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two words: peanut butter

now it's just a matter of deciding what's worse - buying plastic wrapped toilet paper from the grocery store, or buying paper wrapped toilet paper that needs to be shipped to you on a gas eating UP...

Just this morning I bought plane tickets to Austin so the timing of this is perfect!

They aren't recyclable where we are, so for a while we were saving them and turning them into blocks for the kids. I didn't realize how much milk we went through until we were overrun with milk ca...

I think the only problem with buying or making gumpaste flowers is that once gumpaste co-mingles with buttercream it starts to break down and get soft, so a couple of days in storage could leave th...

I trace around the pan and then cut just inside the line so it fits - if it's any bigger than the bottom of the inside of the pan the cake edges get messed up. The easiest way, if yo...

I think the best way to fill cups is a big pastry bag, especially if you're making a lot of cupcakes - it takes no time at all. The ziploc bag is a good alternative, just remember to cut the hole ...

I store all of my baking things in giant plastic pretzel jars from Costco. We go through the pretzels like crazy so I have more than enough for 10x sugar, flour, etc. Also like that they have a sc...

I have the UtliTea kettle based on the recommendation of this site and I LOVE it. Wanted one that wasn't plastic and that didn't cost a ton and this fit the bill. There are various settings depen...

It's about time! We just got a new fridge with water in the door so have put our Brita to rest, after almost 10 years of use (and countless filters). Wish I'd held on to them!

#1 has always worked for me - just whack the pants off of it on a mixer with a paddle. Just when you think it's never going to come together, it does! I've found this tends to happen more using BC...

I love this little girl. Happy Birthday Maddie!

I'm proud to say that Lucy Goosey is my niece - and she is quite the dumpling! Happy Birthday, Lucy!!!!

thanks everyone. I just called the granite place my contractor recommended and they work with a supplier called M Teixeira. Am going to get an estimate from them. The saleswoman said that she knew...

@sleek - huh? news to me - why?

We're just putting the final touches on our Ikea kitchen plan when I came across this. Currently going with Adel Birch, but am a bit intrigued by these. Going to look into it. Thanks for making th...

I've been on twitter for a while and have recently started following a bunch of food and baking bloggers - including @everydayfooddeb and her colleagues! I also follow Whole Foods and some other c...

Very cool - love the rug in the kitchen! Looked that the previous post and can't find what kind of countertops they used. Does anyone know?

dumb question - but if it's rated for outdoor use, is it still ok to use it inside? I know - probably a really dumb question!

I second the recommendation for Chocosphere! I searched all over for the best price for bulk Valrhona cocoa and they were by far the least expensive, even with shipping. Great selection too!