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I use a little 6-inch Cuisinart knife. It's by no means a chef's knife, but it fits my hand nicely.

Probably line the pan with the dough, brush it with a slightly beaten egg white and prick the bottom. Line with parchment or wax paper and fill with dry beans, pushing them up the sides. Bake in a 425° oven for 15-20 minutes, remove paper and beans, continue baking for 5-15 minutes more or until desired color is achieved.

This sounds intriguing.

When I was little my mom gave me a liverwurst sandwich, but she called it 'old fashioned bologna'. My brothers and I were eating lunch and I went aside to my mom and whispered, "I don't think I like old fashioned bologna, Mom." Now, however, I like it thinly sliced on toasted bread, preferably homemade half whole wheat, with onions, tomatoes, cheddar cheese, and mustard.

Has anyone else seen 'The Straight Story'? I think of that whenever I eat liverwurst, and the scene in 'Charades' when the detective offers Audrey Hepburn's character a liverwurst sandwich.

I second (third, fourth, ..) the use of sage sausage in dressing. We make two kinds, traditional bread with just the seasonings and sauteed vegetables, and a bread-cornbread stuffing with toasted pecans, sauteed vegetables that include garlic and carrots, plus some chopped cranberries that also are sauteed. I make the bread and cornbread myself because I prefer the way it tastes. Oh, both have eggs and butter.

Yummy!

The link to the recipe is on my blog.

I've never heard of a 'locavore' before, but I guessed correctly what it means!

That would be something I'd try only once because it looks interesting and I don't typically care for mayonnaise. But the green beans on the sandwich sounds very good.

Pretty interesting. I always knew the codes meant something, I just didn't know what exactly it meant.

I once went to Starbucks and found one of those cardboard sleeves without the logo!!! Stupid me, I forgot to save it. :( I should have taken a picture of it and me in the store.

I suppose I'll have to try this new coffee to see if it's really improved. The logo does not make the coffee, though.

That is both cute and disgusting at the same time!

I also like to read. Books, papers, certain sports magazines, technology magazines... Cookbooks!

What I also do is run. I'm a runner and I'm usually running when I don't have anything else to do, but mainly I'm training for a race. I also do yoga. I really just like pushing myself to the ultimate limit, then turning around and doing it a few weeks later.

I surf the web all the time, too. Food blogs, news blogs, email, random stuff.

I really enjoy tiramisu, affogato di gelato is divine, and a panettone is the best Italian sweet bread ever, but a biscotto is by far my favorite. I am a coffee freak and nothing pairs better than a cookie that doesn't turn completely soggy when dipping.