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2 for 13 bucks at Sams Club. Best chef's knife's I've ever used. and If they break I don't have to cry because they were so cheap (haven't had one break yet)

I agree... Mexican Coke is usually comes in Glass bottles and can be found at most mexican stores. It's extremely good...

However, the label will say sugar or hfcs. Just ignore it. If it was bottled in Mexico, then it has cane sugar.

You can also look for Coke with a yellow cap on it right around passover in the jewish grocery stores. Since corn is not kosher for passover, Coke makes a version with cane sugar a few months prior to passover. However everywhere i've seen it sold, it sells out fast.

All of these ideas sound amazing... I think I might start with bread and then move on from there...

I had no idea you could get so many different attachments... *rubs hands greedily*

I tried the trader joe's strained greek style yougurt and I couldn't tell the difference. Plus it's half the price.

mmmm penzey's

Flavored Coffee's smell absolutely amazing, but you taste them and they are the nastiest things on earth.

I know this is going to sound odd... but the knife i currently use and absolutely love is a 7" chefs knife that I picked up at my local Sam's Club. They were in the restaurant supply area and they were 2 for 13 bucks. It's been over 2 years and I still have the 2nd one in my drawer that I haven't even used yet.

Description From Sams Club's Website....

Constructed of stain-free, high-carbon German steel, Tramontina's professional 2 pk. 7" Santoku Knives are perfect for your commercial and home kitchens.

I know this is gonna sound odd... But the best drinking wine for under 10 bucks in my book is Ernest and Gallo Cafe Zinfindale.

It's a blush zin, not too dry, not to sweet so it appeals to everyone's pallet. Every time we take this to a party its a hit.

You can usually find it at any grocery store. A standard bottle is about 5.99 and the larger bottle is about 7.99

http://wines.com/faq.html says this....

You might like Ernest & Julio Gallo's "Cafe Zinfandel", a sweetish red wine with a nice combination of fruit and almost a cinnamony undertone, very guzzle-able when cold.

Get a wooden spoon and place the handle of it into your liquid once it's in your pan. Then when you take it out, place a small rubber band at the location where the handle is wet.

Then you can use this to gauge how much your sauce has reduced by dunking it in to check on your progress.

Mind you, this won't help with the "4 cups to 1.5 cups" but if you can convert that to a ratio, then this method will work just fine.

A1 Steak Sauce. OR BBQ Sauce if A1 isn't avaliable. It's the only way I would eat it as a child.