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Love love LOVE grape soda! Transports me instantly back to my grandparents house where it was always stocked in their fridge (still is). There's something about the artifical grape taste, the fizz, the pretty purple can that makes my mouth water. It's a, oh semi-annual treat for me but each time I have it, I fully appreciate all it has to offer. :-)

Oh I liked the little walk down memory lane. Personally, I could totally relate to growing up with Entenmann's being considered a "good" dessert. It was sort of fun to see it used in more grown up desserts. I'm not saying I would actually ever buy Entenmann's now but still...

And besides, that writer often makes me LOL. I can overlook a lot for that.

But generally, I love seeing a mix of recipes on SE. There are something that I would never make and some things that I have to make that very day. I think variety is a good thing. Not everything can or should be "gourmet," kwim?

You read my mind! I had a really yummy pistachio muffin while on vacation recently and have been looking for a pistachio-cakey recipe. I will definitely be trying this one this weekend. Thanks, they sound great!

Ahh, Entenmann's pound cake...it was the dessert of my youth too! Although I've since moved on from it's scarily perfect (and slightly spongy) crumb, I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the yellow pound cake. I remember painstakingly looking at each loaf before picking one with the biggest yellow butter surface area on top.

Thanks for bringing back some memories, although we never got much fancier than eating it with a scoop of ice cream.

Thanks for sharing your memories of Brass--sounds like a wonderful dog who was just right for your home. I'm so sorry for your loss.

OMG my mouth is watering. Must go to Doughnut Plant as soon as possible.

Are all these doughnuts available everyday? Or is it a rotating menu?

Well, it *looks* refreshing and very green. Maybe it's just one of those drinks that sounds better than it is?

That whoopie pie needs at least twice as much filling. A far cry from the sweet, overly stuffed pies that the Amish produce.

Great rundown of what to get and what to avoid! Now if I only had some pea soup right now...

I wish someone would say 'I love you' with a panda cake. That person would have my undying love foreva and eva!

The weird thing is Gordon Ramsey has a bunch of shows that air on BBC-A and he's really different! I mean, there's still some crass insults and cursing but it's much more toned down and bearable. I've watched both the American and British version of the show where he makes over failing restaurants and he's so much better (nicer, more helpful) on the British version. I wonder how much of it is expressly for the "American" taste profile. Weird!

Da Bakery is da best!

Please, please do a round-up and review of rainbow cookies on Manhattan, if only so we can see all the pretty colors. Rainbow cookies (I mean, the name itself is so happy sounding) can be so very good but also so very bad and I'd like to avoid the crappy ones.

Hmm, the letters seem to get skinnier after the 'T.' Running low on batter, perhaps?