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After reading the part about bone char I realized I could never be 100% vegan. A few years ago I had a dental implant and needed a bone graft. The bone donor was a cow.

Jethro's: it claims to be the manliest BBQ in the area.

I made a batch of this type of cookie for the holidays. I experimented by taking half the butter and browning it, to give it a bit more caramel flavor. I also made a regular batch so we could test them side by side. The browned butter cookies were always preferred over the regular.

I got a Shun utility knife for Christmas last year. My first sharp knife!

Around here the most common group meal seems to be pizza or lasagna, though sometimes the centerpiece is a turkey or ham.

I got a Shun utility knife for Christmas last year. I think it was the first truly sharp knife I had ever used.

With crackers, or just by itself.

Filet mignon, made into Beef Wellington.

I've had good luck with using a basic chocolate chip cookie recipe. I chill the dough a bit, then shape into logs - like refrigerator cookies. Then I chill some more and then slice. I freeze the slices in ziplock baggies with wax paper between layers.

To bake, I set the frozen slices on a cookie sheet and let them thaw a bit. Then bake at 350 F for 10-12 minutes.

It's great for portion control, and I can vary the cookies by adding nuts or other flavored chips to the dough. It's hard to beat a freshly baked cookie!

I got a Shun utility knife last Christmas that I think is pretty great. I also have a tiny knife in a Swiss Army kit that I've been carrying for about 27 years now.

@SconnieGirl - I was introduced to jelly and cheese sandwiches back in the 70's. I don't eat much cheese now but I remember the flavor combo fondly!

Those photos take me back to my high school dissecting days. I hope I never have the opportunity to eat suckling pig.

I tried this yesterday using wheat flour and it turned out pretty good. They weren't the best pancakes I've eaten, but that's normal for my homemade pancakes. I only made half the recipe since there were only 3 of us and no one here likes leftover pancakes. The only change I made was to leave out the nutmeg and I only used 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon and that seemed plenty for us. Oh, and I did have to add more cider in order to make the batter pourable, perhaps this was due to using a different flour. They were the most non-stick pancakes I've ever made, I had a bit of trouble controlling them for flipping, they wanted to just slide across my griddle.

I did some googling on Apple Cider Pancakes, just to see what other recipes are out there, and I did find one that simply used a Complete mix and cider instead of water. You can't get much easier than that.

Thanks for this recipe!