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"Suddenly I realized: even though I'd only been there for an hour at most, I found myself feeling completely at home. Was it the tea? The snacks? The wool blanket wrapped around my shoulders? The accumulating snow outside? I guess true hospitality is like that: it's subtle. It's seamless. You don't realize you're getting it until after you're already comfortable."

Lovely prose, perfectly describing true hospitality! It's really the quiet, natural, little things, isn't it?


Tea Time: The Quickest Way To Make a Guest Feel Welcome
2/10/12 7:22 PM

I am with the above commenters. Slow and steady and never cold turkey. Toward the end, if you do feel a little headache coming on, give yourself a break, and up the caffiene a bit that day. No race here, you just want to feel good!

Also when I go caffiene-free I kind of miss that little break that coffee gave me. Sub it with nice bubbly waters, a splash of Pom juice, and a twist of lime. Continue to treat yourself well!


Going Caffeine-Free: What Are Your Best Tips for Kicking a Coffee Habit?
2/2/12 10:20 AM

We call this type of cheese Burrini. Serve on a nice platter with a spreader for the butter and cheese knife for the cheese. The butter is to be spread on good artisan bread and eaten with slices of the cheese. We fight over that butter!


What Can I Do or Make With Manteche Cheese?
Good Questions

1/30/12 10:46 PM

@Emmi- Yes let's hope!

@njw thanks, I'll give the cinnamon a try, and hey it smells great too!


Reader Tip: The Quick & Simple Way to Banish Fruit Flies
8/11/11 9:21 AM

Now if I could only find a way to get rid fo the army of tiny black sugar ants that have invaded my kitchen for the first time ever. Any ideas, or is my only choice pesticides?


Reader Tip: The Quick & Simple Way to Banish Fruit Flies
8/9/11 7:06 PM

Here's a nice round up. http://www.yummly.com/blog/2011/06/10-jello-shots-worth-the-hangover/

Now off to check on those other sites!


Help Me Find the Perfect Jell-O Shot Recipe!
Food News for Thursday, June 9

6/10/11 7:16 AM

Very cheerful and cute idea. Hopefully we will have some candy left!


Got Easter Candy? Make Easter Candy Bark
4/25/11 3:58 PM

I too enjoy the whistle of trains in the background and do find it homey and not loud. Trains remind me of days gone by and how my great grandfather worked in a railyard. We stayed in a little house on the river near Portland OR and a train passed several times a day and while most found it annoying my kids and I loved watching those powerhouses pass each time! Beautiful use of "debris."


Wine Storage From Antique Railroad Supplies
4/11/11 7:24 AM

...and a pear is a pome:)


Weekend Meditation: A Pear and a Poem
3/27/11 9:47 AM

@IndieArmyWife I'm with you. We did this back in the mid 90's, learned it from another 82nd wife at Fort Bragg. My hubby loved them. Nothing new under the sun, only recycled with a twist.


Cupcakes In a Jar! The Latest Cupcake Craze
3/25/11 10:49 PM

Name: Get Off Your Butt and Bake
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Name: Foodalogue
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Name: 3 B's Baseball Baking and Books
URL: http://www.baseballbakingandbooks.com/

Name: Dinners for a Year and Beyond
URL: http://dinnersforayear.blogspot.com/

Name: One Ordinary Day
URL: http://oneordinaryday.wordpress.com/

Name: The Italian Dish
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The Homies: Best Home Cooking Blog of 2011?
submit your nominations...

1/18/11 8:05 PM

Thanks I made these over the weekend, twice and loved them. I did not bother to roll out, I cut them right in the dish. Next I will try them with garlic like Faith had suggested. Blogged it today.
http://tinyurl.com/2aew2xv


Classic Biscuit Recipe: Butter Dips
12/13/10 7:30 AM

Great round up. The butter dips look most interesting, super comfort food all the way. will have to try these very soon! Thanks.


Meatball Lasagna, Cream Cheese Breakfast Bars & Bialys
This Weeks' Recipes

12/10/10 4:55 PM

This one??
http://www.bigredkitchen.com/2009/11/super-fast-company-bread.html

It uses canned biscuits, but the same effect can be used by layering bread dough in this fashion. Some may even use frozen raw dough rolls and defrost them then layer in this fashion. I hope this helps, I hate when I lose a recipe!


Can You Help Me Find This Pull-Apart Bread Recipe?
Good Questions

11/17/10 4:00 PM

This has been a great week in the kitchn. So refreshing and interesting, thanks for the inspiration!


Retro Recipes: Marilyn Monroe's Sourdough Stuffing
The New York Times

11/12/10 9:52 AM

Add 1 part Benedictine to 1 part brandy for a B&B on the rocks.


What Can I Do With Cheap Brandy?
Good Questions

10/7/10 9:10 PM

@caeebe- just warm. I do the boil the water method as stated above and the food does stay warm but cools rather quickly once the container is opened. Ok for 2 of my kids but my other reheats it all agian, so not worth the effort for him!


Skip The Microwave: Preheat Your Lunch At Home
9/2/10 2:29 PM

I had no idea they would even break, my Ma's is 30 years old, and mine 20. Did I just jinx myself? Hope not, knock wood, genuflect, spit spit, salt over the right shoulder, or is it the left?

Thanks for this post it will be a great help to us all. Another reason I love thekitchn!!


What Do To If Your KitchenAid Stand Mixer Breaks
8/31/10 3:18 PM

We like to pour a can of Hansen's Root Beer in our KitchenAid ice cream maker for a delicious slushy, even better with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!


5 Foods To Enjoy Frozen That Normally Aren't
8/2/10 1:19 PM

I am with coffeejitters. We have used lotsahelpinghands.com many times and were able to help a very young widow with 3 children, a friend who lost her baby, and one who had breast cancer. We set up meals, lawn mowing, childcare, errands, rides for kids, house cleaning and whatever they needed. Very private and efficient.

http://www.lotsahelpinghands.com/


Do You Know a Good Website for Coordinating Meals? | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn
7/24/10 6:41 PM