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The Crisper Whisperer: Beyond Guacamole - 5 Ways to Use Avocados

My daughter and I love avocados but I never thought about stuffing them. That's a great idea!

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How Much Do You Know About Chocolate Chip Cookies?

Clearly I know nothing about cookies LOL. I don't even like chocolate, but I like quizzes...go figure.

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Weekend Cook and Tell Round Up: Catastrophic Cupboard Cleanup

I try repeatedly to organize the pantry and the spice cabinet but "there are too many cooks in the kitchen," 4 to be exact so things get moved around A LOT. The problem is, 2 of us are anal retentive and the other 2 are not LOL. Ironically, us 2 AR's are also vegetarians while the others are meat eaters....go figure.

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The Crisper Whisperer: Beyond Guacamole - 5 Ways to Use Avocados

My daughter and I love avocados but I never thought about stuffing them. That's a great idea!

From Serious Eats

How Much Do You Know About Chocolate Chip Cookies?

Clearly I know nothing about cookies LOL. I don't even like chocolate, but I like quizzes...go figure.

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Weekend Cook and Tell Round Up: Catastrophic Cupboard Cleanup

I try repeatedly to organize the pantry and the spice cabinet but "there are too many cooks in the kitchen," 4 to be exact so things get moved around A LOT. The problem is, 2 of us are anal retentive and the other 2 are not LOL. Ironically, us 2 AR's are also vegetarians while the others are meat eaters....go figure.

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Tiny kitchen frustration. Ideas?

I think everyone has great ideas. I would also suggest paring down to the bare minimum. You'd be surprised at how much stuff you really don't need in your kitchen. Keep what you love and use the most. The rest, you won't even miss. Get one of those small kitchen island/carts on wheels which will provide a movable workspace and is small. Since it's on wheels, throw a small table cloth over when its not being used and put it somewhere else as a table. Part of living in small space is finding ways to make what you have serve more than one purpose.

I'm not sure of your kitchen set up but something else you could try is adding a few small shelves over the stove (if possible) to hold all of your spices and oils and put them in easy reach. There are even hanging strips for utensils. Check out Ikea for some great solutions. If they have one in your area, gooooo. They have mastered getting the most out of limited space. Good luck.

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Grilling: Ember-Roasted Onion and Garlic Dip with Crispy Pita

OMG. I can't wait to try this, especially since my girlfriend and I are planning to buy a new grill this weekend and I was looking for something she could put on the grill for me since I'm a vegetarian and she's not.

It sounds like the grilled onions and garlic would be tasty over a grilled potato too. Thanks!

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In Videos: Re-Creating the Mona Lisa in Burger Grease

I agree with the previous comment, scary. Imagine all that grease swimming through you.

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Grilling: Middle Eastern Grilled Cheese

OMG how did I miss this? I love, love, love grilled cheese and I'm always looking for ways to spice it up but I've never even heard of Armenian string cheese. I'll have to find it.

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Happy Birthday, Instant Ramen

Haven't had it in years but I buy it by the cases for my oldest daughter.

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Foods We Loved as Kids, Maybe Not as Adults

I would have to say sour candy or gummi candies. The sour thing just totally throws me off and the texture of gummi candy makes me nauseous. Not to mention, I can only eat chocolate in small quantities, say maybe 3 Hershey kisses and I'm done.

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Favorite dessert when eating out?

I rarely have room for my entire meal, let alone dessert but a nice slice of apple pie a la mode would be lovely.

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Shopsin's: Comical Rudeness

Definitely freedom of speech though I probably would have left also and not returned.

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What makes a good barista?

I just want a cup of coffee that tastes good! I don't need you to remember what I like because tomorrow I may want something different. If everybody wanted the same thing, guess what, there would be only ONE TYPE OF COFFEE ON THE MENU!!

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What is Pancetta?

If I'm not mistaken, it's a type of Italian meat that's similar to bacon.

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Chain Restaurants (not fast food)

I like Chili's but not because the food is spectacular. I usually go there because my daughter and I can have the black bean patties substituted on our burgers and the meat eaters in the house can have their meat.

I do like the Olive Garden, also because their are items my daughter and I can eat without asking them to "hold" the meat.

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Yet another table manners topic - clearing plates.

I sooo feel your pain. My problem is that I rarely finish my meal since I get full quickly. I end up sitting there talking and the waitstaff wants to take my plate, so I've learned to ask for a container right when I see them start to "hover."

From Talk

Ideas for introducing a picky eater to tomatoes?

I don't have any recipes for you but being vegetarian, they are a nice alternative to bacon or sausage with breakfast. Try very thin slices on top of scrambeled eggs, lightly salted and peppered, or a half of a tomato cut up into chunks, seasoned the same way. If you can, go to a farmer's market or see if you know anybody who grows them at home. The taste of fresh tomatoes as opposed to store-bought is like night and day.

From Talk

You either love it or you hate it...

Licorice - yuck!

Anchovies (especially on pizza) and sardines - again, yuck

Cilantro - in small quantities, otherwise it's awful.

Garlic and onions - love them cooked, not raw

Pistachio ice cream - Can't seem to wrap my brain around this one so I've never had it. The name throws me off.

Coconut - I like it

Cincinnati chili or chili with/without beans - never had it

Chicago deep dish pizza - looks messy

Spam - should be outlawed!!

Very sugary candies (gummi bears, Sweet Tarts, etc) - I like sweet, hate gummy. The gummy texture feels weird in my mouth.

From Talk

Encouraging the worlds fussiest eater

If she eats avocados and goddess dressing, she a bit more adventurous than you might think. Maybe her parents don't offer her much of a variety. Like the other commenter said, I would take her to the store and let her pick some things she'd want to eat. I'm sure she'll probably come out with more than the few items you mentioned. Here's a tip: Write it down and give the list to her parents too! Good luck!

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Grocery bagging

It's been a while. I usually group like-items on the conveyer belt and 9 times out of 10, when I get home, I still have to sift through bags of canned goods with frozen items!!! It drives me crazy!!!!!!!

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Is It Safe?

I would definitely sterilize the jars by boiling them. As long as you take all of the proper precautions, the sauce should be as safe as any other jarred sauce.

My girlfriend's mom sent her home with some homemade jarred ketchup that she made and it was in the pantry for months before she even opened it and it was fine.

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Review of the New 'M&M's Premiums': Fancy-Pants, Expensive, and Kinda Gross

I'm not much of a chocolate fan but I do enjoy M&Ms. These look strange and after reading all the comments, I won't even waste my money or my chewing time on these lol.

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Location: Georgia

About: Ironically, I hate to cook but came across this site by mistake. I've been a vegetarian since the beginning of 2008 and I really enjoy it. Always open to quick and easy food ideas.

Favorite foods: Couscous - simply because it's versatile.

Last bite on earth: Anything cheesy!