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Does anyone have an easy pizza crust recipe to share?

I try to bring all our out-of-town guests to RTM - its one of my favorite places in Philly. I try to leave work by 5 once or twice a week so I can stop by on my way home to pick up fresh ingredie...

How about some creamy polenta?

the easiest wheat germ recipe I know is from my childhood: cut a banana into thick chunks, and roll in the wheat germ. yum!

I just used it last night to make pumpkin bread. Love it.

Last weekend I made cookies with Elf on the laptop next to me. But if I had White Christmas on DVD, that would be my second choice!

love it.

hurray for my neighborhood!!

Learned this trick from my mom - she always laid out everything for the entire meal, start to finish, before hand.

My mom always used a list like this, and now, so do I. She would also lay out all the serving pieces and put a little note in each one as to what was intended for each dish, so we could help fill ...

I had one sad, semi-melted ladle that I never used, so I pitched it recently. I too use a measuring cup for serving soups!

We generally go the DIY route - just warm the fresh cider on the stove with maybe a cinnamon stick or two, and the have the rum off to the side for folks to add to taste. With some friends who don...

can't wait to try this one!

We host a bbq in november each year ("novem-b-q"), and I always make a big pot of chilli - it can sit on the stove on a very very low heat (or in a crockpot) and stay warm all night. ...

I cooked bacon in the oven for the first time this weekend, and now I'll never go back. Its even better if you cook it on a rack in the oven, instead of just on a baking sheet, so it can drip whil...

Gatorade and instant mashed potatoes. I never eat them when I'm not sick, but the minute I feel ill, its what I want!

drink wine and chat with my husband!

i always remember this saying from the Frugal Gourmet: "hot pan...cold oil...food won't stick." it works about 90 percent of the time.

My husband is not an onion fan, so I use the shallots as a substitute to give me the onion flavor I like but keep it toned down for him. I'm with Forthright - chops shallots balsamic=perfection.