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Or, one small (in physical size) disk drive. One CD ripped to FLAC = 400 MB. One TB drive holds 2500 CDs. Back it up and you need 2 drives. $300.

"Why does the vegetable pie call for chicken stock?!" Because animal parts TASTE better.

All my friends are good to great cooks. They can help all they want. Usually, they just eat and drink; in the kitchen, of course.

01NOV2009 Dinner. I followed the instructions exactly, except that I cut the chicken into 6 pieces: 2 legs, 2 wings, 2 half breasts. It was delicious. The mos...

I owned the Waring Pro for 8 years until it died. I now own the Kalorik BL Blender, Model 16909. The Kaloriik is a better blender. Much better.

Green, yes. Black, no. The sprinkle of green look appealing. The black sludge on the right looked unappetizing.

Buy booze by the case and save the boxes. How much greener can you get?

Sinfully Cinnamon from http://www.bonniebraeicecream.com/

Wow! What is next? Wine is empty calories. Love OJ. "A day without OJ is like a day without sunshine." Love wine.

http://cooksillustrated.com/equipment/results.asp?docid=20404 "Fox Run Kitchens Iron Mortar and Pestle $30

Can we have some high-gluten recipes to make up for these silly gluten-free ones?

Frozen: * peas * beans, green, french cut (think green bean casserole as it is that time of year) * potatoes, tater tots (and their cousins) Canned: * corn, Gre...

Rip your CDs to FLAC for archival storage. Make at least 2 copies of these FLAC versions. Rip them also to 320 kbps in whatever technology will work on your music player. MP3 is a good choice...

In a perfect world, all our power would be electricity generated by small fusion reactors in our backyard. Alas, it is not a perfect world.

Replacing the frigo with a Sub-Zero would have been a huge improvement.

My least favorite architect = Edward Durell Stone. Lincoln Center in NYC is cold and off putting to me. SUNY Albany is hideous. And really cold in the winter.

Frozen sausage. We call it "emergency sausage" as we always have the other ingredients.

Very disappointed in the Mario Batali dutch oven. It chips way too easily. Won't buy one next time. Will buy Le Creuset even though it is twice the price.

"Fisher & Paykel was the most repair-prone brand, and Maytag was among the more repair-prone brands. That's what we found when we asked almost 135,000 readers who bought a dishwasher between 2004 a...

Where is the blue ball now?