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+1 for those locks being really dangerous. My grandma was visiting a relative's house that caught on fire. The relative kept the key on the doorway directly above the door. My grandma didn't know and therefore barely got out of the house alive. She spent three months in a burn center. You may know where the key is, but will your guests?

Spicy peanut sauce has red curry paste in it. Has anybody tried to do a tofu satay? I think peanut sauce would also be good for dipping raw or roasted veggies. I have Nancy McDermott's Real Thai cookbook, and it is excellent. She has a vegetarian version, which I have not cooked from. It might be a good source of ideas for vegetarian uses for curry pastes.

The second one is interesting. I could see doing something like that in a San Francisco Victorian kitchen. But on the whole, these kitchens are gag-inducing. They are way too big. And I also suspect a kitchen like these would see less cooking than my relative hovel. But hey, these people need some cabinet and counter space for all their Williams Sonoma Gadgets, right?

Yay! Thanks for posting the link to the Past with Carrots, Risotto-style. I made it tonight, and it was excellent! I'm definitely making that again.

Have:

Electric Kettle (another big tea drinker)
Kitchen Aid Mixer
Slow Cooker (for beans!)

In Dire Need of:
Food Processor

With much debate, decided to do without:
Microwave
Toaster Oven

My kitchen is way too small to house the appliances I used to have. But not having a microwave or toaster has taught me how great toast from a cast iron skillet is, and how easy and tasty stovetop popcorn can be.

This method is similar to the directions on the back of the Safeway store brand kernels that I have. I just made popcorn on the stove for the first time a few days ago and could not believe how easy it was. I used olive oil for the oil and was surprised that the popcorn actually tasted buttery more than olive oily. I am probably going to do this all the time now. It's a great reasonably healthy snack.

Where are those carrot vending machines? I grew up in Bakersfield, CA. My high school was a test site for Surge Cola, so we were inundated with vending machines selling 25¢ diabetes-in-a-can. Bakersfield, CA also happens to be where almost every baby carrot sold in the US is manufactured. I am crossing my fingers that these baby carrot vending machines are at a high school in my hometown. I'm sure they're not...but I would be very happy if they were.

That Pork tinga, above, is soo good, and you can make it in a crockpot!

There is a recipe for this is Gourmet Today! Here's a link to what I believe to be the same recipe: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Tuna-Noodle-Casserole-109434

I really wanted to make Tuna Casserole earlier this year but then it got too hot. I'm going to try it this fall. Cooks Illustrated also has a great recipe for Green Bean Casserole, minus the condensed soup, that I made last Thanksgiving.

What a beautiful space. I could definitely live there.