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Also, @stationeryfiend, even though the author used Mazen's name umpteen times, you still got it wrong!! It's MazEn, not MazAn. So....maybe she could use it a couple more times. ;-)

Love it, thank you. I am also not a fan of meat substitutes. I am lactose and soy intolerant and although I love the freshness and wholesomeness of a lot of vegan cooking, there are also a lot of things that qualify as vegan that I don't particularly find nourishing...sugar, french fries, pasta, etc and sooo often there is some kind of soy product serving to substitute for dairy or meat...I completely get what Sara Kate is saying and bookmarked this page for cooking something great in the future!

I made my own out of desperation once when we were drunkenly eating fries in the middle of the night and ran out completely. There may have been a snowstorm as well. Whatever it was, the situation was desperate and I love my ketchup (Heinz, only Heinz). Strangely enough the stuff I DID make using a can of tomato paste was delicious and very close to the real deal. Since then however I have only been tempted to make from scratch for reasons of health. You have inspired me to try again however.

Wow. Quite a masculine space...I think my bf would also have tool things in place of regular furniture if I acquiesced. I was blown away by the pulley-elevator. I think this is the first wheel-chair accessible space I've seen featured on AT and I hope it won't be the last.

Made a lovely soup tonight - curried lentils with diced sweet potato & spinach. Light base of coconut milk, chicken stock and water. Main spices: coriander, tumeric, cumin, saffron, cayenne, cilantro. Simmer onion in your fat of choice. Add spices in seeds. Add liquids and lentils. When lentils are soft, puree. Add cubed sweet potato. At the very end add spinach & cilantro, salt/fish sauce, black pepper, lemon juice to taste. Fragrant, warming, healthy, delicious.

Ditto - sophieso. So happy to see this because I missed it the first time around and I think it's so gorgeous...wish I could live with all that white but I think I'm too dirty. It
*is* staged but I don't care...AT has a mix of offerings, some are more staged than others and they are all good for inspiring you or validating you or whatever. The description patrick pointed out is definitely gaggy. This one is inspiring. Having just thrown a christmas party I find particularly useful their lighting and set ups for food and drink. Also wish I had a fireplace. Anyhow I love it and I didn't even notice that they're selling something. Whatever they're selling I'm buying!!! Just joking.

The apartment itself is stunning...I agree with posters that the style of the interior feels forced and is competing with more than complementing the fabulous shell. The scale and placement of the furnishings is good and I'm not bothered by all the lucite but why all the pattern? Dots and peeping faces and faux baroque-y modern things on upholstery and cushions and rugs...it just ends up looking very cheap. That kind of "busy" uber-decorated look seems to work better where there isn't so much architectural detail. There's so much to work with (or against) here - the wood paneling, the moldings, the leather built in seats and the amazing lighting fixtures. And what is up with the xmas lights? Is that seasonal? It looks like the tenant was constrained by some rules (if you see the craigslist listing) - 70% of floor space must be covered by carpeting and it looks like the moose is there to stay. I thought the use of carpeting throughout was also a bit weird so that explains that. I would have loved to see this place with simple, modern, luxe furnishings. Oh well.

Weird, the link didn't show. It's here: http://www.amazon.com/Chocolate-Bar-Dark-Pink-Peppercorn/dp/B000F2KTJ0

I wonder what kind of heat efficiency there is around this kind of door. Is it really practical for northern climes?

fat is good for you and doesn't make you fat. eat up.