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I'd also like to request a more mobile friendly design, or a mobile site. A couple other blogs I read do that, and it is a nice feature.

Seconding the request for a blank version of this form. :)

I don't do much frosting with piping tips, but on the rare occasions that I do, I just use a ziplock bag. I guess I don't see how this is easier. You just throw the whole ziplock bag away, so you're still not washing anything, other than the tip.

Yes to the roasted brussels sprouts method. Cut them in half, sprinkle with olive oil, salt and pepper, and then roast at 425ish for 10-15 minutes. Throw some lemon juice and parmesean cheese on after they're out of the oven, and you're in heaven. I have converted many BS haters (including myself) with this method.

And the only way I can enjoy okra is pickled. The slime isn't an issue anymore, and it's crunchy and delicious.

The ones I still can't get past though are celery and cauliflower.

I have some blackstrap molasses I've been trying to find a use for. Do you have a suggestion for how much I should use in this recipe? I've read that blackstrap and dark cannot be subbed in a 1:1 ratio, but I'm not exactly sure what to use to take up the rest of the liquid volume. Honey perhaps?

I got this from my mom: Tomato slices, buttered rye bread and some salt and pepper. This only works for tomatoes fresh from the garden though. No others compare. I could really go for one of those now.

I'm with @airexurb. I'm usually a Pandora person when I'm cooking.

I can see that if you are trying to make a living based on a particular recipe, then you obviously don't want others to be able to make it, but if you're just a home cook, I really don't get it. I'm totally with @cmcinnyc.

What if the person you share the recipe with makes their own tweak? I love talking about recipes and if they came out differently and why. Maybe the other person's tweak makes the original secret recipe even better!

I am a huge anti-clutter freak (reading some other people's lists are already making me nervous ;P), so the only things I have out are my toaster oven, tea kettle on the stove, salt pig and pepper mill, and hand soap at the sink. And my Cookie Monster cookie jar, but I don't think that really counts. It's more decoration. :)

I too love me some Kraft mac and cheese. My other secret love is the "chili"-cheese burrito from Taco Bell. I don't think they have them everywhere either, but they are so tasty. :) Even with the fake meat reports, I'd still get my once yearly splurge.