They work really well in lighter savory dishes and bolder sweet ones! Chocolate, ginger, pink peppercorn is a great combination. Also nice in herbal infusions.

Ikea silicone-tipped tongs are good for just about everything: long enough to reach in the oven, flat tops for scraping and deglazing and flipping, slotted for draining. They're probably in my hand...

i agree with the above: cookies have tendency to burn on the bottom, even on a thick cookie sheet with a silpat. Too close to the heating element! However, it's great for finishing thi...

Your tip about slicing these up finely seems like a good one: I added them whole to a curry dish, and later to a stir-fry and the squidgy, gelatinous texture was a little much!

Mrs. Grass with an egg cracked in and swirled around. In fact, I want eggs a lot when I'm sick. Soft scrambled, fried on a sandwich, whatever. That extra dose of protein is the key to recovery!

The flour seems all well and good (tasty, nice gluten development, but still made a damn fine cupcake) what really surprised me is the new selection of flours, yet TJs STILL does not carry ye...

Per usual, Ikea Marketplace provides the answer! Much as I love the ramekins in every size and the ~99 cent series of glass bowls, pie dishes, etc., the