RE: "I'm not even dating these days, so I haven't had to come up with any sexy, impressive "dream dinners" in ages- Ha! After Arturo and I split last Spring I haven't had the urge, really- except for one time that didn't work out anyway."

Okay, I know this is weird, but speaking of Arturo... have any of you ever seen the whacko nerdy sit-com "Big BangTheory"? It's a crazy show that you either LOVE or LOVE TO HATE and many find me ridiculous for liking it- BUT, one of the stars, Jim Parsons who plays "Sheldon", is a dead-ringer for Arturo. Same hair, face, build- hell, even the same taste in clothes! Just HAD to share it! Ha! (He's the one on the left in both photos)

Photos of Jim Parsons

Photos of Jim Parsons

That ham spread sounds yummy.
Im all about the chicken thigh and leg quarters. They sell those here in town for .49 a pound when they are on sale. We love buttermilk fried chicken. I marinade them with lots of buttermilk and Franks hot sauce. It always costs me about $125 each month to stock up on household stuff. Im always watching the sale papers for the two grocery stores here in town to catch stuff we use alot. They put one pound of pasta 5/$5 on sale alot and cake mix 5/$5. I do occasionally splurge on smoked cheese, fresh ricotta & lunchmeat at our fav deli here in town but not often. WalMart was having a good sale today on more of the shell of shrimp in the one pound bags. I got three of those for $3 each. It will great for scampi this month. Kroger's had black bean sauce on sale for $1.29 a jar. It was regular $2.50 a jar. I grabbed three of those. I found some rosemary and olive oil crackers at Big Lots for $1.50 Our Big Lots was really slim on stock. I keeping hoping they will get in more sun dried tomatoes in olive oil and balsamic vinegar lol.
Oh well...foodies looking for bargains Unite!

Valentine's day is the one day a year my husband cooks. He says how special would it really be if I made a nice meal for us? I do that every day. It is special though when he does it. I LOVE it. He sets me up on the bar with a nice cocktail and I watch him make dinner.

I noticed some HUGE and BEAUTFUL fresh strawberries at our local Kroger's last night. I'm allergic to them so I cannot taste- but the lady near me had red stains all over her lips and she told me to "trust me- they're just fine!" Ha! They're not cheap like the lovely summer berries are- but I'm thinking of taking trays of yummy chocolate-dipt berries to work and also to my sister's kids, my Dad & his wife, and also my Mom for Valentine's Day. Ain't nuthin' easier than a mess of dipt berries!

Are you all doing any special holiday baking or dessert making with the Lover's Holiday soon rolling aound?

I made some tomatillo caramel with some tomatillos from my garden last year I thought I would make some Ancho chili chocolate lava cakes to go with it. My husband can do some cooking but he doesn't bake so that part is usually left up to me.