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I've been enjoying the Whole Foods brand of tonic water. It's sweetened with cane sugar instead of high fructose corn death and makes a lovely gin & tonic. The best selling point really is the price though, at about $2.60 for a 6pack in Manhattan, compared to $9.99 for a 4pack of Q tonic, its simply financial suicide for me to use artisan-level tonic water.

seconding the sangria as a cocktail -- amazingly refreshing summer drink, and very easy to make. my go-to recipe is http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Classic-Spanish-Sangria/Detail.aspx

make picnics! go to the local bakeries, farmers market, etc. do your research beforehand -- i like to use wikitravel and go to food places that the local university students like to frequent.

Ah, I've just developed a taste for gin recently -- and wow, why did I even bother with vodka before?
So far I'm still trying different brands of gin instead of trying different gin cocktails (though martinis and g&ts are always good). I just tried Hendrick's yesterday and... wow. It's different. Can't say if I like it for it though... still would probably come back to my favorite, Bombay Sapphire.
If anyone has any recommendations for what to try next (in my price range, which is about ~20-30/750mL), that would be fantastic!

bucatini could be a bit more common... but living in NYC means you can get anything pretty much everywhere. so no complaints =X

We did a tonic taste-test of all the boutique brands we could find (actually, two tests, now that I think of it) compared with the usual suspects. Our favorite by far is the Fever-Tree.

I'm Rosezilla (named for my three year old daughter and the giant lizard thing that stomped Tokyo...it's what I call her when she's being...how you say...willful). My real handle is Mandy. I live in Santa Barbara County again after growing up here, but lived for 11 years in western Sonoma County...home of fabulous food and wines. It spoiled me rotten, to become an adult surrounded by all of that luscious produce and foodie opportunity. I managed a microbrewery's kitchen for 6 years, and have SERIOUS opinions about ales, should anyone care for them. Now I'm a home cook primarily, although I do a little catering here and there. My daughter's favorite foods are salmon and broccoli, so I feel as though I've triumphed a bit over the three-year-old beige-food diet. We do, however, eat at McDonald's every Friday after school...it's our little Happy Meal indulgence...and those tiny cheeseburgers are SOOO good. I live with and cook for my mother, as well. I am dating a high school band director, who has actually LOST weight being with me, as he's eating more asparagus and less fast food. I think that size 14 should be the new size 6. I am curvy, healthy, happy and active...and think that excellent foods should be part of everyone's diet. I am active in the "S'Cool Food" movement here, which tries to bring local and sustainable healthy food into school cafeterias. And I love, love, love this website.

Bro recently made these avocado eggrolls for a party. They are wonderful. We didn't use a sauce - no one noticed :D.

Whip 'em up and bring 'em down to the party!!

Mrs. L, a, ahem, 40 something (at least for two more weeks) who is just learning to cook and dealing with the fact that I own over 500 cookbooks (over 400 that have never been cooked from!). I live in San Jose CA and I see dead people for a living (no really, I manage a cremation business). I love serious eats to help me find out what's going on in the food world and to make me feel even more behind cuz I cook recipes I see here rather than open up one of my many cookbooks!

Hi,

I just found this wonderful site -- I found a link at FoodNetwork.com. I live in New Hampshire, love cooking and experimenting with new types of dishes. As a cook, I've gone from a repeating 15-20 dishes to new dishes everyday (or so).

I'm particulary found of Ellie Krieger's Healthy Appetite, Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa.

I also collect cookbooks - and my favorite right now (non-FoodNetwork) is Gordon Hamersley's Bistro Cooking At Home. Gordon owns a local Bistro in nearby Boston.

Looking forward to a long association with you all!