As a newbie, and in my quest to navigate the Threads of Gestalt from day one to the present, I have now reached Post 1000 and have chosen to pause and share the bounty of my journey.

Along the way, I marked the trail for the newbies to follow, though, of course, they, too, can, and should find their own way. Every single post is most worthy of a read. This is provided only as a reference to those who have gone before and to those who are contemplating the journey.

This journey will take a while, but it's been well worth it to reach this point, and I know, though the summit is still over 10,000 posts ahead, it will all have been time well spent.

For my own use, when I started this journey, I began somewhat of an index of the best threads. It's quite large as, truly, all the threads are best threads. Please note though that these are simply selected threads and posts that I personally wanted to reference, and not at all meant to be definitive or exclusive. It will surely grow and evolve over time.

The Famous Post #2
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15032257

Cooking and Love
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15037358&sort=whole

Staples
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15037927&sort=whole

Make Your Own Salsa?
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15043716&sort=whole

Cooking vs. Baking
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15049018&sort=whole

Favorite Meatloaf Recipes
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15069745&sort=whole

Foil Packet Cooking
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15070730&sort=whole

Breakfast Tacos and Heating Tortillas
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15078767&sort=whole

Secrets of Good Brisket
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15086233&sort=whole
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15093540&sort=whole

What to do with Potatoes?
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15089896&sort=whole

Polenta
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15102720&sort=whole

Messy Love Food
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15109780&sort=whole

Salmon on the Grill & Skin Eating Discussion
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15109780&sort=whole

Roast Chicken & Discussion of Brine
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15120703&sort=whole

Creative Chicken & Pasta
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15133617&sort=whole

Butter vs. Oil - A Scientific Discussion
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15148246&sort=whole

Instant Mashed Potatoes
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15148290&sort=whole

Stuffing/Dressing
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15135915&sort=whole

Gestalt Cooking - What does it mean??
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15164835&sort=whole
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15175556&sort=whole

Halloween
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15183473&sort=whole

Sushi
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15214938&sort=whole

Velveeta
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15224718&sort=whole

Guilty Pleasures
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15230828&sort=whole

Mexican Vanilla
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15253449&sort=whole

Ginger
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15263694&sort=whole

Lasagna
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15269466&sort=whole
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15273200&sort=whole

Summer Food
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15293808&sort=whole
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15441261&sort=whole

Camping Food
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15348753&sort=whole

Rituals
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15352954&sort=whole

INDIVIDUAL RECIPES
5walker's Asian Salad Dressing - http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15073651&sort=whole
Cori's Machaca - http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15135915&sort=whole
nparsn's Watermelon & Feta Salad - http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15191735&sort=whole
TMFRavynous' Plum Cake - http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15193755&sort=whole
StarWarriorRie's Meatballs - http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15273226&sort=whole
TMFRavynous' Collards - http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15301423
ngg's Mom's Gazpacho - http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15342059&sort=whole
Several Artichoke Dips - http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15428088&sort=whole

TECHNIQUES
Velveting - http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15224441&sort=whole

TRIVIA
PB&J -http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=15061798&sort=whole

SHARED LINKS
Gastronomica - http://www.gastronomica.org/
Low-fat Pasta - http://www.ilovepasta.org/recipes/low_fat.html
On the Trail - http://gorp.away.com/gorp/food/recipes.html

Now I do have two or three cents to throw in on several of these subjects, but I'll save that for later. There are weeks yet to go before the summit is reached.

Liz
enjoying the tasty rations and warm glow of the campfire at Post 1000