I made this a couple of weeks ago and used 2/3 the amount of rice, by necessity; it came out a bit bland, although I happily ate it for the next couple of days. I'm as much a fan of subtle flavors...

Last night I made same the black beans and rice dish I've been making for ages - but for some odd reason it tasted better than usual last night. Maybe it's partly psychological, since I'm pretty ha...

I am SO, SO glad to hear that I'm not the only person on earth who doesn't like the word "veggies"!

I thought the final four would include Dale, Richard, Stephanie, and possibly Andrew. Two out of four is...okay, I guess it's pretty bad. ;-) I never would have guessed Lisa; it make...

Andrew was one of my favorites; I'm sad to see him go. :-( This is the first season I've watched, so I had assumed that this level of arrogance and anger was the norm!

I was disgusted by the way Lisa and Antonia handled the challenge; I think some of the other chefs would have done something really interesting with Polish sausage, instead of just sneering at it i...

The example in this chapter that I found really fascinating was the town in Wyoming that decided to build its own store when a Wal-Mart opened 20 miles away. It really made me think about how feas...