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2010 Trend Prediction: Fancy Oatmeal

i always use half water, half milk, and add nuts and dried fruit and brown sugar (or maple syrup).

sometimes i make them the night before to reheat in the AM, b/c i am not a morning person. is that anathema? i don't care, i'm going to keep doing it anyway. it's better than no oats at all.

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L.A. Burdick: Manhattan Gets a Superior Chocolate Shop

we have a burdick's? huzzah! i used to go to the harvard sq. location every saturday in the winter for hot chocolate when i lived up there.

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Need recipe using bittersweet chocolate

mousse! i'm 99.9% sure the recipe from america's test kitchen uses exactly 6 ounces of chocolate.

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From Serious Eats

2010 Trend Prediction: Fancy Oatmeal

i always use half water, half milk, and add nuts and dried fruit and brown sugar (or maple syrup).

sometimes i make them the night before to reheat in the AM, b/c i am not a morning person. is that anathema? i don't care, i'm going to keep doing it anyway. it's better than no oats at all.

From Serious Eats: New York

L.A. Burdick: Manhattan Gets a Superior Chocolate Shop

we have a burdick's? huzzah! i used to go to the harvard sq. location every saturday in the winter for hot chocolate when i lived up there.

From Talk

Need recipe using bittersweet chocolate

mousse! i'm 99.9% sure the recipe from america's test kitchen uses exactly 6 ounces of chocolate.

From Serious Eats

What Are Your Homemade Doughnut Secrets?

clean oil at the right temperature. and a creamy filling with booze, which will help disguise any errors.

i'm liking the cream cheese method though; yeast doughs are such a pain in my ass.

From Serious Eats

The Icing vs. Frosting Debate

icing is thinner and cracklier and is almost always too sweet.

frosting is thick and creamy and wonderful in correct amounts.

the only people who prefer icing to frosting are arsonists and liars. so there.

From Serious Eats

'Top Chef' Season 5, Episode 8: Unprotected Sex

i'm getting tired of this honoring the protein crap. you how you honor the baby lamb? DON'T FUCKING KILL IT. of course, i eat dead animal all the time, so i obviously have no respect for nature.

the fresh tomatoes were make me drool and long for summer.

was it just me, or was this episode a little too overloaded with the double entendres?

From Talk

How would you Praise the Lard?

@ elizabelle - it's totally true. butter is for baking, oil for the occassional saute, and lard all around.

to eat: lardo on fresh focaccia

chorizo: in a hearty lentil soup, if you're somewhere freezing like i am. or paella.

bacon: lardons in a warm bacon dressing on a spinach salad, with the bread on the side.

i am so envious.

From Serious Eats

In Season: Meyer Lemons

ooh, they would be so good replacing the orange in these.

or in lemon bars. or curd. or pie. or crepes with sugar. i love meyer lemons, can you tell?

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Ricotta Pancakes with Lemon Curd

if it weren't for all the egg yolks, i'd smear curd over everything i ate. my goal in life is to turn all fruits into curds, although so far i've only succeeded with mango-lime and passionfruit.

also, ricotta pancakes may be the best of all possible pancakes.

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In Videos: Taco Bell Wedding

i hope they brought in some johnnie-on-the-spots for the blessed occassion...the standard taco bell bathroom isn't big enough to accommodate that many simultaneous chalupa consumers at once.

From Slice

Domino's Oven Baked Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich: No Cheese, No Steak, Lots of Bread

bleh. we just got dominos the other night - sometimes, it's all there is at 1:30am - and the Italian sandwich is just as bad.

and yet, i am addicted to the cheezy bread. i know it's not good, but it's so just garlicky and salty and umm...

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Photo of the Day: Intense Freezer Burn

i love those ice cube trays, despite the number of times i've gotten my skin stuck to them and was forced to lose a coupla layers.

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Does Molecular Gastronomy Make You Nervous?

skeptical in general, only slightly. skeptical of mustard ice cream, definitely.

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Do Not Want: Dunkin' Donuts Egg White Flatbread Breakfast Sandwiches

the photos alone makes me sad. the innards look like...just yuck.

i'd rather eat a donut and run a mile.

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Boston’s Flour Bakery Buns Are So Sticky, They Named Them Twice

holy jeebus.

i made cinnamon rolls last weekend, and they looked NOTHING LIKE THAT. i am doing something WRONG.

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One Good Egg, One Good Idea

i'm totally with olga: you gotta poach the hell outta that bad boy.

but if i had two eggs?

From Serious Eats

Paula Deen Is Trying to Kill Us, Part 6: Cheesy Ham and Banana Casserole

sweet baby jesus on a rocking horse.

i actually attempted a paula deen recipe last week, just to see what it was like. i give you: chicken divan. i thought it couldn't get any worse. until i saw this.

From Talk

Good Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipe

mine's also veggie, although meat could easily be added. it's kind of mexican-y. and ditto cutting the pepper top to bottom, then you can really heap the filling in.

here it is.

From Talk

Favorite Outdoor Summer Apps?

holy crap, i LOVE pigs in a blanket, be they high or low-end. a gathering just isn't a gathering without pigs in a blanket.

From Recipes

Celebrating July Fourth with a Plop (Not a Bang)

my brother-in-law's polish grandma used to make spaetle-like dumplings with bacon and onion that she called "plopskies." and they were damn good, as this cake appears to be. yum.

From A Hamburger Today

What's the Best Cheese for Cheeseburgers?

it depends on what else is going on on the burger. with bacon, i like a blue. for a plain one, cheddar. with my husband's most excellent bourbon sauce (kinda like TGI Friday's jack daniel's sauce, but good), provolone all the way.

my current fav is this combo.

From Sweets

America's Best Ice Cream

capogiro is truly bananas. best gelato in the US.

but ciao bella? just okay. and no chintatown ice cream or labratorio di gelato in NYC?

From Serious Eats

Upgrade Your Cheese

prima donna is the BEST CHEESE EVER. get yourself some hearty, nutty bread, some quince paste or good honey and a hunk of prima donna and prepare to have your cheese world rocked.

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Website: http://www.thursdaynightsmackdown.com

Location: jersey city, nj

About: A 30-year-old non-profit director with a KitchenAid standing mixer, a spatual and a dream.

Favorite foods: Caramelized onions, shwarma & baba ganouj sandwiches, a perfect piece of pizza, a perfect scoop of gelato, homemade mac and cheese and tostadas carnitas from the downtown taqueria.

Last bite on earth: a slab of foccacia fresh from my nonna's wood-burning backyard forno.