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That's all true - but I imagine that the target audience who is using Google to search for recipes is going to be pressed for time and looking for something quick and easy.

I used it for the first time this week when, after picking up some tilapia at the market, I was too exhausted to look up how to prepare it. The Google search gave me a quick and painless Cooking Light recipe that was a hit with both myself and my boyfriend.

All of which is to say, I think it's an interesting and helpful tool, but, like any such tool, you wouldn't want to rely on it alone.

um, I just realized that Rachael Ray recipe I recommended does not have jam - I was conflating it with this Rachael Ray recipe that involves marmelade. oops!

We had avocado fries at a bar here in Brooklyn last summer - they were possibly the most indulgent thing to ever cross my lips.

I'm thrown off when my boyfriend tells me he's going to work late, so I plan to eat tofu and steamed broccoli covered in sriarcha (the tofu and broccoli really only a vehicle for the sriracha), and then he gets off early and comes home. I'm of course happy to see him, but that means I have to defrost some chicken breast and make a well-rounded meal.

same thing I eat every morning: old-fashioned oats with yellow raisins, craisins, dried blueberries, and walnuts, sprinkled with cinnamon and nutmeg.

the boyfriend, on the other hand, ate something different for breakfast this morning: an Easter egg.

I thought these were delicious! I sprinkled chocolate chips on them right after pouring them in the pan and served them for Valentine's Day breakfast.

Room & Board is a lot nicer than IKEA.

I have a R&B sofa (Hawthorne) and I love it. I realize that's not helpful for the Westwood, but this sofa has moved from Chicago to New York with me and endured a number of spills (I'm a messy eater who likes to eat in front of the TV) and it still looks nice.

I also love a good salad from a restaurant!

I don't really have any rules about what I eat out versus in; I just order/cook whatever my mood dictates. (This annoys my boyfriend when my mood calls for simple veggies and tofu when we're at a restaurant.)

I'm kind of in love with the tiny red toilet in the fourth photo.

I was also so sad to see Ashley go home! I understand that there were problems with the dish, but there were also problems with Michael & Ash's dish -- and Ash pretty much contributed nothing and then threw himself under the bus.