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Cook the Book: 'Poulet'

My late grandmother's chicken and dumplings!

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Cook the Book: Molto Batali

Love cooking the big family meal every Sunday- we're up to 13 folks!

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Favorite Halloween Candy, Then and Now

I loved sixlets- the way the waxy chocolate coated my tongue was addicting. (I know, gross, right?) Now....a toss up between snickers and reeses and milky way bars. So I guess I haven't come so far after all! :)

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Dinner Party Menu: Vegan and Diabetic

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What to do with Meyer Lemons?

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Have you had garlic brittle?

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What do you do with Tomatillos?

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Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread)

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Coconut Cake

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Dinner Tonight: Kimchi Quesadillas

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What do you do with Tomatillos?

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myrnie_twin answered "Yes! I love ice cream no matter the season. " to Do You Eat Ice Cream In The Cold?

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myrnie_twin answered "Combination of above" to Where'd You Do Most of Your Thanksgiving Grocery Shopping?

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myrnie_twin answered "Making. " to Are You Making Pie or Buying It?

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myrnie_twin answered "At my own place" to Where Are You Eating Thanksgiving?

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From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'Poulet'

My late grandmother's chicken and dumplings!

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Cook the Book: Molto Batali

Love cooking the big family meal every Sunday- we're up to 13 folks!

From Talk

Favorite Halloween Candy, Then and Now

I loved sixlets- the way the waxy chocolate coated my tongue was addicting. (I know, gross, right?) Now....a toss up between snickers and reeses and milky way bars. So I guess I haven't come so far after all! :)

From Talk

Dinner Party Menu: Vegan and Diabetic

Thanks so much, guys! I mostly cook vegetarian, with heavy reliance on whole grains...taking dairy and grains out of the equation really threw me for a loop!

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The Crisper Whisperer: A Seriously Delicious 'Green' Smoothie

Totally addicted to smoothies. Oh my word. I've stopped using ice in mine, and started throwing in a half cup of raw oatmeal- they're not so cold (obviously) and if I get full, I can stick it in the fridge and come back later without it thawing and getting weird. Super great fiber, too. They can be thinned with water, later. Ooh, and spinach - I like to get the huge Costco bag and stick the whole thing in the freezer. The leaves don't stick together, it keeps longer, and I can just grab what I want for my smoothie!

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Cook the Book: 'Ruhlman's Twenty'

Baking? With 4-6 loaves of bread a week, it's a staple!

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Poll: What's Your Choice of the Chains?

If it's going to be take-out, 9 times out of 10 it will be Costco! Cheap, huge, and crowd-pleasing: everything a take out pizza should be.

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This Week at Serious Eats World Headquarters

That strawberry pretzel salad is a mainstay of Thanksgiving dinner in my husband's family.... I had never dreamt such a thing existed until our first holidays together. (Although, they use raspberries.)

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Garlic

My sister buys peeled cloves in bulk, and freezes them in ziploc bags. The resulting softer texture isn't a big deal if you're cooking with it!

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Interesting ideas to use up my surplus of garden greens?

Stir fried lettuce with oyster sauce is an amazing side dish for a Chinese meal, just don't overcook it. If your romaine is big, I've used the bottom, mostly spines, part as a cabbage substitute in my potstickers (ground pork, minced romaine spines, ginger, etc.). Also, green smoothies! Apples, greens, carrot, ginger, and something like mango or peach makes a fantastic drink

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Goodbye, Dumpling

So sorry for your loss, Kenji and Adri!

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Dinner Tonight: Salmon with Smoked Bacon and Lentil Salad

This looks fantastic! Maybe this is unique to the pacific northwest but my family NEVER sauces salmon. It's almost sacrilege! Around here sauced salmon is like a secret code for "overcooked."

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Preserved: Raspberry Rhubarb Jell-O Jam

OMGosh (did I just say that?) we LOOVE this jam, I've made it annually for the past three years, and it's always the first to get used up. Anyone who is worried about it taking up precious real estate in the freezer...don't be. It won't be there for long!!

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Seattle: Where to Eat at Pike Place Market

The little donuts are good...and fresh...but did you see the BIG donuts? Look in the display case at Pike Place Bakery, by the stairs. The chocolate glazed "Texas sized" has been a family favorite since I was a kid...and it's still bigger than my head! Great write-up!

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Garden Warfare- MINT!

@carmason, if you like the ice cream, I normally take all my mint at the end of the season and rinse and dry it, then pack 2 cups at a time into ziplocs and freeze flat- we enjoy mint ice cream all winter :) You don't have to thaw it before adding to the sugar! Oh gosh, I forgot to tell you to *strain* the mint/sugar/milk mixture before adding to the cream.

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Garden Warfare- MINT!

We love fresh mint ice cream! Take a basic vanilla ice cream recipe, but smash about 2 cups of mint with the sugar, stir it into the milk and let it steep in the fridge till it's strong as you like (I do it overnight.) Mix in the cream, add a splash of vanilla, and freeze! (I use the ratios that came in the recipe book for the ice cream freezer.)

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Reviewed: Peanut Butter Creme and Double Stuf Heads or Tails Oreos

If it's peanut butter Oreos you're after, snag a jar of Jiffy on the way through the store, along with your Oreos. Only problem is it's hard to hide what you've done, afterwards, with those little crumbs in the peanut butter jar, and that tell-tale "swipe" mark. Yum.

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Video: New Skittles Ad, Cute Cat and Weird Man Involved

Creeped me out. Why does he look like a cat?

Skittles still taste bad, anyway! (Says me....)

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Has anybody cooked with Kraft Cooking Creme yet?

I had some at my sister's house, in the plain flavor. It has the consistency of sour cream, and doesn't "break" when heated. I wouldn't know how to add it to my pantry and use it regularly, but could see it being something quick and easy in the kitchen to make sauces for pasta and potatoes and veggies, and also an addition to soups.

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Ramen Hacks: 30+ Easy Ways to Upgrade Your Instant Noodles

My daughter's favorite food is boiled and drained ramen noodles, doused in Yoshi sauce (Mr. Yoshida's marinade sauce...like teriyaki)

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Oriental Market Virgin

I always stock up on rice vinegar, sesame seeds, bean thread/cellophane noodles, nori for sushi, "panda crackers" for the kids (filled with strawberry or chocolate paste, yummy!), and produce. At least around here, the asian markets have the freshest, cheapest, and most varied produce of any store in the area. Frozen dumplings and such are always great, if you can keep them frozen. Mochi/sticky rice paste confections are delicious- I'm ignorant enough to not always know where things are from, but I believe the ones we like are Korean? Kyung Dan? Some of the larger markets have delis attached, with steamed buns. "Pineapple" buns are yummy (an eggy bread, with a sugary coating that cracks and looks like the outside of a pineapple.) Pork filled "hom bao" are delicious, too. If I'm lucky to get there before they sell out, I normally get a few banh mi to go too!

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Sour Salt a.k.a. Citric Acid

Oh, and citric acid is helpful in making DIY dishwasher powder!

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Sour Salt a.k.a. Citric Acid

@ dmcavanaugh I've seen citric acid in the bulk section at a local natural foods shop. Or, the canning section of your grocery store might have a shaker under the label "fruit fresh." It can be used to keep canned fruits and dried fruits/fruit leathers from turning dark.

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Dinner Party Menu: Vegan and Diabetic

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What to do with Meyer Lemons?

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Have you had garlic brittle?

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What do you do with Tomatillos?

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Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread)

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Coconut Cake

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Dinner Tonight: Kimchi Quesadillas

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myrnie_twin answered "Yes! I love ice cream no matter the season. " to Do You Eat Ice Cream In The Cold?

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myrnie_twin answered "Combination of above" to Where'd You Do Most of Your Thanksgiving Grocery Shopping?

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myrnie_twin answered "Making. " to Are You Making Pie or Buying It?

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myrnie_twin answered "At my own place" to Where Are You Eating Thanksgiving?

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myrnie_twin answered "Reese's Peanut Butter Cups" to What's Your Favorite Peanutty/Peanut Butter Candy?

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myrnie_twin answered "There's a whole lot else I'd rather have for dessert." to Do You Care About Cupcakes?

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myrnie_twin answered "Home fries!" to Hash browns or home fries?

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myrnie_twin answered "Sprinkles" to Do You Call Them Jimmies or Sprinkles?

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myrnie_twin answered "Cold" to Leftover Pizza: Do You Eat It Cold or Reheat It?

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myrnie_twin answered "Pop" to What Do You Call Cola Drinks

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myrnie_twin answered "Shepherd's or Cottage Pie " to What's Your Favorite Kind of Savory Pie?

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myrnie_twin answered "Fred Meyer" to What's Your Favorite Grocery Chain?

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