Serious Eats - seriouseats.com

America's Test Kitchen, Good Eats, and especially Barefoot Contessa. Ahhhh, summertime in East Hampton.

The show was a bit all over the place though as she tended to work on multiple recipes simultaneously.
Is that not how most of us cook in our own kitchens? And don't we consider it a feat to pull everything together perfectly in time? It felt so real compared to the staged "I MUST make three dishes" formula of every other show on Food Network. I also attribute the chatter and stranger moments to editing. Overall, I loved the show and thought that Anne was a breath of fresh air.

Grass fed has a distinctly different taste. I would describe it as tasting more like super-lean meat (buffalo, perhaps) than like a fatty hamburger. The taste is quite different from the beefy taste you're used to. The strip steaks we tried had much less fat than grain-fed strips we usually buy, but the meat was still tender and good. I highly suggest you try a small cut before you spend a lot on a bunch of steaks. Lastly, I'm not the most qualified person in the world to explain this, so your butcher might be able to answer your question in more detail.

We travel over five hours to get to our nearest Ikea. I heard about the food there (specifically the meatballs) before I heard about the furniture and other things in the store, and I'm always more excited to eat than I am to shop.

Does ANYONE out there want Lisa to win? I, too, will stop watching reality television if she wins tonight. I like both Stephanie and Richard, so either one of them winning would be great.

You could even defrost on very low power in the microwave. It's a pretty good way to bring already-cooked breads and biscuits back to life, and it might be worth a try with frozen dough. Good luck!

On the note about the lack of Trader Joe's stores in Austin, I believe WF actually started in Austin. There was also a store here in New Orleans on Esplanade Ave. called Whole Foods that was almost identical to the store in Texas. It was bought out by the Austin people near the beginning of the Whole Foods empire, from what I understand. I may not be remembering this correctly, but one of the major investors in Silk soy milk (and an original investor in the Whole Foods here in New Orleans) spoke to one of my business classes a couple years ago and told us the story. He is now involved with acai products. I digress...

I have to agree with those of you who say it's worth it to purchase things like steak, fish, and produce at Whole Foods. None of the other grocery stores in my area carry good produce that isn't already past its prime when it's sitting in the store. I'm willing to pay a premium for something I know will be good. It also makes cooking and eating a little more special when I know I've used premium ingredients.

I'm also a huge fan of the Montreal steak seasoning, though I usually splash on a little Worchestershire before seasoning the steak. A friend of mine told me that a little brown sugar rubbed on with the Montreal is great, and it really is. Try it! All three ingredients make for one great steak, excellent with a little Peter Luger sauce.

Thank you!

KarynMC is right, and I make it a point to buy milk without hormones (Horizon Organic). It's not too expensive compared to regular milk, and I can buy it at the regular grocery store. Plus, it is creamy and tasty and lasts about twice as long as regular milk that comes in a plastic container.

There are several other reasons why girls are experiencing those changes at a younger age, and much of it (from what I understand) has to do with body fat and fat and sugar intake, as well as various chemical substances in the environment that affect us all.

If you can't find a recipe or a cake in NYC, I would suggest ordering one from a bakery in New Orleans. My coworkers and friends here love Haydel's and Randazzo's, though I prefer Gambino's (which makes a cake with more cinnamon, and the glaze is creamy and slightly lemony). You will have to select overnight shipping, if available, to get a cake before Tuesday, but I won't hold it against you if you eat a king cake after Mardi Gras. ;)

Blueberry muffins are one of the most disappointing foods around. There are maybe three places I've ever eaten a blueberry muffin on this entire earth that have satisfied my idea of what a blueberry muffin should taste like. Those deceptive little weasels of muffins...

A month or so ago I made the nearly fatal mistake of purchasing cherries waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out of season. The bag was a complete joke. I can't wait for spring and summer produce!

My boyfriend believed for the longest time that the red skin on peanuts was extremely poisonous and could not be ingested. We went to the grocery store, I showed him that peanuts with the seed skins intact are sold to the general public—for consumption—and the myth was busted.

I wholeheartedly enjoy dispelling common misconceptions about food and cooking. Anyone else with me?