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A Free Cook’s Illustrated Book for your iPhone or iPod Touch

Another rockin’ app for the iPhone (or iPod Touch) has been released that will bring joy to the kitchen—Amazon’s Kindle App for the iPhone (or iPod Touch) — free!! I’ve observed the Kindle for a while, and loved it, but I don’t need to haul another electronic around with me. However, with the app, you’re […]

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MacGourmet Touch–reviewed

Love it! Love it!! Love it!!! I’ve always been a “paper girl”—I would have stacks and stacks of paper of recipes that I was dying to try. However, eventually, they become a frightening mess. Despite my efforts to recycle, I saw that effort being undone by my waste of recipe printing. (note photo—yikes!) I’ve tried […]

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This year I resolve to ________ in my kitchen!

With the new year comes new resolutions, and in the spirit of recycling, I’ve decided to recycle some resolutions from last year, too–maybe I’ll actually do them this time! My list seems to be growing in my head of what I want to do, but I think they each deserve their own post, with progress […]

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Cooking in a tiny kitchen–can it be done (successfully)?

I am intrigued by the article by Mark Bittman today, of how to cook in a tiny kitchen Click here to read the awesome article! When I first learned to cook, I did so in the best of environments (AllClad, Wolfe, Sub-zero). Truly, it was fantastic! While visiting some families home, at which there were […]

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Is craving the cake zoebakes p…

Is craving the cake zoebakes posted!

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Ugh–I ate way too much! Howev…

Ugh–I ate way too much! However, it was delicious. :)

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Mmmm…homemade pizza (whole w…

Mmmm…homemade pizza (whole wheat crust) with homemade marinara (see site for recipe) that I had previously “put-away.” Fantastic!

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Quick and Easy Salad Dressing

This quickly rose to my absolutely favorite salad dressing! I’ve made loads of homemade recipes, but hubby still wanted store-bought Italian. Annoyed, I refused to give-up! There had to be a dressing that made salad-haters excited to eat their leafy greens. And, voila! I have found it! It is fantastic on steamed broccoli, too! Honey-Dijon […]

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Ooh…I just found a recipe fo…

Ooh…I just found a recipe for pumpkin brownies! Heaven.

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Substitution Chart for Pan Sizes in Baking

It’s frustrating when you don’t have the exact pan that a recipe calls for. Or, what if you want to halve the recipe, or quarter it? What size pan do you use? Well, I’ve spent so much time calculating this (repeatedly), I finally got smart and made a chart! I decided to share. Isn’t it […]

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Now-and-Later Marinara (Simple Tomato Sauce)

A few years ago, I would watch Giada de Laurentiis faithfully. When I became scathed that her show’s time changed, I bought a Tivo. In general, her recipes are hit or miss (which, I attribute to using the same ingredients that she uses), but the best one ever: her Simple Tomato Sauce. It is absolutely […]

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I just taught a group of teen-…

I just taught a group of teen-girls how to make salsa. :) I love teaching about food.

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More fun with corn syrup…

As a fun addition to my previous post about the liars–er, marketers–trying to convince you that corn syrup is good for you (clickety here), my brother sent me this website from the Consumist: clickety here Watch the commercials, then read some comments. There are lots of funny ones (and several that could use an edit […]

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My results on the AOL Cereal Quiz

I can identify 18 out of20 cereals, just by site. Really. Have I ever mentioned I ate a lot of cold cereal growing up? AOL Cereal ID Quiz How did you do?

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Making some broa, pulled pork,…

Making some broa, pulled pork, homemade bbq sauce (made with homemade ketchup, of course) and deciding which brownie recipe to make.