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Mixed Review: Harry & David Key Lime Dessert Squares
Good to know. However, if you get a citrus bar craving and don't want to make them from scratch, Krusteaz makes an excellent lemon bar mix for half the price of what Harry & David's key lime bars mix goes for.
Photo of the Day: Meat Face
Hey, I have one of those "Can't Sleep, Clowns Will Eat me" t-shirts, too!
Essentials: Salad With Tomatoes and Grilled Bread (Not Day Old Bread)
I agree the the red onion, balsamic vinegar, and fresh mozzerella. Another favorite vinegar of mine for such things is Trader Joe's orange muscat champagne vinegar. It's wonderfully light, sweet, and citrus-y, and complements fresh tomatoes beautifully.
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Cooking from the Glossies: Wild Mushroom Crostini with Thyme Vinaigrette
Far West Fungi has a spectacular black truffle salt for $24. Very intense flavor. Wonder how it would be on this? I can't wait to try this recipe, truffle salt or not.
Mixed Review: Harry & David Key Lime Dessert Squares
Good to know. However, if you get a citrus bar craving and don't want to make them from scratch, Krusteaz makes an excellent lemon bar mix for half the price of what Harry & David's key lime bars mix goes for.
Photo of the Day: Meat Face
Hey, I have one of those "Can't Sleep, Clowns Will Eat me" t-shirts, too!
Essentials: Salad With Tomatoes and Grilled Bread (Not Day Old Bread)
I agree the the red onion, balsamic vinegar, and fresh mozzerella. Another favorite vinegar of mine for such things is Trader Joe's orange muscat champagne vinegar. It's wonderfully light, sweet, and citrus-y, and complements fresh tomatoes beautifully.
Photo of the Day: Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes
I recently participated in a MoveOn.org bake sale for Barack. One of the other participants made these ice cream cone cupcakes, and folks went wild over them. They were the first item to sell out completely.
Is it Rude to Eat on Mass Transit?
In San Francisco, it's against the rules to eat or drink, but that stops no one. In fact, drinking your morning latte has become de rigeur. I've had coffee spilled on me twice.
I think it's rude to eat or drink on public transit, and I think it's even more rude to do so when rules are posted clearly prohibiting it. --Of course, I also think it's rude to bury your nose in your hand-held device, zone out on your IPod, or yak on your cell phone to the exclusion of your fellow riders. That's another rant, however.
Photo of the Day: Elephant Spout on Oil Bottle
The pinnacle of functional cuteness--or would it be cute functionality? In any event, I'm going to find some of that oil.
Sunday Brunch: Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler
Cobbler for brunch sounds perfectly lovely, and this recipe sounds perfectly delicious! I'll be trying it soon. Thanks!
Market Scene: Spring Greens in San Francisco
Thanks for this! I'm headed down there in just a few minutes.
Photo of the Day: Elephant Spout on Oil Bottle
WHERE CAN I FIND THIS ?????????????????????
I CANNOT FIND IT ON THE INTERNET FOR SALE..........
DO YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THE BOTTLE?
PLEASE RESPOND!!!!!!!!!
ANYONE???!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!??????????????????????
Photo of the Day: Elephant Spout on Oil Bottle
I TOTALLY was flabbergasted! I looked at my hubby and said I want one! lol too cute! And its purple! :D
Photo of the Day: Elephant Spout on Oil Bottle
what a little cute elephant over-the-top of purple cap... imagine, every time you cook you may say and give its name, "hi bimbo it's cooking time!" (the eagerness to cook) or joking around with your friends, tell them while having a dinner that the food you cook was used from an elephant oil obviously their reaction was no way but you should clear it...
AWESOME CAP!
Photo of the Day: Elephant Spout on Oil Bottle
oh man!! i have a bottle of italian dressing thats been giving me hell and it really needs this!
Mixed Review: Harry & David Key Lime Dessert Squares
I will add my vote to the Krusteaz as well. Their lemon bars have this alternative recipe on the box that is practically magic, you put the crust over the curd stuff, and when it bakes the curd stuff rises. Fun to bake with kidlets.
Mixed Review: Harry & David Key Lime Dessert Squares
I'm a fourth (or fifth) to Krusteaz....I've even used the crust and added my own ingredients (did one with cream cheese/powdered sugar and blueberry extract with canned blueberry pie filling on top!...YUM!) can't beat it if you need something that tastes like it's from scratch!
Mixed Review: Harry & David Key Lime Dessert Squares
Yes ... yes to Krusteaz. I've tried several of their mixes. I find different selections at different stores. No store seems to carry the whole lineup. The lemon bar box has a variation with cream cheese - always a hit. Every time I've made them I've had requests for the recipe. Everyone seems to think they're from scratch.
Photo of the Day: Meat Face
I'm not sure which is more freightening, the clown face or the phrase "80% processed pork matter."
Photo of the Day: Meat Face
If I was a pig, I'd be pissed.
Photo of the Day: Meat Face
I used to love that stuff as a kid growing up in London (England). There was another version called Billy the Bear as well that had stick-out ears. It's basically baloney meat with slightly different colouring (not sure if the flavour's actually different or not).
Mixed Review: Harry & David Key Lime Dessert Squares
Ok I will fess up. I have used the Kruteaz brownie mix in a pinch. I ran to costco and grabbed it and then doctored and added things.
Same with the muffin mix, brought it home and put my touch to it.
I used to love Harry and David baskets then we got them every year for years and many of them. Now I pop into the Harry and Davis store for one thing only, the preserves Strawberry, Peach, Raspberry and Blackberry. These are the secrets to my thumb print cookies and the Hubby loves the blackberry on his biscuits.
I recommend them highly.
Photo of the Day: Meat Face
aaaaaaaagh! I was served this while in Germany with a school group 15 years ago and am still haunted by the experience! I never thought I'd see it again, and it's still as creepy as I thought it was when I was 19.
Photo of the Day: Meat Face
@tawni-- that was my first thought, too. So creepy.
Mixed Review: Harry & David Key Lime Dessert Squares
I second ProgressiveWench...Krusteaz is amazing.
Their pancake batter, lemon squares, corn muffins - all sinfully good although probably not as good as "home made" - hard to tell, though.
Photo of the Day: Meat Face
I find it creepy--is it just me?
Mixed Review: Harry & David Key Lime Dessert Squares
while the bars are still warm, run a knife around the edges. then they will be very easy to remove from the pan.
Essentials: Salad With Tomatoes and Grilled Bread (Not Day Old Bread)
Jibrach, I would be excited to see panzanella at a bbq and would not mind if it had been sitting around. Some people might be put off the the texture of the bread, but I think most of those people would be little kids.
Jeninewsbite, a bumper-to-bumper crop of tomatoes...that sounds like heaven!
Thanks for all the ideas...I love red onions too and will have to toss some in next time.
Essentials: Salad With Tomatoes and Grilled Bread (Not Day Old Bread)
I'm a week or so away from a bumper -- nay, a bumper-to-bumper -- crop of tomatoes, so thanks for this recipe!
Photo of the Day: Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes
This looks too adorable. What decadence!
Photo of the Day: Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes
Although I've heard of these things for decades, I've never actually eaten one.
What is the appeal? Aside from convenience. Cake baked in a stale, dry waffle cone off the grocery shelves? I don't care how much frosting you put on, this sounds awful. It may be a big seller at bake sales, but seriously, how far down does anyone eat into that cone?
Slap me silly, I can take it! zucchini
Photo of the Day: Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes
We've made these for the boys' birthday parties, too. They are so easy. I recommend not making them too far ahead of time though as the cone will absorb some of the cake's moisture and soften, which you won't want happening.
Photo of the Day: Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes
I really wanted to put ice cream on top of the cake, under the frosting, but we had no way to store them. Definitely something to try next time. :-)
Photo of the Day: Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes
I remember when I was in elementary school in suburban NJ, ice cream cone cupcakes were one of those things that defined the cool kids from the other ones. Cool kids brought these babies (usually funfetti-flavored) in for their class parties. Oh yea.
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Far West Fungi has a spectacular black truffle salt for $24. Very intense flavor. Wonder how it would be on this? I can't wait to try this recipe, truffle salt or not.