I can't think of anyone off the top of my head, and honestly? You'll probably make more money on eBay. Have you seen what old school Fluevogs go for?

I haven't, as I haven't been looking.

But I guess I'll find out!

Plei, I hope I didn't cause any consternation for you. I'm so impressed with you and your family. You are so good with Lily, and get the best pictures online! But getting out of the house is a good thing. Do you have a park or something nearby that would be an inexpensive car trip? Even if you didn't want to walk somewhere, if you could drive to a park and hang out with Lily it might be nice. There might even be other moms and kids there.

My mom called it "skillet hot dish", because it was always made in the electric skillet. Saute ground beef with onions; add tomatoes, macaroni, and seasonings; cover and cook until done.

We called this goulash. I made it for a Russian friend, who said that at home they called it something that roughly translates to Naval Macaroni, because apparently it is standard navy fare. I found it hilarious that it appears to be a quick standard worldwide. My basic dish from childhood was Hamburger Hotdish. Brown hamburger. Add cut up onions, carrots, potatoes and perhaps broccoli. If you want to get really exciting, add cheese at the end. It was my favorite dish as a child.

I had commercial fishermen in my family for years, so am used to having lots of fresh, frozen and canned salmon and halibut around, basically for free.

My grandmother had one way of cooking salmon: Take a salmon and split it down the belly so you can lay it flat open. Cover with tomato soup. Bake. When I grew up and discovered other ways of cooking salmon, I discovered that I actually like it. She also had one way of cooking halibut: Take a slab of halibut. Cover it with cream of something (usually mushroom) soup. Bake. That's not as bad as the salmon, but there are much better ways to prepare fresh halibut. My favorite is her Sunday dinner: Put Minute Rice into a baking dish, and mix with cream of mushroom soup and milk. Cover with Swansons frozen fried chicken. Bake. Never fear, though. I'm not sending any of these recipes to the cookbook!

cereal: Thanks, Deena, for the buffistas database update and reminder. What a good idea!

lib, no offense to your grandma, but that's an AWFUL way to treat salmon and halibut. Awful. The poor tasty fishies, all drowned by the unnecessary tomato and/or cream covering.

I completely agree. My grandma was a wonderful person. A wonderful cook she was not. She would be the first to agree with this. Although, her cranberry bread was phenominal. I'll have to see if I can find the recipe for it.

Hubs baked salmon last night. Salmon in baking dish, smothered in onion, plus butter and Worcestershire sauce.

Worked for me.

screams

This is the email I just got from the HR recruiter (after I sent her one asking who I should contact for feedback about my interview, because I was starting to get anxious):

I apologize for the delay.

You point of contact would be Tania (last name removed); she will be in touch with you later today. Please don't be so nervous, enjoy your day! :)

Please let me know what the feedback from Tania you received (I am crossing my fingers for you). :)

Gah. Gaaaaah. flail, flail, flail

There goes MY concentration for the day.

We could do the anti-cookbook next. We'll take those fish recipes, Sean's Tub-o-Riz recipe, and my mother's jello salad recipe as a start.

Oooh. Job-ma for Jilli.

Sounds like an emo band.

But getting out of the house is a good thing. Do you have a park or something nearby that would be an inexpensive car trip? Even if you didn't want to walk somewhere, if you could drive to a park and hang out with Lily it might be nice. There might even be other moms and kids there.

I fear other moms. (I don't really talk to the humans much.)

Honestly, this isn't a huge change. I've always tended to hole up rather than leave the house by myself. It's just that pre-pregancy, I'd get out of the house to go to work, which provided me with all the mental stimulation and human contact I needed.

Yes, I was the girl who spent spring breaks in her room, checking message boards and thinking from time to time that she probably needed to get out more.