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The thing that confused me was that the Minimalist column was ending but it sounded like he was getting a column in the Magazine instead; it was unclear if it will include recipes or not, and he already pontificates in his column, so what's the difference? It hardly seems like he's going anywhere except off the NYT blog.

And another tweaker here. Some of his base recipes are fine as a jumping-off point. Some aren't. It's a hit-and-miss proposition with him, at least with regard to the recipes I've tried. His basic bean burgers are a fave at our house. His "pad thai" was one of the foulest concoctions I've ever had the displeasure of pitching in the garbage. YMMV!

Wow, any scholar of medieval cookery would recognize a basic meat pie like that, minus the potato, especially with that combination of spices. All it needs is a final instruction to "serve yt forthe." Nice to know it still exists today, with a more edible crust.

Wow, love it! As a devoted pastafarian myself, would you mind if I co-opted your photo as a temporary Facebook profile image for a while?

Chicken breasts, pounded thin and coated with an easy coating of panko and shredded parmesan, then sauteed. Served with greens and straight-up lemon vinaigrette. That sounds much more complicated than it is!

It's possible the original recipe came from Ina, come to think of it. I wonder if it's in the book?

I received these at a wedding 10 days ago, in a tulle bag that also included a ceramic chopstick rest in the shape of an origami crane. The bride was Korean and her groom Italian.

S&S will allow an adult to order a child-sized milkshake if you want the goodness in a smaller portion. As a kid I was totally in love with their very simple grilled cheese. Now, they are the only fast food restaurant I would think of going to, especially on a road trip.

There is also a little tiny place called Fabula that's open for dinner in the same spot as a place called "Central Organics" on Central Avenue between 2nd and 3rd streets. I think they're open Wednesday through Saturday and focus on local/seasonal dishes. We had a great, fresh-tasting dinner there a few weeks ago.

And thumbs up for Ceviche, or its smaller side-shoot Pincho y Pincho, which is at the far end of the same block. Pincho has the same tapas menu but no specials, and you can sit outside. Moon Under Water is great for the same reason.

Good luck in the triathlon!

Stouffer's Mac and Cheese. It's my total comfort food.

If you ever find yourself in St. Petersburg, Florida, El Cap on Fourth St. is the place to get your burger fix. Juicy grill-made cheeseburgers and great shoestring fries or onion rings and waitresses that seem to have been there a thousand years. Old school all the way--yay!

Also, the large white heron that hangs out there and eats leftovers is pretty cool.

I agree with the cold turkey comments about quitting, but don't think that you can have an occasional one after a few weeks and get away with it. You'll likely go right back to drinking it in a flash. This is from a soda quitter with that shiny silver and red can on her desk right now--my second of the day (it's 2:00 p.m.). It's pretty insidious stuff but since it's my only nutritional vice, I'm letting it go for now.

Personally, I'll be happy if I never hear the term "cake pop" or any variation thereof ever again.

I enjoy the Pioneer Woman site, but why are so many of the recipes so sweet? An entire cup of syrup plus the sugar in a cup of fruit juice just seems like an awful lot to me. Maple syrup is my go-to sweetener for holiday cranberry sauce, as well, but I follow the proportions for Finnish Karpalokastike from the old "Sundays at Moosewood" book (1/2 cup maple syrup plus 1/2 cup fresh orange juice and orange zest). That's my family, I guess.