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I have been searching high and low for this recipe for weeks! I couldn't remember the name of it. the first time I tried this delicious dish, I nearly fainted. it's so good!!

you just spilled the beans on one of the internet's best kept secrets.

parsley. parsley. parsley. I will say though, I now know how someone can vehemently hate an herb. I once had a kitchen failure with a particularly bad soup using a Bittman recipe th...

I would love to keep my cooling racks, cutting boards and other large accouterments in a basket on the floor, but a particularly hairy feline creature in my home produces dust bunnies that collect ...

find yourself a plumbing engineer and talk to them.

perhaps they don't have driving licenses, or parking in the neighborhood is less than ideal...or maybe they just wanted to move by bike. why does it matter to anyone but them? good ...

lambics make amazing floats. kriek, framboise and peche are all great!

herbal black tea granola flax meal almonds sunflower seeds mcvittie's biscuits yogurt bowl salad bowl (vintage pyrex bowl) wide variety of mugs and...

Spray bottle with 1:1 ratio of white vinegar to water and a scrubbie sponge has always worked for me. This mixture also works well for deodorizing cutting boards, cleaning granite coun...

do we see a beer month in the making?

bar tartine has an amazing brunch cheese plate with these amazing little almonds. uva in the lower haight serves them on their cheese plate as well. more please!

my flatmates and I keep our orchids in the kitchen on a ledge that opens into the living space. The indirect light and warmth from the oven makes them very happy little plants.

I tend to prefer cooking alone; putting together my mise en place and chopping mirepoix are cathartic and helps settle myself before a big task. However, I can remember not being able to stay out ...

these just don't look appealing. at all.

I probably made this soup every single week last year when the recipe was originally posted. It's an easy soup but be mindful of the zucchini-to-stock ratio. Too much broth will make your soup wa...

k-5 was god school: seventh day adventist church ladies could not cook to save their lives. spaghetti sauce was tomato paste and water. bean burritos with american cheese. horribly sticky sweet ...

I've housesat on two different occasions, both for extended periods of time; once in Marin (very picturesque, but far from work in Downtown SF) and once in Westwood (very lively and much closer to ...

@angorian, maybe a combo of mashing whisking the cottage cheese and buttermilk vigorously before adding the dry ingredients?

dinner party at a friend's place; an englishman's attempt at coq au vin and I will be schooling everyone on the fine art of pairing cheese. fun!

Ezekiel sesame bread makes the best toast! Medium to dark toast, smeared with almond butter and a bit of honey. Two slices with some french press coffee-- there's nothing better!