yay! STL represent! thanks for highlighting our fair city! Don't forget about toasted ravs and St. Louis style pizza and pork steaks! For anyone who is interested in some more St. Louis-centric foo...

I have yet to try making just chocolate ice cream. I'd like to learn that.

Mmmm...I'd be making all sorts of crazy fancy-pants grilled cheese sandwiches with that mo-fo.

sally, I've submitted stuff to tastespotting before, and I don't think it's hotlinking. You provide a separate file for the photo, and then a link to where the photo is from. This jus...

mmm...cardamom for sure.

that soup and cheerios looks scrumptious!! I'll be making my mini meatloaf cupcakes ...

udon and dashi would be great basics to have in my repetoire

I did these, also. We actually sandwiched the pancetta between 2 muffin tins, so it was really a sharp, structured little cup:

Murakami is one of my favorites! It's funny that you post this, because way back when, I too made a post about a drink-centered scene from a Murakami novel...South of The Border, West of the Sun.

It's awe-inspiring how much detail and work Julia dedicates to writing the book. Wears me out just reading about it! But she never seems to tire, because she's so passionate and delighted by all th...

Oh I am loving this book! For one thing, France has never been much of a destination for me...but after these first two chapters I am seriously jonesin for some Paris. One thing that...

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Cool, I wanted to try that recipe, too! And Pork shoulder is n sale this week!!! Hurry up weekend...

Dark is the best...and I'm a sucker for anything involving caramel.

Coq au vin in the french oven!!

split pea. porky, pea-y and GREEN!

grilled asparagus is heaven.

I'm gonna have to be boring and say a classic pot roast. I love anything slow-cooked really.

fresh mango with coconut rum. it's cold. I need summer in a blender.

Gingerbread. all day all night. the smell the taste the feeling.