soups, especially chowders and bisques; spicy food; southwestern food; and anything new and challenging It would take us two days to cook the spaghetti gravy and meatballs, but they were definitely worth it! Then from the spaghetti gravy we made lasagna. For my first "real" party, I planned and prepared an entire menu for my husband's victory party. Everyone loved the food! I tried to puree a tomato soup one time, and the top of my blender flew off and boiling hot tomato soup landed on me and my white cabinets. It was awful.