On Sat, 15 May 2010 23:52:24 -0600, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>Hiya guys,
>I am back in my own kitchen after staying 2 weeks in an extended stay
>hotel. I came back to NM after having my contract unexpectedly
>shortened. I am still a bit traumatized by it...

Oh GAD, I'm sorry! It sounded like you were having a great time
tooting around going hither and yon.
>
>I found out, I don't like staying in an extended stay. I did try
>cooking there, but it was dismal at best. At least in the one I was
>in, which was an upscale one. They had a cooktop, which was a glass
>top unit. Barely got hot enough to cook anything. If something needed
>searing or a hot burner, well..it was not gonna happen.
>
Sounds like the cooktop needed repair or replacing.
>
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>By the end of the first week, I was missing having a kitchen, BIG
>TIME.
>



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>
>I am eating very cheaply these days...mostly vegetarian with some
>chicken and meat rarely in the mix.
>

I want to use more vegetables & legumes and go with less meat too - so
it will be interesting to see what recipes you come up with, Chris!

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.