I love pasta salad. I make it with whatever I happen to have on hand and I always add fresh herbs. I think the fresh herbs really make the difference.

This looks delicious

Ive never tried Sherry in my salad dressing. I make my own dressings now and its amazing how much fresher the salad tastes.

Glass or metal bowls are definitely the way to go. Plastic is good for giving to the kids to play in the bathtub with. Its strange to me how you guys will do a post about getting pl...

I just got rid of mine. I got it as a gift two years ago, used it twice and hated it. It sat in my closet because I was too guilty to get rid of a gift.

Yeah, I have to add to the you're a little late for "predicting" chorus. Bentos are very popular right now, and have been for a while. Even Target has a knock-off (or an americanized version if y...

I would have such fun aiming this at my friends. As far as using it to test meat, what a waste. If someone cant tell if their meat is bad without using some weird device, they should just stick ...

I looooooove this.

I thought tastespotting was user submitted? They went and grabbed stuff from people's blogs?

soooo cute

I dont eat meat now, but when I was a child we got some of our meat from a local farmer. I remember my parents going in on a pig with friends. The taste difference between that and what was in th...

I applaud it. People should know where their food is coming from. I dont eat meat and I refuse to call myself a vegetarian. A lot of vegetarians I know tend to be condescending because they don...

My wooden spoons.

It depends on what mood I am in as to how complicated I am willing to go with a recipe. As far as ingredients, I am super picky. The main reason I enjoy cooking is so that I can cater a recipe to...

I dont use soap either. I worry that since the stone is so porous it may soak up the soap. Dont want that flavor in my food. I leave mine in the oven all the time. Sometimes I take i...

This was one of those things I never thought I would use but once I got one I love it.

I really hope this doesnt find a market and catch on with the soccer mom crowd. The thought of the industry keeping up a wide supply of this stuff frightens me. Im not a milk drinker, but at leas...

I just test my avocados by feel. Just as everyone differs in their guacamole recipe (mine has to have garlic) everyone differs in how ripe they like their avocados. My former roommate used to ea...

This looks like one of those "help, I need to remodel my bathroom and dont know where to begin" posts.

I took pottery classes for years and this was one of the top projects.