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always crust. have an apple pie? I eat all the apple filling first, then the center pastry and finally crust (I save some icrecream for those last bites as well). if the dish has cheese, then always some cheesy bite for last.

I made this one and it was easy to make and yummy if very sweet. The sauce is a bit tricky (I always have issued with caramel-like sauces, if anyone knows a trick about how not to mess these up please share!). Vanilla ice cream is a must. And it does indeed freeze well.

http://www.chow.com/recipes/10973

desserts that require baking: cheesecakes, alfajores, cookies, hello dollies, pound cakes. AND risotto. I find baking therapeutic and risotto dishes very satisfying.

For a yummy brunch cocktail try passion fruit mimosas (champagne or cava which is less pricey with passion fruit juice). It's a refreshing brunch coktail.

I pack lunch every day. I assemble the sandwiches on Sundays. English muffin with veggie cheese (moza, cheddar and/or jalapeño cheddar), and also bring some veggies (broccoli, spinach) or chicken or an apple or yogurt ro accmpany and have either oat bran cereal with raisins or honey and oat crackers for dessert.

with BBQ ribs or meat, tomatoes stuffed with cheese (some combo of mozarella with asiago or ricotta or gruyere or pecorino) made on the bbq
with sandwiches, sliced avocado
with steak, creamed spinach, scalopped potatoes, french fries or a green salad with simple dressing
with cheese, wine : ) not a side but these are an inseparable pair
with any type of cake or pie, vanilla ice cream
with any restaurant meal, good bread
with seafood rice or paella, white asparragus and olives
with fish or seafood, rice or risotto.

can one really freeze cheese?? does it work for all types of cheese?

This is a great topic! I am a serious eater but also a person who cares about nutrition and striking a balance. I do believe that nutritious food can be delicious, but one must admit that some of the most delicious things are high in fat and calories. I believe in the things previously mentioned: exercise, moderation, portion control, and also allowing yourself to indulge. I happen to love exercise so that part is easy for me. I exercise at least 4 times a week, usually for 45 min to 1hr but when I am tired for less. The thing is to go even if it's for 25 minutes. During the week, when we eat at home, we try to have foods that are delicious but not super high in fat/calories: brown rice, legumes, vegetables prepared with herbs, spices, sandwiches made at home with lean meats, chicken, and try to have variety at every meal (different types of vegetables, legumes sweet and savory flavors) to satisfy the senses. Then on weekends or when we eat out, I eat whatever most appeals but in moderation, be it a mac and cheese made with three cheeses and cream, fried foods, desserts (which I love). I find that by indulging weekly I get it out of my system. I do not feel deprived and I look forward to my home cooked nutritious meals again. It works for me.

I agree that the recipe is quite flexible. Mine (recipe from one of my best friends), I sort of eyeball depending on the amount of bread I am using. The key is egg bread as someone else said. And butter is also a must!! I use one stick (sometimes a bit more) salted, melt it and pour over the pieces of bread and reserve about 2TBSP. The custard is three eggs , 1 cup cream, vanilla extract and sugar maybe 1/2 cup. Mix all of this and pour over buttered bread. The mixture should cover the bread so that it does not get dry. Then pour reserved butter, sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon on top. Pop into preheated oven 350 degrees until golden. The best part of this bread pudding is the rum cinnamon sauce. Melt 1 stick butter over low heat, stir in 1/2 cup sugar, stir, once it dissolves remove from heat, stir in dark rum to taste (can be white sometimes I use white) (I like it with a hint not too rummy) and then 1to 2 TBSP cinnamon. Lot's of butter and sugar in this recipe but it is worth it! Plus I serve it with vanilla ice cream....: )
It's really yummy!!!

I second cheesecake and carrot cake!! Also, yellow cake from the box with chocolate frosting (yum!) and cake de Momy (a bakery in Panama where I live which makes birthday cakes which are essentially vanilla cake with majar blanco (dulce de leche like substance) in the middle and sugary frosting), this with vanilla icecream is delicious.

It seems to me Serious Eats has to do with being serious about food and the enjoyment of the experience of food. I love the fact that sometimes this site talks about gadgets, sometimes about gourmet restaurants, and sometimes about peanut butter, how you like your brownies, what goes in your ice cream, what are you cooking this weekend and things that people who seriously love food LOVE to talk about. It's nice to see that different people who love food, or otherwise would not post on this site, actually respond to these questions, with enthusiasm I may add, whereas others would think of them as ridiculous. So Serious Eats, keep being the way you are. I am sure that's why people keep coming back.

boiled white rice with ketchup. cous cous or rice with melted mozzarella or similar melty cheese and butter (or worse, can't believe it's not butter) (and, sometimes, a little ketchup!!). Popcorn with cheese and..yep..ketchup : ) i know, it's shameful..