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Branny, you might also seek out true marsh mallow. It's available as a powdered extract. A quick google search turns up several online shops offering it for sale. I'm not sure how you'd use it though.

@kidmoe - I'm not clear - do you think GM foods are changing us at a molecular level? Anyway, selective breeding is used by growers to select certain traits they want to enhance or diminish. That's...

"When I think of GMO I think of KFC" Why? It should be noted that all food is genetically modified. Or did you think the produce we have today is what was available 1,000 ...

I just got a bottle of the Kewpie and tasted it - very tasty! The smell is eggy, but not overwhelmingly so, and there's a nice, creamy texture with a slight zing! in the flavour. Very good stuff. I...

Hm. I've seen this in the Japanese markets and have steered well clear of it, but maybe I'll have to give it a shot. I've actually stopped buying Hellman's/Best Foods in favour of Trader Joe's, whi...

Screw Wal-Mart. If you want evil, it's called Kroger. They buy out local chains and turn them into bland, homogenous husks of their former selves. Wal-Mart's got NOTHING on these guys. ...

Lindsey, I think you could do the braise a slow cooker, no problem.

I'm down to Everyday Food. I used to take Cook's Illustrated, Cook's Country, Cuisine at Home and Saveur. I'll be letting EF lapse when the subscription runs out. Honestly I'm getting better and mo...

Bubble, they're made from silicone, which can stand up to high heat (like 400°F, IIRC). Boiling water never even comes close to that, so these are safe.

J-fer, it's symptomatic of our go-go-go culture that we reach for mixes and readymade foods instead of ingredients these days. Making your own pancakes from scratch might be easy, but how much easi...

For folks interested in food science, I'd like to recommend Alton Brown's amazingly entertaining and informative Food Network series, Good Eats.