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i'm all for hand-mixing for the tactile experience, but stand mixers are time-efficient, because you can be doing something else for your recipe while the mixer is doing the manual labor...

Pepper turkey on mini-baguette with arugula and brillat-savarin cheese. Mmmmm

made a pretty incredible cheesecake with stichelton when i lived in london...mmm...

My favorite candy is Cadbury Creme eggs, but they are so perfect on their own, that incorporating them into any kind of dessert would be a step in the wrong direction. A close second ...

We've got an apartment-sized, non-IKEA, non-sectional version of a pullout-bed-with-storage in black leather and it has been the saving grace of our 350-sq-ft 1-bedroom apt. Our two small closets a...

I love to cook dinner for friends and entertain at home, so an open kitchen makes sense. That way, I can remain social throughout the evening without limiting my menu to make-ahead items!

mmm...soft boiled, with toast points. preferably in paris.

I made this salad last night, but used bulgur wheat instead of couscous for some whole-grain action, and added a bag of wilted arugula for some green. I'll be eating it for lunch all week and I cou...

just curious...why do you toss with spices after roasting as opposed to before? wouldn't pre-spicing lead to a deeper flavor?

vodka and lime....

Italian meringue.....not sure how that was *ever* produced before the electric mixer....

Another vote for In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan...I saw his reading at Barnes and Noble in NYC on Wednesday night....he was great and I'm excited to read the book. I was so disa...

butternut squash and apple soup....

Grill pan for seared tuna steaks!

wow...you guys are serious breakfast cooks! bowl of puffins, cup of coffee. :)

chimay-braised short ribs with millions of melty onions

though i've long since gotten over the end of my relationship with my last live-in boyfriend, i still feel palpable twinges of remorse over the loss of the Boos Cucina D'Amico that he took with him...

i'm also a fan of the whole foods 365 brand petite peas...delicious!

from Search For Our Favorite Frozen Peas on April 30, 2007 11:25PM

steven, garth... do you guys have any friends who rent out their (ideally equally gorgeous :) ) apartments for a few days at a time to visitors? my boyfriend is taking me to paris for ...

Those stackers look great...if you have the luxury of 31" of width! I have a 22" wide closet, so I was just going through the same search (with very mixed results). I eventually settl...