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Using a blender (instead of food processor) is the secret to getting perfectly smooth homemade hummus.

I love the idea of an outdoor chandelier! I assume the wiring was modified for outdoor use...can you tell us how you did it? Thanks!

Another vote for a post on Isa and Terry's supercool vegan empire! Love those two!

What does it mean for cheese to be "kept in plastic for too long"? I'm always wary of cheese wrapped in plastic because I'm concerned about toxins leaching from the plastic into the cheese, but does plastic make the cheese taste different? Should I face all cheese that's been wrapped in plastic?

It's Jenny here again. I know there's some speculation about the $20/meal I was spending. To clarify, I do live in a mountain town where transportation makes things kind of expensive, but I also tend to spend a lot of money on meals because I buy an awful lot of organic/local food and also specialty ingredients because I like to be adventurous and to "wow" people. It's not uncommon for me to spend an entire day planning and preparing a meal. But why do I feel I need to cook like this all the time? Because food is what I bring to a relationship, what makes me a "cool" girlfriend. I don't really have other talents so I throw myself into culinary pursuits like nothing else. But this can lead to anxiety; I feel like I need to keep it up or I won't be wanted anymore. Then it's a spiral of resentment and anger and burnout. As many of you pointed out, this compulsion is a symptom of larger problems. You'll be glad to know I started counseling today :-).