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My pet peeve is when you can't find what you're looking for, and there is no staff ANYWHERE to help you. Every store should have those nifty red phones that Target does: and help is just a call away. Excellent Customer Service marks for Target.

This cracks me up.

I am totally trying this with my leftover BS's from Thanksgiving! Asian Bam!

I burned my hands, 30 years ago, making salsa for the first time. My hands were on fire: I tried soaking them in ice water, milk, scrubbing with baking soda, lemon, assorted creams. We finally called the emergency room, and they sympathetically said, 'there's nothing you can do: it will wear off in 4-6 hours." That was no comfort. That week I got my canning manual from Bell Jars. In fine red print, on pg. 20, it said, 'Caution: wear rubber gloves when working with jalapeno peppers.' Today I am still deathly afraid of jalapenos. I won't go near one, without rubber gloves on. I slice, scoop the seeds out with a spoon, and continue on." Everybody: heed my warning: Wear rubber gloves, while cutting jalapenos!. --Momma Mary

A half a mango, topped with homemade, vanilla merigue , broiled slightly, till lightly caramel colored : SUBLIME!

My Chinese neighbor taught me how to make these 37 years ago. They are one of my favorites. Thanks for posting this. They are addictive. She just used green onions, not scallions.

Well, as interesting and intriguing as this recipe sounds, this young couple with kids, has to find a way to cook a spectacular dish, quicker, and with fewer ingredients. Busy people just do not have the time to cook this way. Also, in my opinion, all the time spent at this, when a meal gets eaten so quickly, and seldom remembered, is not worth all the trouble.

This makes me yearn for spring, and a new view toward my 'micro greens' appearing. I'll just snip them right a way, instead of waiting for them to reach maturity. Yay Micro Greens!

I have a beautiful antique armoire in my 'great room' that is used to double as a pantry, office & kitchen supplies center.

30 years ago, a Chinese friend would host little Chinese lunches for me and another neighbor. She would never let us help her do the dishes. One year I finally found outwhy . She liked doing the dishes the 'Chinese' way: to conserve water and soap. Same idea. Water in a coffee cup, squirt of soap. I use the green 3M scour pads, dip, scrub and rinse. Voila! What a 'green' way to do the dishes!