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I actually love the Starbucks VIA - but only the Colombian one. The Italian Roast is way too strong and bitter for me, but I don't like that in regular coffee either, so it's less a judgment on the VIA and more of a judgment on my taste buds. ;-) With a little cream and sugar, the VIA far outstrips anything else I could get without leaving the office in the afternoons!

I'll wait up to an hour; Husband won't wait in a line, but he'll drive an hour to get to a place he's heard great things about (like Snow's Barbeque). I think it's because I'm from a suburb where an hour wait to eat dinner out on a weekend night was de rigeur - I spent a lot of my childhood waiting at least forty-five minutes for really mediocre food, so waiting that long for the promise of good food doesn't bother me - and Husband is from a small town where there was never a wait anywhere. ;-)

Yes! Thank you! I love the *idea* of homemade PB cups, but the texture is just never quite right. I will try these soon!

(Also, you're so not alone on "not thinking in pictures." I'm the same way - I either have an internal monologue or I'm talking to my baby, the cat, back at the radio, out loud to my computer, etc etc etc...)

Ooh, a new one to try! My husband is absolutely crazy for carnitas, so we'll be swinging over there soon. Thanks, Serious Eats! :)

I'd heard this before, but never seen it tested so thoroughly. I can't wait to try it - saves energy and water! Makes both me and my cost-conscious husband happy.

Tino's Greek Cafe, Austin, Texas. Their tzatziki is to die for.

Nothing says love like a loyal mom - even if she uses premade sugar cookie dough to make cookies (and you know what? I bet they were delicious!). Thanks for sharing your story, and I appreciate the tip for days when I'm dying for a PB cookie but just can't get up the gumption to make a whole batch from scratch (or deal with the cleanup after).

Growing up, we always ate dinner together. This made our dinner schedule a little more...European than other American families, as we usually ate dinner between eight and nine pm. My dad ran his own business, and lots of times he wouldn't be home before eight, so that was when we ate. If he couldn't come home at all, we'd order out and take it up to his office and all eat together (an option that, I realize, not all families have). You could invite your friends if you wanted, but the only time kids were excused from dinner was if you were working past 9 pm. No TV, no phones, no books. By the time I was in high school, my mom was back at work, so we were all expected to pitch in and help make dinner out of sheer necessity, which was a blessing in and of itself. I'm so happy we had those family dinners together - I know not every family has the option due to scheduling or other issues, but I think it has a lot to do with why my sisters and I are so close to each other and to our parents, years after everyone's left the nest. It was a hassle, but for us, totally worth it.

I've loved reading Served, and I'm sad to see you go, but thrilled about your new opportunity in sunny California. It's beautiful, and I hope you enjoy the weather and the fun SoCal food and learn a lot at your new gig!

I've been looking for a good tortilla española recipe since I came back from my study abroad in Sevilla eight years ago - I have so many fond memories of my Spanish mom cooking this for me. I think I have finally found my recipe, because this is definitely how she used to make it. Thanks for helping me toward recreating a happy food memory, Nick, and I can't wait to try it!

I love those little spongmonkeys so hard, y'all. I was completely thrilled when they got their own commercial, but to be honest, most of my friends were creeped out by the ad. I don't understand this. The ad is obviously memorable, and conveys important information about the brand - THEY GOT A PEPPER BAR! What more do you need to know? :-D

I love vegetables on their own, but pretty uniformly hate them in anything involving bread. I hate veggie pizza; I don't eat vegetables on my sandwiches; I don't want lettuce on my taco; I don't want broccoli in my casserole. My mother despairs of me. I eat them veggies the time, though - just by themselves or in soups! The one exception to this rule is spinach, which is delicious in everything.

I second those who don't like cilantro. I think there's them that like it, and them that don't, and I'm definitely one of them that don't. I can immediately tell when it's in a dish, even a little, and it ruins it for me.

I love caramelized onions and cooked tomatoes and cook with them regularly, but I won't touch raw onion or tomato with a ten-foot pole. Bell peppers are the exact opposite - I love them raw, but I really don't like them at all when they're cooked, especially when they're part of a larger dish. The taste just overwhelms everything else.

Also, though I don't think this is much of a confession on this site, I'll put a fried egg on anything that stands still long enough. Period. A fried egg makes everything better.

You are very brave to be the one to try this recipe! That said, it looks...pretty good! I think I may have to give it a shot.