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It's funny you say that. Last week (before Thanksgiving) I was looking for corn syrup in the baking aisle and had to ask for help. The store employee started by saying "this is the aisle you want to avoid until January..."

I'm vegetarian, and my husband is a picky eater and doesn't like tomatoes and some of the less common vegetables, so getting him to be adventurous is always a challenge. That said, I think people stress a bit too much about what he won't eat and make things more complicated than necessary.

He actually didn't start eating tofu until a business trip to Japan. So for him it was a question of trying different styles of cooking tofu. We now have veggies and tofu over rice often (of course he won't let me season it so we put our own sauces on the dish). Veggie burgers are a good option, once he finds a brand he likes. That's easy to cook for him while the rest of the family has a meat dish, and the burger doesn't always have to be eaten with a bun. Good luck.

I picked up a heated handle of a pot a few weeks ago. I put my hand under running, cool water. A little while later I held an ice pack for a few minutes at a time, but not too long because it was too cold. I didn't think it was bad enough to do any different treatment.

I'm conflicted because many people say to rinse grains such as rice, quinoa and others. toasting and rinsing are mutually exclusive, so which should I strive for?

I bought a jar of tamarind a few years ago. I told a friend about the purchase and she said "and so it will sit in your cupboard." It's possible I used it once, I can't remember. But I love sumac, I discovered it a few years ago. I mostly use it for a cold pasta dish I created around the spice.

My basil is much smaller than last year. This year I picked up lime basil. I've been pinching off flowers just about every day lately. And my cilantro plant is budding as well. That's a chore.

I made the Warm Potato Salad with Cilantro and Toasted Cumin for a BBQ we had on the 4th, and it was a huge favorite!

I have to agree. I really like the counter top.

Just reading before the jump made my mouth water. Not exactly last minute, but I mix tahini, non-fat yogurt, cumin and dill for a great creamy, healthy dressing. It also works well as a dip.

I go for the natural stuff, the fewer ingredients the better. I used to buy peanut butter from Fairway where they had a machine that crushed the peanuts into butter right in front of you. Then they started adding oil.