgin olive oil, garlic, onions, and rosemary. Yummy - and healthy - with crusty bread.

Have a simple Italian style soup in the crockpot and made a peach cobbler which is cooling now.

I announced last week, that the winter Sunday dinner menus are back, and I cooked an eye roast.

Tomorrow, it's homemade pasta with tomato sauce, meatballs, Italian sausage and salad.

Made Thai Shrimp tonight so yummy, but quite spicy. Very easy recipe too!

I did a baking experiment with bread yesterday and made a stuffed pepper soup for dinner tonight. rhizo, gingerbread cake sounds perfect right now! Not sure I want to start baking so late though. :(

I made my French Potato Soup today and it was quite tasty.

Had one banana (dying of loneliness), so I made a G-F Banana Snack Cake. I added dried pineapple chunks and walnuts, but I usually add currants. Topped it (when serving) with a Q&E Palm Sugar Caramel Sauce.

I'm making a turkey today! Next weekend is our Thanksgiving, but we've had the urge for a roast chicken for a couple of weeks. I'm not waiting till Thanksgiving and we're having one today. I always buy the smallest turkeys I can find; ideally under 10 lb and it's not an easy task.

Yesterday, I baked pumpkin cake. The recipe makes 9 cupcakes and a bundt cake. I'll make it again later (probably next year) but, with a little less sugar.

I made two loaves of pumpkin bread. It is super easy and so good. I'll share with a friend and my daughter.

grainlady, your lone banana made me think of this microwave banana coffeecake recipe: Microwave Banana-Nut Coffeecake

I've been making it for years... it is REALLY good and it converts easily to gluten-free. I prefer to skip the nuts IN the cake, but double the nuts on top, and I always used sliced almonds. :) I've even baked it in the oven, but the microwave works great and fast. lol!

Bengardening , your tiger meat is very similar to the meat mix I use for filling piroshki and for meatballs in soup etc. I remember as a child loving to snatch bits of the raw mixture to munch on. Never got ill.

Watchme didn't we all do that and never got sick. I think some of the additives and other things they put in food now are a lot worse.

DH and I made my Ultimate Chocolate Almond Biscotti.