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Website: http://www.freshpickednews.com/

Location: Bothell, WA

About: Mother of two, wife of a Fruit Market husband, sweet tooth, baker, house cleaner, seamstress, geek and rock star.

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The Ten Most Recent Comments By darbyalycen206

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The 14 M.P.H. Beer Cooler

DWI was the first thing I thought about. That story about the guy that got the DWI is too much. Gosh it almost sounded like a GREAT idea!!!!

darbyalycen206 at 5:01PM on 06/05/08

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How Much Are Parents Spending on Their Children's Fast Food?

As astounding as that sounds, you'll want to take it in perspective. In my family, my kids maybe eat fast food once a week. (Hey - you gotta do what you gotta do sometimes, esp. when the thought of cooking and cleaning, or even bringing them into a store is overwhelming.)

They're toddlers, age 3 and 4. Most of their games/books/toys come from birthdays and Christmas. The others come from hand-me-downs and thrift stores. They have too much stuff already! But two Happy Meals will cost me about $10 - so if I do that once each week that's $520/year (ouch). Yes, far more than I'd consider spending on toys we don't need or have room for!

darbyalycen206 at 12:59PM on 06/02/08

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Oatmeal That Might Give You a Buzz

It's almost like the beginning of a sourdough starter..... something I've never had a desire to eat. It's original at least - I have never heard of doing this before!

darbyalycen206 at 5:48PM on 05/19/08

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Essentials: Hummus

I wonder why it's better to just puree the beans in the food proc, vs. doing all the ingredients. I do mine completely in the food proc (add the oil and lemon juice while its running) and it turns out good. But maybe it could be GREAT if I do it this way? Hmmm

darbyalycen206 at 1:41PM on 05/16/08

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How to Reduce Your Food Costs in 60 Minutes a Week

Coupons are usually for the really unhealthy foods. Unless I see an extraordinary deal on milk or cheese, I don't bother with them. I have two stores that I read the ads for - I don't waste my time with the others, because even if they have a few great sale items, I know I'll spend less overall by sticking with my top two. I write a 2 week menu and shopping list in Excel and plan around ingredients I already have on hand. I shop for produce at the market my husband works at.

It's a habit, and a fun routine, too. I have come to enjoy planning my menus.

darbyalycen206 at 12:17PM on 05/15/08

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I Want a Varsity Letter in Cheese Racing

DUDE that is so cool. I am so going to try this some time. Sounds like a great group activity for a BBQ.

darbyalycen206 at 3:27PM on 05/13/08

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Cook the Book: Cowgirl Cuisine

My mom doesn't do vegetarian. In an effort to please my then-vegetarian husband, she did a knock-off potato taco recipe from a restaurant she went to. Fried tortillas filled with a potato mixture (I can't remember what flavor it had) with cilantro and creme fraiche on top. She claimed it was the only vegetarian recipe she knew! I appreciated both the taste AND the effort.

darbyalycen206 at 3:27PM on 05/05/08

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Speaking of Food-Related Neologisms ...

I've never found the humor in the lolcat stuff, but this is so, so great.

darbyalycen206 at 4:48PM on 04/24/08

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Upscale Ketchup From Heinz

Yeah, I must admit, I won't really buy anything else. I still think I'm a ketchup snob, since I won't buy generic or alternative brand ketchup, period. LOL it has to be the mighty Heinz.

Fillippelli - that was a great article that sucked several minutes out of my day. Thanks for sharing. :)

darbyalycen206 at 3:24PM on 04/21/08

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Sack Lunch: Sardine-and-Egg Salad Sandwich

I think I'm with your dad on the sardines, but I might eat them if I didn't actually know I was eating them.

I had to comment because I was scrolling through your post in my feed reader, saw the picture, saw the word "eyeball" in your description, and had to do a double take to make sure the word eyeball was not proceeded by "scoop out the..." :)

darbyalycen206 at 2:31PM on 04/14/08

Responses to Comments by darbyalycen206

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Essentials: Hummus

I don't have a food processor, so I've been using my potato masher instead. While it isn't buttery smooth, it still beats store-bought any day. I haven't been adding cumin yet, but I will now! Also, I must be weird in that two cloves of raw garlic (for hummus and baba ghannouj) is just too much for me. I've found a nice balance using one small raw clove of garlic (pulverized to a nice consistency with a zester/fine grater) and 4 cloves-1 bulb of roasted garlic (I

I too grew up without hummus (and many other delicious foods, bless my meat&potatoes mother's heart), but thankfully, I've overcome my much-deprived childhood :P

joyyy at 1:12PM on 06/29/08

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The 14 M.P.H. Beer Cooler

the hubby is going to get a kick out this!

Veron at 10:53AM on 06/06/08

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The 14 M.P.H. Beer Cooler

@j: THANK YOU. That's the best link I've seen all day. Could have been straight from The Onion.

Adam Kuban at 6:37PM on 06/05/08

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Essentials: Hummus

I make a very basic humus for my one year old - chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic. He loves it.

Kmelion at 7:23AM on 05/26/08

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Essentials: Hummus

@akk328: try peanut butter. I've never done it that way, and it'll certainly taste a bit different. But I've seen it mentioned as a substitute for tahini.

razkolnikov at 9:44PM on 05/24/08

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Essentials: Hummus

@akk328, I have not tried it without tahini, but I have read recipes that use only olive oil, no tahini. I think it's worth a shot.

Robin Bellinger at 2:05PM on 05/24/08

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Essentials: Hummus

ya cumin really is a must. If you're travelling in the M.East you'll never taste a hummus without some cumin, and sprinkled on top too. Then depending on the occasions and who you're making your hummus for, you can create fancier variations by topping off finished hummus with chickpeas or almonds, pinenuts, etc.
Also, our family has a very long lived tradition of adding yoghurt too. I can guarantee that it produces the creamiest texture ever and IMO really does something wonderful to the overall taste of hummus. If ever, I posted a recipe to it here: http://swirlandscramble.blogspot.com/2008/02/little-bit-of-this-and-little-bit-of.html

MariannaF at 1:42PM on 05/24/08

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Cook the Book: Cowgirl Cuisine

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roboppy at 11:31AM on 05/22/08

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Essentials: Hummus

This may be sacrilege...but can you use something besides tahini, or leave it out? I have a can of chickpeas and I keep thinking I should make bean salad but I don't like bean salad, so I can't bring myself to do it. Would rather make hummus but can't get tahini...

akk328 at 1:29PM on 05/21/08

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Essentials: Hummus

If i find chickpeas here, I'll have to try this...I miss hummus so much. Especially Sabra! mmmmm

machellebelle at 9:10AM on 05/21/08