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I saw recently that they were no longer using the 3 R's, rather, they've switched to the four R's. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot.

My favorite family dinner? I would just as soon pick a favorite child than a favorite dinner, because any dinner spent with family is precious. Whether that be pizza, pot roast or potstickers. Is it too cliche to say that nothing beats Thanksgiving dinner? Whether it's held on the traditional day, or other days of the year, Thanksgiving turkey with all the trimmings is by far my favorite.

I'm surprised you didn't try any of the plain varieties of the milks- just vanilla. I don't have any problems with cow dairy, but I love using cold plain rice milk on my cereal. Plain almond milk also graces my kitchen for substituting for regular milk in baked goods.

There's also a huge difference between refrigerated cartons and the aseptic packaging. Rice Dreams in the refrigerated section is delicious- aseptic, meh.

And oh, I am so, so sorry that you subjected yourselves to that horrendous oat milk. Gah, I tried it once and it was one of the worst things I've ever tried to consume

@juniper77, I totally agree! There wasn't a single morsel of food in that book that I didn't want to eat.

I always wanted to eat Popeye's spinach. I love me some spinach, but I just don't seem to get that same energy boost- and there are defnitely days I could use that!

Smashburger! I ate at that very Smashburger in St. Anthony this past weekend while visiting family. We had the Twin Cities Smashburger, and overall, I thought the burgers were delicious, and worth the hype. I have to say though, that it was really the Smashfries that stole my heart. Hot and loaded with fresh herbs and sea salt, they were finger-licking good. It's a good thing we don't have a Smashburger anywhere near where I live- that would be a dangerous prospect indeed.

Hey SE! The markets are swinging in the Twin Cities now too. The St. Paul farmer's market, which I visitied this weekend while visiting family, has a 75 mile radius limit. All products must be produced within 75 miles in order to be at the market. There were definitely plenty of bedding plants and herbs, but there were also wonderful local cheeses, meats, eggs, and the beginnings of real produce. We found lettuces and asparagus, radishes and spring onions- one vendor even had tomatoes, which we weren't brave enough to try given their likely greenhouse production. Anyway, just wanted to give the cities markets a shout out. The St,Paul one was lovely.

It seems to me that we need a follow-up article here... how to make these English muffins!

When I buy a bulb of fennel, any fronds that don't get used get very coarsely chopped and thrown in a freezer bag. Then, when I make homemade stock I have some fennel on hand to add to the pot. I love the depth of flavor a little fennel brings to the party.

April's issue of Vegetarian Times has a section on making homemade vegan cheeses. I made one of them last week, and partway through the process, I thought it was amazingly like ricotta cheese. I think if you left out the garlic and added a hit of vanilla and pinch of sweetener, you would have the perfect sub for a sweet ricotta cheese.

Here is a link to my blog post on it: http://tummytreasure.com/blog/?p=1448

Basically, follow the process up to whirring them in the food processor, omitting the garlic and adding any flavorings you'd like. Check the texture then, if it's thick enough, proceed with your recipe as is. If you'd like your fake ricotta a little thicker, wrap it up in cheese cloth and squeeze out some liquid- I didn't get much out of it, maybe a tablespoon or two.

Good luck!

Doesn't it have a gamey flavor? I guess I don't remember- although I do remember the chicken itself is stunning to look at. I'm sure you could Google it...

I think most of the good points were covered, so let me just add that the French Door fridge is the only fridge I will ever have from now on. I absolutely love the amount of space I have in the fride proper, and in the doors. The bottom freezer, well, that's non-negotiable too. I love opening the fridge and having everything right where I can see it- no stooping down to find out what is lurking in the bottom of the fridge. I think if you go with the French Door, bottom freezer fridge you will be thrilled.

Susan's Farmhouse White Sandwich Bread is to die for.

http://ayearinbread.earthandhearth.com/2007/05/t-his-bread-which-i-call-farmhouse.html

I've made the full batch three times in two weeks- so that's nine loaves of bread in two weeks for my family of four. We love this bread! I find my oven runs a touch cool, so I let it go for five minutes longer than suggested.

Well that's a shock... pesticides can cause problems? Really, who'd a thunk that one. :rolleyes: