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This is a lovely, simple chocolate cupcake recipe from Molly on orangette. Her recipe is adapted from Epicurious and Nigella Lawson’s Feast
http://orangette.blogspot.com/2006/05/second-times-cupcake.html?m=1

I made a vegan bread pudding last week using Almond Milk and almond extract instead of vanilla. You can probably do the same with this recipe by omitting the eggs. Tastes better the next day.
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/quickeasydesserts/r/breadpudding.htm

A flexible rubber jar opener works great as a garlic peeler and for removing silk from corn. I think I learned this tidbit from the folks at Cook’s Illustrated. Who also suggests using an decorating icing tip to hull strawberries. Which works very well as long as the berries are not super ripe.

We were given a zyliss avocado tool (halves, pits, scoops, slices and mashes). I wouldn’t go out and buy one but we use this a few times a week.

@Lorra1ne – you can also use your egg slicer for mushrooms and strawberries.
The same friend who gave us the avocado tool gave us a 5 in 1 egg slicer. Again something I wouldn't purchase but have made it a multi-use gadget.

Now an olive oil taster, that is a pointless product.

vegan sweet potato chili

raw egg on rice with hot dog and furikake
fried chicken and tater tots with dijon
turkey congee with iceberg lettuce
chili, cheddar cheese, rice

Making a trial run for Thanksgiving so we're making roasted turkey Cook's Illustrated style, Pasta & Company Winter Bread Salad and mashed sweet potatoes. Also trying to make pear butter. I found a recipe with ginger, cardamon and allspice which is very intriguing.

We have random food at home so we're going to try Fried Cabbage and Potato Cakes, Spicy Sesame Noodles, Mango Lassi and Peach Brandy Crostata. Of course not all served in the same meal.

@abbie mr, your chickpea croquettes sound wonderful. Thank you for sharing!

Keep a bottle of red wine with at least 1"-2" of wine leftover on the kitchen counter. Its a great fruit fly trap and you can leave it out all summer and it does not give off an odor. Just be sure its red wine.

Thanks Comicgeek!