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i love this savory preparation of oats: http://beetgoeson.blogspot.com/2008/12/avena-con-setas.html

use it in a bloody mary or dirty martini. i'm also a big fan of re-pickling. and i've been known to drink the brine straight : )

to make wedges more efficiently, slice perpendicularly through the white membrane while the fruit is halved; it's faster than making a notch in each wedge individually and guarantees you won't mis...

they might be convenient, but ultimately they're just landfill along with whatever waste and pollution was created in making them.

the snow in new york city screams out for a warm, homey pork stew. also baking some cheesecake brownies to take to work.

i think the method soap refills have that packaging, which, for liquids at least, appears to be better than bulky plastic bottles. for my baking needs, this packaging seems impractical, but if i w...

aw man do i love me some custard. this pie sounds delicious.

apple or applesauce bread with cinnamon and ginger would be great this time of year. you could also do a sort of apple coffeecake, maybe upside or not, but with some sort of streusel-y element.

that looks sooo decadent. cool picture of the apple!

this sounds like a great excuse to buy a propane torch. lovely!

i love the photos, and the recipe sounds great!

literally light my taste buds on fire? geez, i hope not! but a gal does love her roux.

i had decided on chili-and-fixins before i found out that obama loves to cook chili, so now i'm extra excited to make it. for some odd reason i'm craving artichoke-spinach dip, which i haven't eat...

soy, corn, shellfish, and tropical fruits are the worst for me, resulting in rashes and sometimes headaches. my rashes can be exacerbated by beef, lamb, duck, asparagus, artichokes, ...

honey crisps rule.

i would prefer to use a multi-tasking ice cream scoop which works great for muffins and cupcakes and can help ensure equal portions go into each well.

hi revolution9, thx for the offer! i have a recipe i'm committing to (and that i happen to looove) because it's too late to test run anything else, but i would love to see what ya got! emai...

i'm about to embark on making my first wedding cake, too. the catch: it can't have dairy or eggs (bride is allergic). so i'm making at least one trial run, tiers and all-- good thing there are o...

actually, olives are fruit, not vegetable : ) sometimes i'll get the best of both worlds and mix olive oil with a higher smoke-point oil if i want a little more flavor when i'm brow...

i had an amazing version of this at pizzaiolo in oakland, california recently. it included cucumbers and coriander and the loveliest, creamiest avocado on a thick-cut slice of rustic, wood-fired t...