I do grab store-bought crusts because I'm cooking in someone else's kitchen and things I take for granted like a food processor are just not available. Its sad but I end up making the simplest des...

I stocked up early but there is more pumpkin this year than in other years, I think the store is being really good about restocking due to news of the shortage---however I live in Illinois where Li...

I was also surprised how much better this is than honey and butter separately.---I originally had it with some sort of semolina cake (like cornbread) that was flavored with orange zest.

Totally agree--although I blended mine after cooking to make it easier to bottle for work etc.

Yes---and I find it really disturbing in most cases. 10 cases of pop and 3 bags of apples, yeah maybe they were on sale but still... An entire cart filled with lean cuisine--- nothing...

yeah, the family hangs out drinking an hour or two after dinner and then grabs dessert so we keep a nice selection

wow

Now these are admittedly cool and yet I think my reaction would be that somebody bought them. I think rustic has a little more impact on me.

pecans--walnuts---sliced almonds, stocked up last week.

I peel because its faster than getting all the dirt off.

Just finished a batch of pear butter this weekend, but in terms of applesauce you should really try plum applesauce, just use even numbers of the fruits and leave the skin on the quartered plums fo...

I do love it especially the snow scene but I already have a ring of Christmas trees which comes out once a year and an octopus that has made it out twice---there is some variation with these pans w...

It totally sucks but as I understand it, its all about ad revenue and for a magazine where people tend to laugh at Kraft and Jello and other major brands it makes advertising hard. I really don't ...

In the US rice is relatively clean and does not require washing however it is also fortified with vitamins so if you wash it the nutrition is not as good. This factoid is from the book Seduct...

Goat is really excellent although I don't usually see it available.

Apparently canned pumpkin is made from a type of pumpkin which is tan and has some similarity to the butternut squash, so you really don't get the same effects from fresh and from canned.

This is a great idea!

They make a trans-fat free version of Crisco in the green can which is essentially equivalent to the original.

Table what table, I'm a couch eater on weeknights--there are flowers on the coffee table though.

I have multiple sets around 4 sets are separated and one is left intact. The intact one gets used when things have pesky measurements like 3/4 tablespoon and things like that.