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Dinner Tonight: Cold Soba Salad with Peppers and Ponzu Dressing

Nick, thanks so much for featuring my recipe. It's one of my new summer favorites; I love the cold noodles and tart dressing. And your photo makes it look beautiful!

Dinner Tonight: Mushroom Bhaji (Mushrooms in Tomato-Onion Sauce)

Thanks, Nick. So glad you liked this recipe!

The Joys of Unnaturally Flavored Sodas

I'm a Fresca addict, too. In fact, I posted a recipe for Fresca cake on my blog earlier this year.

Dinner Tonight: Soba Noodles with Asparagus, Red Pepper, and Tofu

I can't explain why the sauce works, but it does -- and I've tried it now with wheat pasta, on shrimp, and as a dipping sauce for nime chow. Thanks for trying my recipe.

Cooper's Historic Bar-B-Que Pit in Llano, Texas

I'd trust any of Joe's recommendations, especially for barbecue!

Do you blog? What's your URL?

Great list, Adam!

Blog Name: The Perfect Pantry
URL: http://www.theperfectpantry.com
What it's about: What a food writer keeps in her fridge, freezer and cupboards.

Frozen Guilty (Hot) Pleasures: What Are Yours?

Sounds like your friend is a wonderful hostess, who thinks about what her guests (you!) would like, and serves it. I've been known to serve Chinese take-out appetizers as well as chicken satay from the local Thai restaurant. Always a big hit!

Today Serious Eats Is One!

Happy birthday!

Cook the Book: Mushroom Pâté

For 25 years I've been making the mushroom pate recipe from the first Moosewood Cookbook. Whenever I make it, my guests want to know what it is -- looks like liver, but tastes of mushrooms and cream cheese. This one looks interesting, too.

Tamarind-Glazed Meatloaf

Great recipe! I'm always looking for new meatloaf variations, and the tamarind would add wonderful flavor here.

Dinner Tonight: Potato Salad with Vinaigrette

I love this kind of potato salad made with fresh thyme from my herb garden. And no scallions for me, either!

If 'Ratatouille' Had Been 'Mulligatawny'

Hi Deb -- I love your blog and it's nice to see you writing for Serious Eats.

Food Traditions

My grandmother's matzoh balls. The recipe she taught me was "a little this, a little that", but somehow it works where other recipes have failed. Every time I make them, I think of her.

Milkshake terminology

Frappe is pronounced FRAP (no "pay"). And a cabinet, which is the specialty here in Rhode Island, is the same, with coffee syrup. Here's the recipe for a cabinet: Add two scoops of coffee ice cream and 1/4 cup coffee syrup to an 8-ounce glass of milk. Process in a blender until thick and creamy.

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