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I have only used my cast iron pan twice to make bacon but the grease just gets completely burnt on. Even if I scour it with kosher salt and hot water, I can't get the burnt on grease to come off. Maybe I'm missing the point and the burnt on grease needs to stay there? I just feel like all of the well-loved cast iron pans that I have seen don't look like they have grime still stuck to them. Each time I have made bacon, I've scoured my pan and then needed to re-season it. Sigh!

That would be amazing! I could stop buying the expensive lactose-free yogurt I buy all the time.

Other than that, completely delicious! (I also modified the recipe and made mine pecan blood orange scones with a Solerno glaze.)

I know I am repeating what others have said, but this is definitely what I needed today. Working on a batch of scones right now and just dropped the shortening on the floor and used too much baking soda.

Not to mention, just a good meditation for the rest of a stressed-out life. One should not fear failure as it can teach you so much.

Half way through making these cinnamon rolls and all of the commenters on Bon Appetit's website are right: you need WAY more flour than the recipe states. The dough is hardly like dough at first and way more like a batter. I got so annoyed at how much flour I had to keep adding to the recipe that I don't even know if I would call my dough "smooth" or "elastic." I just got it to the point where it was under control before letting it rise.

Sigh. I'll post an update once I've managed to roll them out and bake them. They had better be delicious.

I have tile countertops in my rental and I kind of hate them. They were not well cared for before my boyfriend and I moved in so they are cracked, stained, and need to be regrouted. I opted to cover them up several large cutting boards from IKEA instead. Looks way better, easier to clean, and I can pretend I have butcher block countops instead.

Does anyone have a suggestion for really ugly tile countertops?

My new apartment has light yellow tiles for the top of the counter and then a sort of burnt sienna color for the backsplash and the edges of the counter. Aside from the terrible color combo (which is also in the bathroom, grr...) they are a bit worn and chipped in places. I cannot stand them...but since it looks like the granite decal can only be applied to flat surfaces, I can't use it. :(

Although I love Indian food and dislike eating in the break room at the other end of the building, I always eat potent curry dishes in the break room rather than at my desk. While I love the smell of curry, I know that there are people who definitely do not. Of things I never want to smell, though: reheated fish. Blech.

Ah! Where can I get that awesome utensil holder in the last photo? That's way cooler than sticking your forks and knives in some random drawer! And then I could use the random drawer can be used to hide something else less pretty like boxes of parchment paper and aluminum foil.

Wow. Thank you for posting this recipe. I am absolutely terrible at cooking meat and I made this last night and it turned out perfectly! I think I typically ruin things like this: "Is it done yet? Is it done yet? I don't think it's done yet." Proceed to overcook and have rubbery/ inedible chicken leather.