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Frankly, you're a snot. It's been featured in Bon Appetit magazine and yes, quality differs from location to location. Go to the original if you want to form a true opinion.

TheKitchenWitch at 1:43PM on 10/27/11

From Serious Eats

Cereal Eats: Grape Nuts, Neither A Grape Nor a Nut—Discuss

TheKitchenWitch at 12:51PM on 10/10/11

From Talk

Weekend Cook and Tell: Leftovers Makeovers

I thought it sounded weird, but I put leftover spaghetti into a frittata and it it was delicious! http://thekitchwitch.com/2010/01/shrink-my-ass-month-spaghetti-frittata/

TheKitchenWitch at 3:55PM on 10/06/11

From Talk

Weekend Cook and Tell: You Say Potato

I am so sick of rice, bread, buttered pasta. I have side dish ennui. I stuffed some potatoes with some spices, goat cheese and spinach and was a happy girl. http://thekitchwitch.com/2011/05/spinach-stuffed-potatoes/

TheKitchenWitch at 10:23PM on 09/02/11

From Talk

Weekend Cook and Tell: Kernels of Deliciousness part 2

*Olathe* Lazy fingers this morning.

TheKitchenWitch at 9:32AM on 08/26/11

From Talk

Weekend Cook and Tell: Kernels of Deliciousness part 2

It's too hot to cook right now, so I use fresh Othathe sweet corn raw in salads. http://thekitchwitch.com/2011/07/hot-as-balls-salad/

TheKitchenWitch at 9:31AM on 08/26/11

From Talk

Weekend Cook and Tell: Celebrating Sardines and Anchovies

All about the puttanesca. I made an earnest case for the sardine when I made it. Do not fear the fish! http://thekitchwitch.com/2011/04/the-noodle-slut/

TheKitchenWitch at 10:01PM on 08/18/11

From Talk

Weekend Cook and Tell: Great Grains

Last September, during an Indian summer heat wave, I made a cracked wheat salad with nectarines, goat cheese and pistachios. Sounds like an odd combination, but it was great! I blogged about it here: http://thekitchwitch.com/2010/09/crazy-but-good/

TheKitchenWitch at 3:25PM on 08/13/11

From Talk

Weekend Cook and Tell: Experimenting with Indian

I love to make kofta! It's mild enough for my children to gobble up and yet flavorful enough to be interesting for adults. http://thekitchwitch.com/2011/03/weeknight-indian-kofta/

TheKitchenWitch at 8:43AM on 04/12/11

From Talk

Weekend Cook and Tell: Romantic Respites

We've got jalapeno crab cakes on the menu--we like a little spice on the day! I blogged about it here: http://thekitchwitch.com/2011/02/recipe-for-romancejalapeno-crab-cakes/

TheKitchenWitch at 7:07PM on 02/09/11

From Serious Eats

Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 149: Sometimes the Prevailing Diet Winds Bring You Down

I have to agree that those olive oil gelato pops at Del Posto are irresistible. Dang, they blew me away.

Up one little pound is doing well in my book! That's a lot of temptation.

TheKitchenWitch at 1:58PM on 12/10/10

From Talk

I'm a Virgin -- a Quinoa Virgin

I second what lemonfair says--rinse the quinoa several times before cooking it--it's got a bitter coating on it that you need to get off before you prepare it.

Laughing out loud at "we don't sell bird food" and the "we don't sell Chinese food" remarks!

TheKitchenWitch at 8:14AM on 11/06/10

From Serious Eats: New York

Poll: Where Are You Eating Thanksgiving?

I am a freak and HATE Thanksgiving food. All I like are the mashed potatoes and gravy--the rest can suckit. Luckily, my parents are willing to (as of last year, when I protested too much) eat some crazy ethnic meal over here and celebrate the traditional meal the day after. Last year, we did Chinese...this year, I'm thinking paella.

TheKitchenWitch at 8:58PM on 11/02/10

From Talk

How do you tell people their food could be better?

Eat it and lie, sweetie. Eat it and lie.

TheKitchenWitch at 8:53PM on 11/02/10

From Sweets

Serious Eats Staff Picks: Favorite Chocolate Candy Bars

I love Almond Joys...best when frozen! My sister was one of those freaks who hoarded the SweetTarts on Halloween, so I got to trade her out for choice chocolate treats--almond joys, mr. goodbars, krackels. Ah, bliss.

TheKitchenWitch at 1:01PM on 10/10/10

From Talk

Used to hate it, now I love it

Does any kid like mustard? I really think that's an acquired taste...every kid I've ever known hates mustard (and onions).

Beets are still the Devil's Instrument, in my opinion--nasty. Same with green olives (but the black ones are tasty little guys).

Mushrooms are a texture issue, I think? Same with eggplant; there's spongy funk going on.

And many apologies to the person who still hates bacon--What on Earth?! Bacon is one of the finest things in the universe. Just sayin'.

TheKitchenWitch at 8:51PM on 10/01/10

From Talk

Weekend Cook and Tell: Egg-ventures

I often rely on the humble egg when the day's gotten so busy that I haven't planned dinner. I did so recently, during HamsterGate--I blogged about it here: http://thekitchwitch.com/2010/09/recipe-for-disaster-sandwich-night/

TheKitchenWitch at 11:29AM on 09/30/10

From Talk

That Darn Cat!

This thread is hilarious! I'm not sure which story is funniest!

Growing up, we always kept a bowl of mixed nuts on the counter for snacking. One day, I grabbed some and said, "Mom, did you buy unsalted nuts by accident?" She got the tin out of the cupboard and no, she hadn't. We were perplexed because suddenly, the nuts were *never* salty. Then one day Mama caught the cat, Crystal, licking all of the nuts. Blech.

One Thanksgiving, at an aunt's house, the cooked turkey was cooling and my mother and aunt returned to the kitchen to find a huge portion of the top of the turkey/skin gnawed off by her 3 cats. The aunt, horrified, looked at Mama and asked, "Oh my God, what do I do now?" And Mama grabbed a platter, shrugged, and said, "Carve. Nobody has to know except you and me."

Our current feline, Harryboy, will fight you for butter. He loves the stuff, and if you leave it out for a second, he's on it.

One of the funniest stories I've heard was from a neighbor who woke up one morning and both of her Schnauzers were panting and smacking their lips constantly. She asked her husband, "What's wrong with the dogs?" Upon further investigation, she found that they'd gnawed through an entire Costco-sized package of Breath Savers mints. I do believe an expensive vet visit was in the cards with that one.

TheKitchenWitch at 1:48PM on 09/05/10

From Talk

Weekend Cook and Tell: Edible Hand-Me-Downs

This thread is drop-dead awesome! I love all of the stories! dbcurrie, I can't believe your mother wouldn't share her recipes with you! That seems so hard-hearted to me; family recipes are treasures. Good for you for re-creating them.

I'm lucky to have a lot of sharers in the family when it comes to recipes. I think our most used recipe is one for creamed potatoes that was passed down from my hideously mean paternal grandmother. Dang, she was a crank. No lie--she died on Halloween, and I thought it quite fitting. The witches were calling her home.

I blogged about her (and the potatoes, which are delicious) here: http://thekitchwitch.com/2009/11/family-recipe-creamed-potatoes/

TheKitchenWitch at 2:47PM on 09/03/10

From Talk

What's your favorite Indian dish?

Have to second the recommendation for dosa! So delicious!

TheKitchenWitch at 8:43AM on 09/01/10

From Talk

Weekend Cook and Tell: What I learned in Home Ec

I learned a few skills, like how NOT to make pancakes and how to torture a dingbat home-ec teacher. http://thekitchwitch.com/2010/08/what-you-learn-in-home-economics/

TheKitchenWitch at 4:59PM on 08/30/10

From Talk

Chain Gang -- Do you secretly love a chain restaurant??

I know it's disgusting and awful, but I love those chocolate (or butterscotch)-dipped soft-serve cones at DQ. Ah, tasty, tasty artificial flavorings...

TheKitchenWitch at 8:53AM on 08/29/10

From Talk