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SE loading slow?
yes, mine's slow too, despite formidable internet speed.
i'm still irked by the new site design.
i check everyday to see if they switched back, but to no avail.
til then, i'm not bothering to visit this site anymore.
you may be trying to get new readers, but you're losing this old one.
Welcome to Our New Homepage
i know you had the best intentions, but with no offense meant-i hate the design.
i really hope you switch back-no point in fixing something that wasn't broken.
Single-Origin Dark Chocolates from Pralus
might i suggest a book by mort rosenblum entitled 'chocolate: a bittersweet saga of dark & light'? it's how i discovered pralus along with a lot of other wonderful varieties. i've re-read it many times & highly recommend it.
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Cook the Book: Goat Cheese Bread Pudding
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gastronomeg answered "Basically #2 but with a crunchy (usually from toasted breadcrumbs) layer on top." to How Do You Like Your Mac and Cheese?
Poll posted by Erin Zimmer, February 24, 2010 at 7:30 AM
gastronomeg answered "Cheese" to What's your favorite supermarket aisle?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, February 21, 2010 at 8:45 PM
gastronomeg answered "Other (feel free to explain below!)" to How Do You Top Your Pancakes?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, February 16, 2010 at 9:39 AM
gastronomeg answered "Special homecooked dinner" to What Do You Prefer to Do for Dinner on Valentine's Day?
Poll posted by The Serious Eats Team, February 10, 2010 at 7:30 AM
Recent Quizzes
gastronomeg got 57% correct on How Much Do You Know About Chocolate Chip Cookies?
Quiz posted by Katie Quinn, February 22, 2010 at 6:00 PM
gastronomeg got 44% correct on How Much Do You Know About Condiments?
Quiz posted by Katie Quinn, February 15, 2010 at 6:30 PM
gastronomeg got 37% correct on Slice Quiz No. 1
Quiz posted by Adam Kuban, February 10, 2010 at 3:55 PM
gastronomeg got 55% correct on How Much Do You Know About Chocolate?
Quiz posted by Katie Quinn, February 8, 2010 at 8:00 AM
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Recent Comments
Ice cream question
Gack! Thankyou! I kept thinking connole, canole, etc. You just made my brain very happy. Thanks again!!
SE loading slow?
yes, mine's slow too, despite formidable internet speed.
i'm still irked by the new site design.
i check everyday to see if they switched back, but to no avail.
til then, i'm not bothering to visit this site anymore.
you may be trying to get new readers, but you're losing this old one.
Welcome to Our New Homepage
i know you had the best intentions, but with no offense meant-i hate the design.
i really hope you switch back-no point in fixing something that wasn't broken.
Single-Origin Dark Chocolates from Pralus
might i suggest a book by mort rosenblum entitled 'chocolate: a bittersweet saga of dark & light'? it's how i discovered pralus along with a lot of other wonderful varieties. i've re-read it many times & highly recommend it.
Need a suggestion for a tasty beginner fish dish
if you happen to have a george foreman grill, then you can slap a salmon or tuna steak and presto-cooko; 2 minutes later eat some awesomeness.
alton brown also has some great pouch recipes.
welcome back to seafood-my sister found out the same thing about her allergies last year. :)
What have you eaten today?
i've been forced to eat out of a vending machine all day and feel ill.
can't WAIT to finally get home to something REAL.
buffets-how do you do it?
i don't eat buffets. ever. why? two words: sneeze guards.
Dinner help: chicken, butternut squash, and apricot preserves
i think it sounds great :) go for it!
The Burger Lab: How Often Should You Flip a Burger?
where did you get the infrared thermometer?
fascinating as always :) i am shocked by the results-i've always been a single flip girl. think i'll have to turn on the oven this weekend & bust out my meat grinder.
and no, i'm not sick of hearing about your lovely wife.
keep up the awesome science!
Video: Stephen Colbert Plays Fondue Pong at the Vancouver Winter Olympics Swiss House
i am gonna start my own team.
Taco Cat T-Shirt
i find that strangely delightful
Restaurant Heebie Jeebies?
i only go out once every few months for a realy extraordinary meal with my boyfriend. otherwise, we just cook at home, where we know the freshest ingredients are used and how they're prepared. most restaurants give me the heebie-jeebies. i'd rather save up and go somewhere i don't need to worry.
Baking Cinnabon's New Cupcakes with CinnaMom Jerilyn Brusseau
life may need frosting, but not THAT much. ugh.
How do you eat popcorn?
i eat mine with lots of salt. (when i go to the movies i even sneak in a shaker.)
i do not like butter on my popcorn-too nasty all wet like that.
when my mom and i get together we each eat our own ginormous bowl.
sometimes we shove fistfuls down our throats, hogstyle.
other times i am a single kernel girl-one right after the other
(like when i'm being transfixed by LOST-automatic intensity defense mechanism?)
or i toss it up and try to catch it in my mouth.
(i refrain from doing that at the movies, however.)
caramel corn and kettle corn are wonderful too.
Last Week's Poll Results: Chocolate vs. Cinnamon Babka
never had it either. is it easy to make? anyone have a good recipe for it?
Poll: How Do You Like Your Mac and Cheese?
i like mac n cheese just fine, but i don't get crazy over it.
never been a huge comfort-go-to food for me.
just an occasional tasty side.
if i wanted kraft mac n cheese, i'd just pour a shaker worth of salt in my mouth.
Serious Cheese: Have You Tried These 6 Great U.S. Goat Cheeses?
@winternutt: i'm in columbus too! and i third the lake erie creamery suggestion.
also, firefly farms in maryland makes incredible goat cheese.
(i nearly ate my weight in it this past weekend.)
The Environment-Friendly Kitchen
i think the environment is pretty screwed no matter what you do...for every positive action you might take there are millions of other people and companies counteracting it all.
Dinner Tonight: Jacques Pépin's Spicy Ginger and Lemon Chicken
yeah-the thigh recipe is amazing.
next time i make it tho, i'll scoop out some of the fat so it crisps up even more.
jacques is the man.
read his memoir, 'the apprentice', if you haven't already.
How Much Do You Know About Chocolate Chip Cookies?
the whole spreading thing is why i use half butter, half crisco.
don't be sad, dave. it won't be on your permanent record.
we will have to revoke your serious eater card, though.
Video: Anthony Bourdain Appears as 'Dr. Tony' on 'Yo Gabba Gabba!'
it'd be a lot cooler if he dropped a few f-bombs.
Easter Cooking Demo - Help me brainstorm!
you could make monster peeps in the microwave-lol.
my first thought was deviled eggs, but who doesn't know how to make those?
ham also comes to mind...maybe demonstrate with small 'ham steaks' (for lack of a better word)...show individual plates you can do for people with them rather than one big, unwieldy ham?
show other uses for food coloring....pastel pink mashed potatoes? lol.
let us know what you wind up doing..this is so interesting! good luck :)
Different "milks"
i'm lactose intolerant, so i don't drink it.
when i buy it though it's to cook with, so i always go for the vitamin d.
goat's milk is supposed to be good.
Ready to open that wine you've been saving?
my boyfriend and i always buy 2 bottles of beaujolais villages for our anniversary, then drink the previous year that night and save the latest for the following year. i'll have to get something weird for saturday. i actually was apart of a wine club for a few years & i still have a bottle that's supposed to be paired with chocolate. i just drank some syrah last night that was delicious too. what exactly is a canadian ice wine? never heard of it before.
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does anybody make their own hamburger buns?
Posted by gastronomeg, January 26, 2010 at 3:15 PM
What's orange on the outside & blue on the inside?
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Cook the Book: Goat Cheese Bread Pudding
Posted by Caroline Russock, September 9, 2009 at 1:15 PM
Freed Journalist Laura Ling an Apparent Hoagie-Lover
Posted by Adam Kuban, August 5, 2009 at 7:30 AM
New Year's Champagne Cocktail: The Chic French 75
Posted by Kerry Saretsky, December 31, 2008 at 12:30 AM
The Fourth Night of Hanukkah: Smoked Salmon Tartare and Potato Chip Canapes
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Polls
gastronomeg answered "Basically #2 but with a crunchy (usually from toasted breadcrumbs) layer on top." to How Do You Like Your Mac and Cheese?
Poll posted by Erin Zimmer, February 24, 2010 at 7:30 AM
gastronomeg answered "Cheese" to What's your favorite supermarket aisle?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, February 21, 2010 at 8:45 PM
gastronomeg answered "Other (feel free to explain below!)" to How Do You Top Your Pancakes?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, February 16, 2010 at 9:39 AM
gastronomeg answered "Special homecooked dinner" to What Do You Prefer to Do for Dinner on Valentine's Day?
Poll posted by The Serious Eats Team, February 10, 2010 at 7:30 AM
gastronomeg answered "Ick, the last bite! Never tastes as good as the others." to Do You Clean Your Plate?
Poll posted by Erin Zimmer, February 3, 2010 at 8:00 PM
gastronomeg answered "Yes" to Do Beans Belong in Chili?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, February 3, 2010 at 9:06 AM
gastronomeg answered "Sorry, don't drink that stuff." to What Do You Call Cola Drinks
Poll posted by Erin Zimmer, January 27, 2010 at 7:30 PM
gastronomeg answered "No" to Would you eat this "full English breakfast" pizza?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, January 25, 2010 at 9:00 AM
gastronomeg answered "Coconut Cream" to What's Your Favorite Kind of Pie?
Poll posted by Erin Zimmer, January 22, 2010 at 8:00 PM
gastronomeg answered "Quiche" to What's Your Favorite Kind of Savory Pie?
Poll posted by Erin Zimmer, January 23, 2010 at 11:00 AM
gastronomeg answered "Wegmans" to What's Your Favorite Grocery Chain?
Poll posted by Erin Zimmer, January 20, 2010 at 9:45 AM
gastronomeg answered "Never" to Ever drink milk from the carton when no one's looking?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, January 11, 2010 at 7:00 AM
gastronomeg answered "Mouthfeel" to Which Food Term Bugs You the Most?
Poll posted by Erin Zimmer, January 6, 2010 at 7:30 AM
gastronomeg answered "Grilled Cheese? » (shoneyjoe)" to What Was the Best Overall SE Talk Thread of 2009?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, January 4, 2010 at 12:20 PM
gastronomeg answered "lemonfair" to Who Is the Most Congenial SE'er of 2009?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, January 4, 2010 at 6:00 AM
gastronomeg answered "dbcurrie" to Who Was the Most Helpful SE'er of 2009?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, January 4, 2010 at 7:45 AM
gastronomeg answered "sailordave" to Who Was the Funniest SE'er of 2009?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, January 4, 2010 at 7:55 AM
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Quizzes
gastronomeg got 57% correct on How Much Do You Know About Chocolate Chip Cookies?
Quiz posted by Katie Quinn, February 22, 2010 at 6:00 PM
gastronomeg got 44% correct on How Much Do You Know About Condiments?
Quiz posted by Katie Quinn, February 15, 2010 at 6:30 PM
gastronomeg got 37% correct on Slice Quiz No. 1
Quiz posted by Adam Kuban, February 10, 2010 at 3:55 PM
gastronomeg got 55% correct on How Much Do You Know About Chocolate?
Quiz posted by Katie Quinn, February 8, 2010 at 8:00 AM
gastronomeg got 33% correct on How Much Do You Know About New Orleans Food Culture?
Quiz posted by Katie Quinn, February 1, 2010 at 7:00 PM
gastronomeg got 42% correct on How Much Do You Know About Indianapolis Food Culture?
Quiz posted by Katie Quinn, February 2, 2010 at 11:00 AM
gastronomeg got 50% correct on How Much Do You Know About Vegan Substitutes?
Quiz posted by Katie Quinn, January 25, 2010 at 7:30 AM
gastronomeg got 75% correct on Winter Vegetables Quiz
Quiz posted by Katie Quinn, January 19, 2010 at 11:30 AM

Gack! Thankyou! I kept thinking connole, canole, etc. You just made my brain very happy. Thanks again!!