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Have you tried the Trader Joe's tomato red pepper soup? It's actually really yummy.

"hungry, cold, and maybe ill" on the streets.

Dear factoryfk - I don't have an answer or know how to help, but thank you for posting! I was thinking of doing the same thing with a fire and now I wont.

Thank you for the clarifications about commercially produced varieties of figs. I have some ripe figs in the fridge and had been so grossed out by the (yes, vague) article that I almost threw them out!

I agree that TJ's is a hit or miss and glad for the tip that these are good -- perfect for my favorite artichoke recipe: baked white fish with artichokes, fava beans, white fish, tomatoes and harissa sauce!

Hi Jenny, great question. I hope you can have a straightforward conversation with your bf, because money issues and feeling like you're doing more of the work can be really stressful.

Like another commentator, my boyfriend and I just put all of our receipts in a shoebox, with our initials on them. At the end of each month, we see what the total is, split it in two, and whoever paid less upfront for things evens up then.

My boyfriend is about 160lb and I'm 95lb, so obviously he eats a lot more than I do. The compromise is that we drive his car a lot more than mine, so he ends up paying more for gas.

We also split chores evenly. It helps that our schedules match up and we like to do everything together anyway: we shop together, we prepare and cook food together, and we clean up together. One person doesn't get to sit down while the other person is working on a meal that we've both enjoyed. If I find that I'm shopping more, then I just make a list for him and ask him to go the next time.

Hope you find a system that works. But make sure you talk about it, otherwise resentment will just build up!

I would make this if it weren't for the raw eggs.

And yes, can we drop the invocations of guilt (or guiltlessness)? Health is a different matter and requires less moralizing.

I agree with ErinEO.

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a little vinegar mixed with water is best!

Spring rolls are super easy to do with friends. Get spring roll wrappers (the round, transparent rice wrappers) and cook up rice vermicilli noodles. Put these out on the table with a big bowl of water or two for dipping the spring roll wrappers (rest on plates to soften).

You can also lay out the filling: One component is some kind of protein, like chicken, shrimp, or tofu (all of which are good marinated in satay sauce); I also add scrambled eggs sliced up in ribbons.

The other component is a set of herbs. Mint, basil, and cilantro are musts for me. Besides those, you could do sliced up tomatoes, ribbons of carrot, bean sprouts, green onions, and lettuce for crunch.

Finally, have some dipping sauce, like store-bought peanut sauce, sweet chili sauce, or you can make a sauce by combining (in descending proportions) sugar, water, lime juice, fish sauce, and chili peppers.

Everyone should have her own plate for wrapping. We eat as we go, fill/wrap a spring roll, eat, fill/wrap a spring roll, eat, etc. :)