I wonder if that's the same cookbook we used to giggle over when I used to work at a used bookstore. It just had this hilarious line, when arguing why everyone should adopt a macrobiotic diet that ...

How cute! I originally thought the base was going to be Brazilian brigadeiros, which I guess would also work.

I'm so guilty of this! And my favorites are the carts that seem to point to some weird eccentricity. Real or imagined.

Alton Brown's baked brown rice method is the best! That's the only way I make rice now and it always turns out great.

Under the sink for most cleaning supplies, brooms and vacuum in the coat closet (not ideal), bathroom cleaning supplies under the sink in the bathroom, laundry cleaning supplies by the washer/dryer...

I remember seeing a picture of an apple pie covered with slices of what looked like American cheese in one of my mom's 1960's era cookbooks. I was totally appalled. Now I can sort of g...

I love all of these missouri posts! Oh, the memories! What I remember most about this store from my childhood are those rich, oily little round garlic crackers!

I brought cheese grits to a potluck once (made from an old recipe of my mom's we always ate on holidays growing up). I was shocked how many people had never had grits before.

I start every morning with an orange. I've never liked orange juice much at all. Oranges are getting pretty expensive now, but I still see them as a necessary splurge. I really can't live without c...

yum! my mouth is watering. I love cod so much, and eating it hot with cream in a dip sounds divine.

What a fascinating post! I've always thought of making butter as this arduous process involving standing over one of those wooden butter churns forever. I had no idea it could be a reasonable thing...

I second the comment on Bailey's Irish Cream cake. We make it for the holidays every year and everyone goes crazy for it. Looking over the rum recipes other people submitted, it looks ...

Chicken soup from a can. Gatorade. I'm not proud of it, but there it is.

I agree with akay: I think it's basic courtesy on the part of the host to spread the word on who's coming. Not that there should be hard and fast rules, but I like hosts who say someth...

I'm so intrigued by the rootbeer failure! What were you trying to accomplish with it? I can sort of see the appeal--some sort of rootbeer syrup-thing would probably be delicious on, say, pork chops!

I thought the idea about having a tumbler of regular spoons on the counter was brilliant.

BrooklynBaker: I know!!!! I've been thinking about her a lot since reading the recent New Yorker article about her. And the time she gets an orange for Christmas and is really, really ...

When I lived in Morocco, DHL had a Ramadan special that would allow people to ship Ramadan treats like Chabbakiya to family members all over the world. It must be so great to get sweets from home ...

yay picardie tumblers! My husband and I LOVE these. I can't imagine ever using any other glassware.

I think I ate this cooked in a tagine in Morocco. Although the skin wasn't removed (and wasn't a problem--with the long cooking, it was as soft as zucchini skin).