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I wonder if this could be adapted to an angel food cake, it looks that heavenly! And anyway, I've always wondered what the difference is between angel food and sponge cake. Any ideas?

In another classic, "Mary Poppins", the children, Jane and Michael Banks, come up with criteria for hiring a nanny. Among the requirements were: "Never be cross or cruel. Never feed us castor oil or gruel." And the word "gruelling", which means difficult or hard, comes from the word gruel! It was first used in the book "Walsingham" by Mary Robinson in the late 1700s. She used the phrase "give him his gruel" to mean "to punish him". So even 300 years ago, eating gruel was seen as a punishment! To give someone their gruel is in the same category as cooking one's goose, settling one's hash, taking one's cake, and so on! Nice article.

This article gives me the stuff I want to know, which is where to eat and celebrate Obama's presidency at the same time! All I have to say to JungMan is - get your foot out of your mouth and get a new sense of taste. Your post sounds like you made your whine with sour grapes. Huzzah all!!!!

I was listening to Shirley on NPR over the holiday break. She was talking about the chemistry involved in baking cookies. Fascinating stuff, and of course, I would love to read a copy of her book, Bakewise. I remember learning how to cook muffins and how you had to do certain things to avoid getting tunnels and peaks. I wish I remembered. Some things you want tunnels in - like english muffins, but a true muffin like banana, oat bran, or blueberry, you want to try not to have any tunnels. Also, you don't want the tops of the muffins too pointy. Ok, now I'm thinking of an old Seinfeld episode where Elaine was selling muffin tops and didn't know what to do with the rest of the muffin...but I digress. Thanks for the great article.

can he toss a salad?

no no no, he's too cute to eat.

once in a while I get a nostalgic craving for one, but then I think about the highly processed bits of white fish deep fried in heavy batter and slathered with cholesterol laden mayonnaise on a slightly stale bun, not to mention the processed cheese, and I remember why I don't eat filet o' fish anymore. But the pull of childhood is strong.... thinking Velveeta ...

A really clever take on the traditional gingerbread house. I do miss the candy cane entrance way though.

it's like a little tiny world in there, i don't think i'll be able to eat broccoli without thinking i'm chomping on Frodo.

There's another good book out there there called "How it All Vegan!" I have cut down my consumption of meat for various reasons and eat very little red meat at all anymore. But give up turkey for Thanksgiving? Sacre bleu! When I lived in Canada, we celebrated Thanksgiving on the first Monday in October (no pilgrims, no Mayflower). We always had pheasant instead of turkey, and pecan pie (an homage to my Texan grandmother). Well I like the menu you've posted a lot better than tofu molded in the shape of a turkey. Vegetarianism has come a long way.

I was never much of a cranberry lover, too sour. I like all the little neat dishes. Also, I didn't know that Life pictures were now available on Google. I'll have to check it out. I can't tell what's in all those little dishes but it's intriguing!

let's hope this fad fades into oblivion..though I am sure it ranks somewhere with the turquoise ketchup I saw some kid eating the other day.