Haystacks

This is great for first time guests or finicky kids! Everyone chooses his own combination of tastes, yet you haven’t had to be a short-order cook to accomplish it. And use your imagination- the possibilities for toppings are pretty endless. 

Foolproof Rice

Since I've posted a recipe requiring rice on the side I may as well post the recipe which I now use, after years of trial and error, to cook rice. Several years ago I was given the great big Gourmet Magazine cookbook and I'm not ashamed to say that this is the recipe to which it falls open.  It's not rocket-science, but when the simple dish doesn't come out right it can spoil the whole meal.