Hi Ginger My DH doesn't care for guacamole, but he gave this thumbs up after he spread just a little bit on his quesadilla. He doesn't like anything creamy, won't drink milk or eat mayo either. :-)

Maureen, I used baby spinach. It really does look "festive" duh, good name I guess :-) It's red and white and green and I used my holiday plates which are "Mosaic Fruit" from Pier One (thanks to DanaIN/Marilyn for the inspiration to buy them) with a gold charger plate and a red and gold placemat - it really looked like Christmas!

Tonight I put the pizza stone in the grill and baked Salmon with doctored up Costco Pesto sauce on top in an old deep dish pizza pan. Husband said it was the best I have ever made. It was served with Costco prepared couscous with an extra squeeze of half a lemon. Lunch was Costco prepared brushetta over Costco sliced demi baguettes, a little Costco crab dip and array of fresh fruit. Tomorrow will be leftovers from all the above. I think I will be shopping at Costco a lot during remodel and will cook up the large quantities of chicken breast packs on the grill, putting in zip locks and freezing. I will have lots of fresh veggies on hand as well as instant rice. Now that I know I can use my outside grill as an oven with the pizza stone in there I dont feel IÂll really be that limited and will even give casseroles a try using the already cooked chicken. I never had much counter space anyway so maybe this wonÂt be so bad.

Looks good, Rob! I’ve made Emeril’s version before, the shrimp/andouille part not the grits part. Wife found it a bit spicy but I liked it. https://www.emerils.com/122851/spicy-shrimp-and-andouille-over-charleston-style-grits Jinx - I like the idea, and I’m sure it’s great. I’d have a hard time pouring three cups of heavy cream into a recipe though! Maybe on a special occasion.