Kelly H's Profile

I've been grappling with this same issue... no luck. I'll be hanging on every comment.

I usually crave something salty/crunchy. I try to plan ahead and have healthy things on hand but... I fail.

I have a bread machine that I used to use weekly -- but only on the "dough" cycle. I take the bread out before the last rising so I can shape it into a baguette.

The past couple of times, though, the bread hasn't been very good -- it hasn't risen enough. I don't know if it's a problem with the bread maker (it's a Sunbeam, about a year old) or with the weather (hot and humid South).

I'm going to try making it all myself and see if I can get the hang of it.

We had laminate floors in our kitchen, but we had a major spill on our move-in day (the previous owner hadn't shut the water to the ice maker off when they took the 'fridge -- so when we turned the water on, the ice maker feed flooded the kitchen). The planks cupped and contracted, leaving large gaps that collected debris.

We had ceramic tile put in instead. We have a beaglador -- beagle/lab -- he spit-shines, too -- but he also dribbles about half of what he drinks, so we're always mopping up after him. It's a piece of cake on the tile.

When my husband and I were first dating, he made a fantastic cherry cheesecake for my birthday. He told me it was his grandfather's recipe.

After we got married and I was combining our cookbooks, I found the recipe -- a photocopy of a Philadelphia Cream Cheese box.

We've used coffee grounds as part of a rub for grilled salmon -- it was wonderful.

I think I'd have to go with the stiletto cake.

Grilled portabellos

Count me in!

Pastrami and swiss... dijon mustard. Yum!