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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Besides PWC, I like Smitten Kitchen, Not Eating Out In New York, and Orangette. And y'all!

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Healthy & Delicious: Spinach and Cannellini Bean Dip

I'm pretty sure I have everything to make this, and I'm about to. It looks delicious.

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Top 10 Food Finds at the Iowa State Fair

Lame! Half of the list is stuff you can't really eat--it's just for display. You can't go wrong with the pork chop on the stick, though. My favorite fair food continues to be deep fried cheese curds.

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vegan friendly bbq

Your friends will love you if you grill halloumi cheese.

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From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Besides PWC, I like Smitten Kitchen, Not Eating Out In New York, and Orangette. And y'all!

From Recipes

Healthy & Delicious: Spinach and Cannellini Bean Dip

I'm pretty sure I have everything to make this, and I'm about to. It looks delicious.

From Serious Eats

Top 10 Food Finds at the Iowa State Fair

Lame! Half of the list is stuff you can't really eat--it's just for display. You can't go wrong with the pork chop on the stick, though. My favorite fair food continues to be deep fried cheese curds.

From Talk

vegan friendly bbq

Your friends will love you if you grill halloumi cheese.

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Come on in 'The Kitchn'

I pay $4/dozen at one of our our local farmers markets in St Louis, which I consider to be well worth the price. The last dozen I bought had eight double-yolks, and there's a noticeable difference in taste. However, I'm fairly certain if I had to pay $7.50, I wouldn't be eating many eggs.

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Why The Hate For Alice Waters?

Hey, I believe in local organic food as much or more so as the next person, but it's a luxury for me to buy it--it's a conscious choice for us to spend our money that way. Some people simply don't have that option, period. I totally understand food subsidies, big farm, etc, etc, etc. That doesn't matter when you are broke and have to feed your kids.

I totally appreciate Alice Waters' contributions, I yearn to dine in her restaurant, and I love her cookbooks, but utopian theory is just that unless it's able to be practically applied. Personally, I wish there were more emphasis on those who are able growing their own food--how can a single mom with not a lot of space grow a few tomato/pepper/greens plants with their kids' help at very little cost.

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Healthy & Delicious: Avocado Chicken Salad

I hate mayo with a passion, and I'm making this as soon as I get the ingredients.

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How to Cold-Brew Iced Coffee

I do this all the time in the summer, cut with a little bit of milk. Iced crack. I thought my heart was going to beat out of my chest.

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Served: Why Not to Date Customers (One Day I Will Learn)

E is icky. And I like hearing about your experiences, food or otherwise. Keep 'em coming.

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Cook the Book: ''Wichcraft'

A veggie sandwich that's not an afterthought--great cheeses, and produce other than iceberg, unripe tomatoes, or grilled green peppers and onions. Something with good tomatoes, sprouts, artichoke hearts, maybe sunchokes for crunch, avocado for the creamy, etc. I hate crappy veggie sandwiches.

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How's the Restaurant Biz Near You?

I'm in St Louis, and my friend who works in the industry says that there are several notable restaurants on the verge of going bust--vendors and staff unpaid for weeks/months, backtaxes owed, etc. A couple of our favorites have already closed--places that were loved by many people and were cooking great food. It's a bummer.

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2009 Bloggies' Food-Blog Winners

In defense of Pioneer Woman, her site is well-designed, with great photography, and she puts up content constantly. Multiple times daily. Pretty much by herself. And, down-home as they may be, her recipes are always crowd pleasers and she really loves food.

I agree, though. There's so many better food blogs than CakeWrecks.

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Cooking with Kids: Scrambled Egg Smackdown with Tyler Florence

I'm not a fan of creamy curds. I like my cooked thoroughly, even though I know that's the "wrong way" to cook up. Quick and hot.

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Alice Waters Proposes New School Lunch Program

I'm not a proponent of $5 school lunch meals, but there's got to be a happy medium to that and what currently exists. I taught high school for five years (just left last year) and not once did I eat hot lunch at my school. Nothing was made on site. It was all processed, unhealthy, beige/brown/yellow food. Even the "salad" bar was largely iceberg, croutons, cheese, and dressings. The only remotely real-food option was apples, oranges, bananas, or yogurt.

In addition to food costs, infrastructure has to be revamped in many schools. There are schools whose kitchens aren't designed to actually cook real food--only to reheat stuff.

You have to understand that for many students, school breakfast and lunch is all they really eat. They don't get fed consistently at home. It is doing kids a disservice to not even offer real food, let alone emphasize and promote it. It's a wicked problem, and I commend Waters for at least addressing the criticality of the situation.

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Served: Recession Waitressing

IMHO, if you can't afford a proper tip, you can't afford said restaurant. Who shares a glass of wine? I've never seen that before.

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Cook the Book: 'Almost Meatless'

Homemade mac & cheese, chicken optional, or homemade pizza. We eat meatless all the time, and I keep coming back to these two.

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Sweet Talk with Necco Sweethearts

I hate those hearts, except the white ones that taste like Pepto Bismol.

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'Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade' Magazine Hits Newsstands Today

I hope it folds. I'm bitchy like that. Why does she even have a show?

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'Settlers of Catan' Board Game Inspires Hexagonal-Shaped Foods

Oh, I totally play Settlers. Ha! Maybe I'll make some cupcakes of Catan.

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Pomegranate Sells Out to Jack in the Box

Wait, so is there actually any pomegranate in this, or is just a mixed-berry smoothie?

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Cook the Book: Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook

I really love cooking for people, but seldom have time to do so. My favorite moment just happened at Thanksgiving, when my sister-in-law mauled me at the door to find out what I had made because she said always loves what I cook. I yearn for the day when I can host Thanksgiving myself...

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Rocco DiSpirito: Misunderstood Chef of the People or Megalomaniacal Celebrity?

He will have trouble getting back into actually cooking for people, because his Botoxed face will cause them to lose their appetites.

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Hard to choose. I started out in food blog land with I Was Just Hungry.

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Serious Eats and The Wicked Noodle. Looks like a lot of people like Smitten Kitchen, so I'm going to have to check that out!

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Serious Eats and The Wicked Noodle. Looks like a lot of people like Smitten Kitchen, so I'm going to have to check that out!

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Serious Eats and The Wicked Noodle. Looks like a lot of people like Smitten Kitchen, so I'm going to have to check that out!

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

I like Serious Eats of course. I also like Smitten Kitchen.

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

My favorite food blogs are this one and Culinate.

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Serious Eats is my favorite. Simply Recipes is my second favorite.

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Baking Bites and Simply Recipes. I want to cook and eat pretty much everything from these sites!!

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

I love so many sites. I love Serious Eats (of course), PW's and any cake blog. I have a major sweet tooth.

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Pioneer Woman Cooks is one I go to all the time.. love the step by step pictures and delicious home cooked meals :)

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Pioneer Woman Cooks is one I go to all the time.. love the step by step pictures and delicious home cooked meals :)

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/ is one of my favorites (along with SE, of course!) - her entire blog receives several visits a day from me as I check to see if there is anything new - I discovered this delightful site this summer - I've tried several of her recipes, and am smitten - I'd really love to win her cookbook!

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Serious Eats has been my go to site for a long time...consistent quality, informed contributors, great topics. What's not to love!

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

PWC is my favorite. A second would be Bakerella.

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