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Will the old RSS still pull in the "family" posts, or do I need to set it up again?

Extracts! One year I was going to make mint chocolate cupcakes and I couldn't find any mint extract anywhere. And I tried about 5 different grocery stores!!!!

I don't like it.. she looks weird. I thought it was some kind of alien Sophie for a joke or something at first glance.

Genius, pure genius! Like Slow Loris points out, I do spend a bit of time laying everything out to try to minimize scraps, but it's inevitable with normal cutters. This would save so much time from having to re-roll the scraps over and over (and you wouldn't be left with that lump that's too small to be re-rolled to a cutter size that ends up being a lump-shaped cookie)

Although I do agree with Schewd on that downside.. some scraps do tend to make their way into my mouth rather than being re-rolled.. hehe

Honestly you're probably right that it's similar to HFCS, but at the same time I think it's unfair to jump to conclusions based on assumptions. Maybe some more digging should be done before writing it off and getting angry..or maybe that's just me.

I didn't even know it was a trend! I'm making a chevron blanket for my first right now.. I'm so trendy and didn't even know it apparently!

Love love love this! My husband and I may consider doing this since we're not a fan of our counters in the kitchen, and we like a little DIY in our lives!

Kevin, I believe that yes, you can put glass - they actually do that kind of thing ALL the time on the DIY network to add interest. I've seen them do beer bottles and wine bottles, and the rings from the necks are very cool looking!

I agree with foodiebuddah.. the bacon craze was because you can put bacon IN and ON so many things rather than being just about bacon itself.. like bacon maple cupcakes, candied bacon ice cream, bacon chocolate chip cookies etc.

Also tacos already had a craze a couple years ago.. or at least fish tacos. It seemed to be more of a west coast thing, but I'm on the east coast and still heard all about them!

I don't know about those stroller hooks. A lot of strollers I've seen (I'm a bit past 5 moths pregnant with my first, so I've seen lots lately!) say not to hang anything from the handles.. the last thing you want is for your bags to out-weigh the front of the stroller and pull it down!

My husband got me this one for Christmas: http://www.starfrit.com/Products/KITCHEN/KITCHEN%20GADGETS/ChoppersChippers/93087.aspx?sc_lang=en-CA

I think he said it was $15. I've never used another mandoline, but it seems to do the job! My only complaint is that if you want to make french fries with it, they have to be shoe-string since it doesn't have a wider option for them.