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i HAVE this oven, not the exact same model but very similar. My experience is that if you pull the broiler door our about 6" and crack the door, it's about 350-400. Just fiddle with it, you will get the hang off it.

i caught my boyfriend of 2 years cheating on me the week before christmas, the week after our parents met and just before i purchased the engagement ring i spent months searching for. it hurt. we didn't even live together, but the this was the house we were planning on starting our lives in. he decorated it and put a lot of energy into it. it dripped with the painful reminder of him - i hated being at home.

first, i emptied the contents of my bar into my stomach, slept for a week and then CLEANED. every square inch was fresh and sparkling. I rearranged furniture, changed art work, bought new sheets and bed spread, switched rugs, just did a lot to make it feel like a fresh new space.

considering the nature of our split, i gave him a very short and highly monitored window of time to collect and remove his things. everything else was tossed, torched or donated.

open a few windows, light a candle, say a prayer, chase their spirit out of the house and remember that life goes on. 6 months later, I'm 20lbs lighter, I'm doing better at work, my friends and family are saying they see a light in me that's been out for years, and I met someone who is the most amazing man - - I'm wiser for the experience and you will be too.

i have a similar couch that im about to replace - its time to let go

How timely - I'm at the tail end of a hangover now!

order out, the mess isn't worth it

I know I'm going to sound like a debbie downer - but nothing. All of the vegetables I used now are frozen, nothing has that really vibrant flavor or color. Winter foods are just so heavy and unappealing to me; I can't wait to make....something in the spring.

I had a really fun interaction with a stock boy at store when i asked him to help me find a dobie...he thought i meant something else haha

If I do it to my sister - i get a crossed eyed look, a refill on my wine, and pointed to the living room

If I do it to my mother - I get a crossed eyed look, a smack with the spatula and pointed to the living room

If I do it to a friend - I get my wine replaced with cooking utensils, an apron, and lose my comfy to seat to the host, who is now reclined and enjoying the conversation while I'm left in the kitchen

Just refill your wine and enjoy the conversation :)

i made my first "pie" this past weekend using the recipe below. I've messed up almost every pastry recipe ever and this worked great, even after i had to reshape because i didnt add enough flour to my surface when rolling it out.

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/rustic-apple-tart

don't give it up for free and don't patent it! if it's patented, then the recipe is public knowledge and everybody can find out how to make them. recipes like the formula for coke or kfc's chicken are highly guarded, so much so that the recipes are split between top execs so no one person knows the whole recipe. I'm sure your cookies are far better than coke or kfc. Maybe, if the cookie required a certain spice blend or ingredient list over a special process, package the ingredients and sell them in batches to the chef and the public. Price them to cover your costs, to create a brand for them, for their specialness and then a little pocket money for yourself.

what kind of magic cookies are these anyway, i'd love to know?