Storm Food?
I made a Chicken Pot Pie yesterday, keeping the kitchen warm and cozy. What do you make as storm food?
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Who's Watching What We Eat?
the article says that three people died, not three thousand.
Best knives?
I really like Lamson, and like the fact that they are made in the US. They also have a super sexy new red handled "Fire" line coming out in May. (Full disclosure - I own a cookware store). They are well-made and have made a lot of my customers very happy.
J: Jams, Jellies (and Preserves and Conserves)
My husband and I dove into canning when our Brooklyn grapevine ripened for the first time, delivering 40 pounds of ripe champagne grapes all on the same day. We tried to make a pectin-rich apple juice to add to our various jellies, but none set without commercial pectin, leaving us with dozens of jars of delicious roasted garlic-grape sauce (excellent anyway). By far, the big winner has been the spiced grapes and PICKLED GRAPES which are unbelievable.
The Case of the Mysterious Date Bars
I buy them and eat them! it's a cheap snack in a fix in the city, and they're in every deli, and they're reliable. I can count on one for an hour of energy, to stave off the pangs before dinner.
Are Expensive Pans Necessarily Better?
Megnut, the All-Clad has an aluminum core with Stainless Steel on the cooking surface (and the exterior, if Stainless line, raw alum, if M2). The Aluminum core significantly improves the heat distribution, but I am willing to bet that the metal on the Crestware was lower quality than the All-Clad, leading to too-fast heating and maybe to the "plinking." Still intrigued!
I do believe that the stainless layer adds resistance, helping for more even distribution. I want to get a sliced pan, cut in half to see the clad strata!
Are Expensive Pans Necessarily Better?
huh! I am intrigued by the "plink"! insufficient thermal transfer? seems like this would cause warping over time. Well, I took thermodynamics pass/fail, so I am not the one to answer this, but will continue to research.
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The Case of the Mysterious Date Bars
I eat these things nearly every work day. Why did you wait so long to try them? They're awesome! I must admit though I thought they were from some ethnic bakery somewhere. No idea where they came from until reading your blog. Thanks!
The Case of the Mysterious Date Bars
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Best knives?
I just got a set of shun knives and they are fantastic. They are comfortable and are the sharpest knives I have ever used. Cutting is a breeze. A great investment.
The Case of the Mysterious Date Bars
I just ran across this site and thought someone could help me. We are originally from Detroit MI and grew up with Awrey Bakery goods. We now live in CA and have a small store, a nut shop, in Temecula CA. We carry some MI products, among them , the Awrey Date Nut bar. It sells really well and we were actually buying it from their outlet store in Livonia MI. Since it's a product that is fairly popular, awrey, in its infinite wisdom, now refuses to ship out. It can only be bought through the big distributors and they won't bother with a small mom and pop store. If anybody knows where I can purchase these bars, please let me know.
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The Case of the Mysterious Date Bars
I have been eating these cookies for years and have always wondered where did they come from. Today I bought a pack fo the figs and the thought came to my mine to go on the internet and find out. Now the mystery is over. I thought the Koreans made and controlled them. They are the only ones that I know who sell them. Thanks for the research
The Case of the Mysterious Date Bars
I've been curious about these for a very long time...I just had my first one today, of the whole-wheat variety, and it was pretty tasty. But I totally thought it was stuffed with figs, rather than dates.
The Case of the Mysterious Date Bars
I read your blog entry on these, but I'm still sort of wondering...where is the recipe from? It seems like something they would make in Greece or somewhere in the Middle East. Did you ever figure that out?
The Case of the Mysterious Date Bars
Oh my god, the mystery is solved!! I've been wondering what those were ever since I became addicted to them while living in NYC for a couple years for grad school. I even posted a question on Yahoo Answers before getting the momentum to look for pictures of my vague guess on flickr (which brought me here, to this blog). Aren't you glad you finally tried one? They're the tastiest. Even better than black and white cookies.
J: Jams, Jellies (and Preserves and Conserves)
Some people have questioned the need to refrigerate overnight before boiling to a set. They say it is not necessary and may reduce the flavor. Why is this done?
Who's Watching What We Eat?
My bad. I should have known that number was wrong. We are correcting it as we speak. My apologies.
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