Salt Water's Profile

What a silly thing to say- "The proximity to the ocean and access to bountiful fresh produce year round..."
Proximity to the ocean in Venice has nothing to do availablity of a variety of produce. She probably goes to Whole Foods on Lincoln and Rose like all the other Yuppies.

What's next, salad served on a Petri dish?

Srsly...this is a first world problem and and a clear signal that you girls have waaay too much time on your hands.

There's a lot of misinformation out there about what exactly constitutes a Margarita.

I would have reported them to the cheese police but seriously, serving cheese at the wrong temp is unforgivable. My question to you is this: why didn't you send it back?

While I'm not going to say that I've spent hours and hours calculating and researching the source for the lowest cost/highest quality ingredients I did practice thrift in procuring good medjools and peanuts. I live in a large metro area and have access to several retailers so I can shop and compare prices easily. For example I avoid the high cost of Whole Foods but I'm satisfied with the quality at Henry's and Trader Joe's for the ingredients. Now realize that you're making small batches- only one pan at a time which yield as many as 10 or so servings which will last over a week even if you eat them every day.
Bottom line- after shopping, prepping, making the bars and finally cutting them up and wrapping them individually I've found that my time and pursuit of happiness is better spent buying my Larabars at Trader Joe's ($1.29 ea.), Target and even supermarkets when they go on sale.
BTW- I'm very careful with what I do with these food bars. I really only eat them prior to the work-outs 3 to 5 times a week which are swimming, surfing and paddling. They deliver plenty of energy without the bulk of a big meal and I can go hard for two hours or so on one bar chased with a half liter of water.
PS- Have you tried Kit's Organic Fruit and Nut Bars? They are the equivalent of Larabars made by Clif. They're just as good and the only difference I've found is the prices differ but only by a few cents.
PSS- Nutrition info for Larabars and Kit's Organic is available online from their web sites.

That's a nice cake pan. I love old, tried and true kitchen and cooking items that still work better than their modern replacements.
Case in point: Cast iron pots and pans and older vegetable peelers. Newer vegetable peelers are made of stainless steel. The old ones are actual carbon steel and remain sharp for (almost) ever. I actually collect old vegetable peelers. I find them at yard sales and can easily obtain them by way of my superior bargaining skills for next to nothing.

Those look like yams, not sweet potatos. What's up with that?

The video hit "How to Boil Water" will soon to be followed by "How to Freeze Water".

$340 for a roasting pan? That's so 80's.
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