I've had great experiences with this company. I first heard about them from this very site and have been nothing but pleased with the three products I've received :) The scratches are ...

I haven't made anything... Yet. Gelato tonight sounds great.

I use my iphone :)

How about cookie dough from that New York Times perfect cookie recipe?

so much >

Forget that comment. For $20 worth of chocolates, shipping is $41.65 to Seattle. Yikes -- darn summer weather! Sigh, there has to be a local option!

izzy mama, those are the cheapest disks/feves I've seen around. Thanks for the link.

Are there any cheaper options near Seattle, perhaps? I don't want to bother with ordering something like chocolate online, and the price for the chips I got at Whole Foods was excessive.

I think having the salt sprinkled on top makes some sharper salty flavors come through. It is more than just an enhancer, to me -- for a brief moment what you are tasting is a deep salty flavor imm...

I used discs, too, but they were $4.99 for nine ounces at Whole Foods. I'd like a cheaper alternative. The discs definitely help the chocolate stay melty and make the cookies very rich.

My current thermometer takes too long to read the temperature :(

I like mango lassis :)

I'm making chocolate chai cheesecake . Anyone who's made something similar have any tips?

your father talks about* Or maybe there's something I don't know about you... :)

My father was an awesome cook -- very much about the joy and richness that our father talked about. Unfortunately I never truly appreciated it since I ate out so much before going to college.

Leisureguy, I think the point of a "DIY Recipe" is to make something yourself that one -- even one who enjoys cooking -- would usually just buy prepackaged.

Thanks for this post, I was never sure weather I needed to wash or not!

A lovely apple pie... Well, that's more of my year-around favorite pie :)

I loved Bittman's article as well. I've started cooking almost exclusively vegetarian -- mostly because of this site -- and his advice is great. Just six months ago, I didn't think it was cooking u...

Some QFC stores in Seattle have these too! I wonder if you end up saving money by buying small portions since the weight of the plastic/sticker invariably drives up the cost. Not to me...