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A nice hot bowl of pho would help loosen that chest congestion.

You're not supposed to roll out snickerdoodles. You roll the dough into balls, roll them in cinnamon sugar then bake.

I've used apple sauce in place of half or even all the oil in recipes for baked goods like quick breads, muffins and cakes (never tried pumpkin) and it imparts moistness and an additional, apply flavor.

No, there aren't Americans who eat that sort of thing every day. However, the Onion ought to consider spoofing how the president expends vast amounts of carbon, flying pizza chefs across the country just so he can have a nosh, his wife flies to London just for fish and chips and to see the Lion King. Heating his office and living quarters up into the high 70s, and then criticizing poor citizens who can't afford to purchase food and keep a roof over their heads, because he's outsourcing their jobs. There are tent cities in each of our fifty states, there are two in one town in my state, where families (citizens) barely survived the winter.

Why aren't the Onion asking the pres where all that stimulus money transparency is, as we're concerned that he's doing a Mugabe on us. Why he's planning on leaving our troops in Iraq for 10 years, and how we can continue giving our billions in foreign aid, when we have to borrow the money from China (a wealthy country that likes to hide behind claims that it's only a , "developing" nation.. that is when it isn't strip mining and over fishing Africa.

President's Choice mac and cheese was a favorite, as the quality was surprising for a frozen food product, but the brand is no longer carried in the local grocery that used to stock it. I have to admit also that Bells & Evans coconut chicken tenders are a go to for me, when in a pinch. I cook them in advance and store in the fridge for use in wraps, or sliced on top of salads to take for lunches.

That's strange.. sprinkle them over the top? My grandmother from Vermont put the Grapenuts into the milk that she'd heated just til scalding, then added the eggs, sugar, vanilla and whatever else went in. That way the Grapenuts were saturated and stayed submerged.

When I got married in my early 20s, I wanted to make my husband's favorite meal, which was veal parmigiana.. I'd never made it before, and frankly, had never breaded and sauteed prior to that either. I knew nothing about pounding the veal, and so on. I plowed ahead, winging it (without a recipe), figuring how difficult could it be?

The veal curled up into little bowl like shapes, it didn't brown evenly.. it looked awful. I had to serve it to him, but I was in tears. He was sweet and said it tasted just fine (it didn't). It was that experience that forced me to go out and buy my first decent cookbook, Joy of Cooking.

If I couldn't get King Arthur flour, I wouldn't shop at a market.

Quaker oats aren't expensive, you can get a huge container for 2.99. I grew up on the stuff, and it's hard to screw it up. A minute before it's done, I toss in raisins, or dried cranberries and some nuts. I remember liking the old Quaker man on the box (never heard that some thought it was William Penn), perhaps it was growing up in New England, and he put me in mind of pilgrims or some such.

Food prices have inflated ridiculously over the past 8 years, far beyond the price of everything else. The claims that importing from cheaper countries keeps prices low are farcical. I doubt that the decline is people cutting back on more fattening foods.

Of course there have been more affluent and middle class people (at least in the past) eating too much, but much of the causes of obesity, including that of poor children and incidences of childhood diabetes among the poor, are due to NOT being able to afford adequate amounts of produce, adequate protein and a reliance on starchy foods to provide empty bellies a feeling of fullness. Anyone who wasn't familiar with the food stamp diet experiment the MSM didn't report adequately on, from a few years back, three members of the house of representatives restricted themselves to the average amount an individual on foodstamps would be able to spend on groceries per week, $21 dollars. They proved that this substandard, unhealthy diet, left them tired, headachy, weak and always hungry, with the unexpected result of actually gaining weight.

It's been known for almost a decade, that the rates of anemia, among poor citizen women, and malnutrition among poor citizens, male, female and children are higher than they were during the great depression, and that only reflects those who were actually seen by a doctor.

While there is so much discussion about poverty in other countries, those who like to claim advocacy have ignored the poverty that exists in each of our backyards. I read a comment on a blog the other day, where a woman sneered at poor American citizens, claiming that compared with the poor in the third world, poor American citizens live like wealthy people. Her lack of thinking was insulting and ignorant, especially coming from someone who has never experienced hunger, let alone the suffering that is all around us. In the US, the poor citizen still has to pay first world prices. If they can afford an apartment, while it's no doubt better than the housing in your average third world country, that doesn't change the fact that it's frighteningly harder for that poor person to keep what is a much needed roof over their heads. They are discriminated against in their pursuit of and ability to keep employment. To adequately feed themselves, they are more likely to be denied access to even basic health care. We have tent cities springing up around the country, even in what has been a desperately cold winter.

I'm sure the doc told you this, but do NOT use a straw, at least for the first few days. It could open up sutures or the wound. Avoid anything too hot. I agree with someone else's suggestion of yogurt. Not sure about spagetti-os though.. you have to chew even those. Follow the after care directions the doctor provided you with, which most likely suggested you use salt water or a mixture of one part hydrogen peroxide to three parts water. Do not use a mouthwash as the alcohol can cause big problems.

I remember when I had my wisdom teeth removed, all I could manage was yogurt, pudding, broth, then gradually moved on to cream of wheat, mashed potatoes the following week. I was 19 and it was the week before Thanksgiving.

Oh please, are you all 12 year old boys.. oops, forget I said that, it would be unfair to 12 year old boys. Whether you like Deen or not, the woman overcame agoraphobia. It took her a lot of guts to do that. It was probably embarrassing for her, so you don't need to make it worse. Try exhibiting a little class.