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Such a lovely surprise to see my blog up here! Thrilled you made it, Blake, and glad you enjoyed it.
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I wonder if it's been edited incorrectly for this version - I have the English edition and the smoked bacon and pasta shells recipe calls for creme fraiche, not sour cream.

Bake, then rice. If you're doing a large amount, I reckon this is the easiest way - you can fit a lot in the oven at once. I also think it gives a much nicer, more potatoey flavour.

Very irritating. The first time I just gave up as it took forever to navigate away from the ad. Intrusive and disappointing.

Everything that's described by Laura Ingalls in the book about Almanzo's childhood - Farmer Boy. Even as a kid who wasn't particularly interested in food those pages made my mouth water!!

The bacon ones are called Frazzles in the UK. Mmm, crunchy, bacony goodness!!

I use butter (lima?) beans instead of cannellini, which I think have a bit more flavour. Also garlic, rosemary and lemon juice.

The fish and chip flavour are indeed one of the nastiest things I've ever had the misfortune to eat. The builders breakfast was little better - basically a crisp flavoured with stale grease. After throwing those two bags away I decided not to try any more of these.
Estrella Dill Chips (Swedish, I think) are awesome - more chivey, really, than dill. I also love the Irish Tayto brand - they do a gorgeous steak and pepper flavour.
I spotted a Valentines special from smallish company Tyrells the other week. Much as I love my crisps, I was in no way tempted to try Strawberry, Sweet Chilli and White Wine flavour. Even if they did come in a very pretty pink package.

Would second the living alone posters - much as I love cooking and experimenting, it's less exciting when you're just doing it for yourself (and also difficult in terms of buying ingredients - invariably end up with many "orphans!) That said, even when I'm cooking with the BF, we tend to stick to tried and tested favourites - he's a bit picky and would rather know he'll eat something than risk vast quantities of leftovers and him going hungry!
I used to think that it was just me that hated eating the same thing two nights running, but have actually found it's quite common. So although I'll be eating leftover roast chicken tonight in some guise, I can't stand having an identical meal two nights running (which is another reason why I tend to stick to things I know the quantities for one for).

We often make trips to Ikea just to visit the food market (BF is half-Swedish so it's one of the few places he can find some home comforts). Not sure if they carry it in the US stores, but the reindeer salami is fabulous, esp as the filling on a flatbread sandwich! The Estrella Dill Chips are also some of the best crisps I've ever had.

Craving meatballs in cream gravy now.....

Sorry to be a pedant, but just to avoid confusion, a hoggett is a 2 yr old lamb, rather than a baby hog.