Tracy, Yeppers!!!! I haven't used my conventional oven/stove for a long time_almost a year, now!!! Oh, now wait, I did roast the bigger turkey in the conventional oven, but did one of the smaller ones, in the NuWave for Thanksgiving. We loved it! Hams w/the bone are just the BEST!!!! in the NuWave! I use my NuWave about 4 or 5 times a day, most days. You MUST wash the dome after each use, and we did buy an extra dome for the really grease splattering recipes, keeping one of them for making food that doesn't splatter, as the one I keep on the oven, so that it looks nice in the kitchen. Really, I can't wait until tomorrow, when the FlavorWave oven comes. Can't wait to experiment with that one, too. All these posts are going to come to the list one right after the other, as they are collecting in my outbox, while Mike is hard at work on the other computer. I am so hungry for ham 'n' bean soup now!!!! I should have picked up some Northern Beans, when we were at Darankamp's. I better learn how to spell that, if I'm going to shop there :o) Anyone know the correct spelling of that store? Have to email my cousins, now. I'll be back Monday. I know, I said that before. This list is just contageous! Hugs for the weekend. :o) Lynn Tracy wrote: Lynn, We use Great Northern beans. I have no clue what the difference is or would be. I don't know if I have ever had navy beans? The bean soup was delish!! I had to use evaporated milk for the cornbread as I was all out of regular milk. The cornbread has a "funny" taste, not bad as I still ate it, just different. Don't know if it was the evap milk or maybe my eggs were old. Chili always upset my tummy so I stopped eating it 25 years ago. I told Bryan I'd make it for him as he really likes chili but he said he'd do it himself and he wants to use deer meat. I'm thinking about trying chicken, potatoes, corn and maybe noodles or gnocchi in the crock pot next. I was wondering how heavy cream would work to thicken the broth? I've been watching way too much Food Network channel.!! The Elias Brothers/Big Boy in Gaylord, MI makes the best multi-grain pancakes. I just can't remember what all they put in the batter. I know the rolled oats and nuts but I just never can remember the other thing/things. That's what I get for breakfast, without the blueberries and strawberries and honey-something butter. Bryan got home from work last night and was going to build a fire but broke his axe handle while splitting a few logs. I told him I would turn the heat up, as I was frozen and had been all day and just couldn't seem to warm up. I think I may be coming down with a bug. He just grabbed another blanket. We ate a good, hot dinner and both fell asleep around 8pm. I zoned in and out until 1215am and then woke up toasty warm and ready to watch tv. 78* in the house is way too hot for me! My dad use to keep the house about 68* when we were growing up. "Put a jacket on!" was his favorite saying. Now he has the house at 78* and sits there freezing under his blanket. While living alone, and not having much money, I got use to Ohio winters with the heat at 60* and all unnecessary rooms closed off. I just had blankets, and an electric heater for the bathroom and shower time. I want to get a programmable thermostat. So Lynn, you like the NuWave? I always wondered how they worked. Think I would much rather have glass than plastic too.

Darrenkamp's see their website: http://www.darrenkamps.com/AboutUs.aspx Mary -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynn Vondran Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 9:23 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [PD-LIFE] NuWave I am so hungry for ham 'n' bean soup now!!!! I should have picked up some Northern Beans, when we were at Darankamp's. I better learn how to spell that, if I'm going to shop there :o) Anyone know the correct spelling of that store? Have to email my cousins, now. I'll be back Monday. I know, I said that before. This list is just contageous! Hugs for the weekend. :o) Lynn