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Eat the cake and give the frosting to my husband, lol.

It's the "no-time" bread that needs to be baked in a Dutch oven, I think. I make the Artisan Bread in 5 recipes all the time on a cookie sheet with a silpat. I have been pouring water into a preh...

I agree with blpeders. Just melt it really slow at a low temp and it doesn't get out of temper. Chocolate melts at below body temp-- hence the candy coating on M&Ms. I do it on a stove top over ...

sally599-- great tip! I store mine in the freezer unpeeled, then grate it with a microplane, but have been peeling it with a sharp knife prior to grating, which is annoying. I'm going to try your...

For runny yolks, I let a nonstick pan (scanpan) heat up on just over medium heat, then break each egg into a small custard cup before I slide it into the skillet. After about a minute, I cover the...

"Clean your plate" made me hate food and hate eating (though I never developed an eating disorder). It took a long time to get over it. I'd rather advocate taking those last few bites home for a ...

It gets a lot harder to keep track after you've had the second glass of wine while you're making the bread whether you count out loud or not, ha ha.

Yes, when I was shopping for an island I noticed some of the Ikea ones are different heights. It's important to have one that is counter height for comfortable working.

LOL, in law school I used to listen to the BBC to put me to sleep at night. Their voices are so even and have a lovely cadence. Though I also used to listen to them for news at other times as well.

I got the Ikea Stenstorp cart for Christmas. It's the perfect size for extra counter space. It has wheels on one side, so it's pretty sturdy but easy to roll out of the way. The shelves are stai...

Rolling out pie dough. Ugh. Or any kind of dough. Maybe, how to use a rolling pin . . .

I made the entire Shrimp Tikka Masala meal, which was featured as "what's for dinner?" in the January issue of Martha Stewart Living. The various parts were delicious but I would never serve the e...

"Sammies" for sandwiches; "patty" for anything other than a piece of squished-together ground meat meant to be eaten in a bun-- sounds so cheap; I prefer the term "cake" (i.e. salmon cakes to salmo...

I second the request for wheat germ recipes-- ones that use more than a few tablespoons would be especially appreciated. I bought some for a bread recipe but I'm going to have to make that recipe ...

I got the Stenstorp kitchen trolly from Ikea! I now have counter space -infinitely more important than floor space, which is good because I have to move the trolley whenever I want to open the ref...

As a non-parent, what did people feed their children before chicken nuggets and mac-and-cheese in a box were invented? Is "picky eater syndrome" a function of what people feed to kids these days, ...

I don't think Everyday Food is pedestrian. As for the recipes not being exciting or challenging, that's probably true, but it gets me cooking on weeknights as opposed to ordering in. Sometimes yo...

Big fan of Everyday Food, for the reasons stated by cransell-- I cook every day. I turn to the internet or my cookbooks for fancier more involved stuff, although I've made some Everyday Food recip...

Include on your list both the vessel you are cooking your dish in and the serving dish you will use for it. This helps prevent things like, gee, I really need the square casserole dish for the stu...

heather77, I'm in the same boat. We recently bought a house where the fridge looks enormous, but is in fact a standard sized fridge with a freezer on the bottom. One thing I'm thinking of doing i...