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I don't get along with people who fall under the comment "Some people don't like to cook bacon at home because it can smell up the kitchen and indeed your whole house" - whenever I cook bacon (or even better, cook onions in leftover bacon grease!) I always comment that someone needs to come up with a perfume that smells like this. To me, there is NOO better smell than bacon cooking :-)

Made this tonite and it was/is ABSURDLY AMAZING!!!

I have terra cotta kitchen floor and would NOT reccommend it all. My biggest issue with them is that when you stand on them for long periods of time, it kills your back. There is no natural give like wood floors have, so as a result I have a series of ugly, but back saving, chef mats through out the kitchen. I love to really cook and before I got the mats, I was in tears from the lower back pain, granted I seem to be suspectible to it for some reason, but it's a huge factor.

Strangely enough, Costco sells buffalo mozzarella and its simply divine. I've bother it ever since discoveringit in Italy years ago. Gotta love Costco!

Concur about stop & shop being HORRIFIC. I live in a busy area close to NYC and S&S is abysmal for produce, meat and prices in general. Shoprite is here and while not the prettiest store, their prices ROCK, the quality is AMAZING and broad array of all items, including Organic. only thing they aren't super strong is international hard to find things, but that doesn't stop the love I have for them.

should the banana be peeled or unpeeled?

you can always bring a chafing dish and throw a sterno under it to keep something warm - ie chicken/beef wellington or get one of those nifty insulated serving bowls/dishes that keep things cold (ie grain salad, green salad). Alternately, bring heavy apps - ie filet on mini toasts w/horseradish, chicken satay on sticks, etc. people will eat that first so it won't go bad.

NY times magazine posted an article 2 summers ago about Pinapple Daquiris that Mayr Ed Koch used to love - hands down it's the best summer drink. It calls for coco lopez - but be warned, we blew out a few blenders that first summer we made so many!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/magazine/04food-t-000.html

my three kids all had lice last week (GROSS) and I learned that things that can not be washed (ie helmets) can be put in the freezer to kill the buggers. as a crazy precaution, I also put all jackets, hats, etc in the freezer too after washing them in hot water and putting them in the highest heat dryer. it was a long exhausting week, but I was thankful for my large basement freezer.

make a salmon mousse and pipe it onto hothouse cucumber slices. garnish with something pretty. it's deelish, beautiful and low carb too :-)