Made your chili cookies today for a work potluck. One of my retiring colleagues loves hot food, so I made few extra-spicy ones for her. They turned out fantastic. I am going to make another batch for us.

And I made a version of your soup while you were away. Threw a mess of mixed dry beans in the crock pot with some other stuff. Added butter, lime and parsley at the end as you do. Also vinegar and even fish sauce, though the version Michael bought has ginger, so I’m not as crazy about it as the plain fish sauce. Anyway, I ate pretty much the whole darned pot and loved it. So see, you are rubbing off on us!