to the commenter with the batali dutch oven - it's not that the pot runs hotter than non-cast iron cookware, it's that cast iron cookware holds onto whatever heat it's absorbed so much better, ie t...

i heart shirley. i don't bake much or i'd have her book already. cookwise is w/o a doubt my best kitchen reference. i will definitely be trying this.

nm. that grindz stuff seems to be the answer. lol

ok, so what do you do if you have a burr grinder, not a blade grinder?

I think the beer I use most for stew, at least beef stews, is Chimay, the one with the red label. I think it goes back to the first time I made carbonnade, the great Belgian stew made with little m...

it's hanukkah. one n, 2 k's.

the latest issues of details and GQ have articles about all the killer beer that comes in cans lately. yes, cans. aluminum eliminates the uv problems that can lead to skunky beer. i'm ...

yuck. the decor is so atrocious that i actually feel sorry for the house!

i'm with autobot. i've been looking for a new place to live (the house i live in and don't own is being foreclosed on), and i've noticed a lot more landlords and property management companies are w...

i like to sit on the couch and put my feet up on the coffee table, so ideally i'd like the bottom of the television to be slightly above my toes. that would probably translate to the idiot box bein...

i think chester and michpc need to get a grip. "I'm still mad about this poor house the piece came from, I can't stop thinking about it."... maybe you need to find something that actually involves ...

i could put together quite a room around those lamps, actually. they'd look much better against a background that wasn't white, though.

actually, hgtv shows a number of canadian programs. that's it as far as i know, though. and i laughed at the author not knowing what or where PEI was. silly american that i am, i knew ...

omg... i love penzey's. the hub and i got the wedding box from his mother and the smell of the unopened box just blew my mind! i ordered online until they opened a store in torrance, c...

a very slight variation on this is my go-to dessert during strawberry season. i use creme fraiche instead of sour cream. also, if i can't find that hoity-toity brown sugar (i'm drawing a blank on t...