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My mom's been trying to find the recipe for my grandmother's amazing chocolate cake...the icing/frosting has always been the hard part to replicate, and I haven't successfully found the recipe...

Until possibly now! This sounds about perfect, and my mom is visiting on Thursday so it is a perfect time to test the recipe! Thank you!

If you are so addicted to internet access that you can't even have a nice meal at a cafe or a drink at a coffee shop without checking your email, you might want to reanalyze your life.

I'd say it's different if it's job-related...but really, it's not: if your job is so entangled with your daily tasks that you can't stand an hour without WiFi, you might want to step away from it for a bit and de-stress yourself (I've been there; I quit...after several incidences where my boss called me and yelled at me while I was on vacation that had been on the calendar for months, or during the weekend).

It's a bit bothersome that hacking your local WiFi source is an article here, I have to admit.

Blueschiz: I think they mean the custard/ice cream base, not the machine itself!

It looks absolutely lovely, but the work required to get the books seems a bit impractical -- even with the explanation as to how they reach them. Reaching around the glass handrail, there's still a shelf or two that are completely inaccessible...unless you have giraffes in the family.

I'm not a huge fan of bookshelves that are "just for show" -- I prefer bookshelves with easy access, where the books are actually read. Like I said, this set-up looks absolutely lovely, but is rather impractical for someone who actually likes to read.

JMorey is right -- Gmail does let you link your accounts together, and it's really simple. It tells you which address got which email, and is a pretty easy way of organizing your mail.

Unless you're using multiple email servers (Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL, your own domain), and even then Gmail does allow account linkage between a lot of services, MailPlane seems a bit redundant.

You didn't mention that the Nespresso machine is SIGNIFICANTLY less expensive than the other two machines named. Nespresso machines, with or without the milk frother, range from $250 - $400, whereas Saeco and Jura run $800 - $4000.

Nespresso is also its own brand; your title should read "Nespresso Delonghi," not the other way around :)

sarahisme: If you're buying the typical ultra-pasteurized stuff that most grocery stores carry, it should be good well past the expiration date (usually at least a week). Unless you're getting fresh/raw milk from your local dairy/farmers market, you might want to check the temperature settings on your fridge!

I've lived in Maryland, Arizona, and Ohio. Of the 3, Maryland has the most bizarre variations of laws (as listed in the article, they vary county-to-county; some counties won't sell liquor on Sundays [in both bars and stores], some can't sell past certain times [in both bars and stores], one even allows sales in grocery stores).

Arizona was terrific because you could pick up your booze at the grocery store, but having worked in a grocery store out there, I also know that liquor is one of the most stolen items that the stores stock. We were always warned to never mess with folks in the liquor aisles, even if it looked like they were stealing stuff.

Where I am currently, Ohio, they allow sale of beer and wine (and hard cider) in grocery stores, as well as liquors...up to 21% alcohol. Meaning that things like schnapps and other liqueurs can be acquired at the grocery store, as can diluted versions of vodka, gin, whiskey, etc (this is something I've never seen before). but if you want the stuff above 40 proof, you've got to go to a state store.

Personally, I have never had an issue with the state stores; they usually have a pretty decent selection, and all of the ones I've been to have been clean and set up to be welcoming (not hole-in-the-wall, feel-like-a-criminal-walking-in places), and most have a pretty decent selection of stuff. If you want true specialty stuff, you have to drive down to Kentucky (The Party Source, best selection I've seen anywhere), but the state stores are pretty decent otherwise :)

That ladder concept would be wonderful for growing herbs on a porch or patio...but instead of a how-to, it just links to a product for sale (and at quite a price for a planter).

It's a concept I might try, but outside of a pretty picture for inspiration, this post didn't help too much in actually creating one!

I've got the latest issue of Bon Appetit sitting here on my desk at work -- I've been subscribed for a couple years, though it's always been through Sur La Table's "Get a free subscription when you buy $50+" program.

Pretty pictures, good recipes, but truthfully? If I'm looking for something new, something specific, or something that just pops out at me, I'm going to be turning to websites/blogs like this one. And please keep in mind I work in print and have quite an appreciation for it!

I agree with Pierogi -- if I pick up a magazine, I want articles. I can find quick tips and tricks about style (and styling your meals) online, I can find recipes in cookbooks and cooking blogs, but if I want those things nestled amongst bigger stories and articles, I would assume magazines were what I'd turn to. Generally today, though, blogs and websites (and cookbooks!) tend to rank well over magazines because magazines lack the big, interesting articles they once had.