Wow, didn't realize carving a chicken was quite so hands-on... I thought I could just leave it sitting in the roasting pan and just carve off it... Also, I think I need to get a better knife.

Here's yet another reason I love this blog so much--I thought I was the only person in the world who did the cupcake sandwich thing! So glad to learn I'm in good company. :)

Thanks everyone for answering my salmonella-fear-based questions! I am adding a meat thermometer to my "Kitchen Stuff to Buy" list right now... And also very much looking forward to th...

This is great, a really helpful step-by-step! I *love* roast chicken but have never really mastered it. Have to admit, the thing that's intimidated me about it most is the mess/contamination risk o...

I also have a silicone brush precisely because I can put it in the dishwasher--I *hated* trying to wash the butter or oil out of a regular pastry brush by hand. I use it a lot more than I ever woul...

I used to use FreshDirect here in Brooklyn purely for convenience, even though I actually really enjoying grocery shopping. Their stuff and prices were fine. But then I started working from home so...

Wow, never occurred to me to ever have to clean the coffee grinder... I mean, all that goes into it are coffee beans, and then more coffee beans... Hmmm.

I do this every time I make pancakes (and waffles), except they actually rarely make it to the freezer--usually I just put them in the fridge and eat them Mon. morning (and occasionally Tues. too i...

rosebud, I'm the same--my banana ice cream was disastrous. I thought maybe it was because I only had a mini food processor, so maybe it wasn't powerful enough? Or that my frozen bananas were quite ...

We use a stovetop espresso maker (i.e., Bialetti)--I'm actually really surprised more people haven't mentioned that option... We have three different sizes, depending on how many people we're servi...

Fresh baked, homemade chocolate chip cookies. Still warm from the oven, with a glass of cold milk--probably my single favorite thing to eat in the whole world. (I also love the dough!) ...

Oh, I'm the same about ordering any restaurant dish that comes with sweet potato fries! And I also make baked ones at home quite often--exactly the way lasiciliana described above but minus the gar...

Aw, sooooo cute... And since beets are one of the few "vegetables" my husband really loves, I think these might have to go on our Valentine's menu!

How funny, just made this yesterday! And finished up the leftovers for lunch today. It's not exciting, but it's the ultimate comfort food--hearty, satisfying, and easy to make. In yest...

I've bought this a few times since I also hate the waste of the cans and I use tomato paste pretty infrequently. You say this lasts "a few weeks" in the fridge--how do I know when it's not good any...

Yep, much of the same. Takeout menus (contained with a giant clip), scissors, rubber bands and twist ties, pens, way too many old grocery shopping receipts (why do I hang on to these??), notepad fo...

A few months ago I meant to buy Cream of Wheat and accidentally bought a box of Cream of Rice. Didn't know such a thing existed! I tried making it as hot cereal but didn't like it--but it occurred ...

I *love* Trader Joe's--it has changed my life since it opened here in Brooklyn. I do the majority of my shopping there, other than produce, which I prefer from the farmers market when it's in sease...

Maybe just forget about the automatic dispensing? Keep your dish liquid in a bowl and just dip your scrubber into it as needed?

Your photo reminded me that my dad used to put orange peels on top of the wood stove--as they burned they'd infuse the air with orange scent, mmmm... I wonder what would happen if I actually burned...