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OMG. I just made this tonight and can't believe how delicious it was. Wow!!!!! I didn't use the pork shoulder and did 1/2 lb of kielbasa, and it was still incredible--I think it would also be yummy with just the bacon plus more beans and veggies. Thanks for an amazing recipe!!!!!!

I made this tart this summer and it was SO DELICIOUS! Now I want to make it for a friend's dinner party this weekend, but cherries are out of season in my area already. Sad. How do y'all think this would be with blueberries? Do you think amaretto would be the most complementary liqueur to highlight the blueberries????

I'm sure folks have already covered these, but I vote for:

-Born Round, Frank Bruni's awesome memoir, which is more about his eating disorder and not really about being a restaurant critic
-My Life in France, Julia Child's wonderful book about the time she and her hubby lived there. It's more about how she got her career up and running and created the books we all love her for now. Really great read!
-A Year in Provence, Peter Mayle, about his move to southern France and how he and his wife enjoyed the area. I read this just before my 1st visit to France, so I loved it lots!

I bet you could also use frozen pizza dough, or some from your neighborhood pizzeria. Has anyone tried that?

I went there this summer and was really disappointed. The best part of the meal were the starters, but the sandwiches we had as entrees were boring to bad. Wouldn't go there again. Fette Sau in Williamsburg is hands-down the best bbq in all of NYC!

I LOVE pumpkin pancakes, but the pumpkin spice bread that the cafeteria served at my college, The University of Tennessee, was probably the best pumpkin confection I've ever had. It was perfect for breakfast, dessert or an afternoon snack!

I would take some jam or preserves from Sarabeth's or Stonewall Kitchen, and a hard cheese or salami from Murray's. I bet you could get all kinds of good stuff there. Oh, what about a locally made chocolate, like one of those outrageously expensive (but delish) bars from Mast Bros chocolate? I get them at Bedford Cheese Shop in my 'hood but am sure you could find them at other specialty food purveyors. Good luck!

For what it's worth, I emailed LC's customer service last summer b/c I was having a problem with my grill pan, and they got back to me right away with advice of how to fix it. Very responsive customer service team, if you ever need anything from them. Of course, for what we pay for their cookware, they better be responsive, right?!

Good Housekeeping has step-by-step video on how to poach chicken: http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food/cooking/poach-chicken-breasts. Hope it helps! (Full disclosure: I work there!)

My grandmother used to make a dessert called a chocolate butter roll. It was basically some kind of biscuit dough into which she'd tuck a chocolate cream filling, then bake. Those things were delicious, and now that she's gone, I don't know how to recreate them. The closest thing to them would be a pain au chocolat, but it's not the same.

I took a class from Harry at The Brooklyn Kitchen this summer (he is awesome and the store is infinitely better than Williams-Sonoma) on how to make homemade pie. He gave us an easy crust recipe and a few basics on fillings, and in the class we made a delicious peach pie together. I've made pies from his recipes several times this summer, and the best, best, best I made for a family bbq to celebrate my boyfriend's birthday. I made a peach and a blueberry, both double-crust, and when they came out of the oven, I was literally almost teary because they looked so gorgeous! Like, cover of Gourmet gorgeous. And everyone raved about how delicious they were. It felt so wonderful to learn a recipe and then really master it well enough to serve at a party. Thank you Brooklyn Kitchen!