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I grow garlic and cook with it all the time. I don't understand the question...is fresh (or as you saw raw which implies it is cooked normally?) garlic not normal to cook with? I had no idea.

In the recipe it says:
"100g unsalted butter, plus an extra knob"

What is a knob? Is it similar to a tablespoon?
Just curious, I have never heard this word used in measurements before.

When I buy buttermilk I make sure to use it all up with things like biscuits, buttermilk pancakes, muffins, etc. There really are so many uses for it, I never have a hard time using all 4 cups of it!

There are definitely way more ingredients (some I don't recognize) in store made pies. Pies made at home have just a few ingredients but the label on my stores pies has a lot more than just eggs and sugar. Same thing with their cakes, the ingredient list is probably 30+ items.

I buy the regular ones and eat them as my lunch at work. So calories are not a problem plus it is just fruit, no fillers or junk so all calories are from a good source so I don't see the need for a low-cal one. I absolutely love their regular line and have yet to see these new ones. I'll probably try them when they go on sale!

Melt in Cleveland has 2 locations and during the day has a 1-2 hour wait for a table. But their concept is not just simple grilled cheese, it is much more so I can see why so many people like it. I feel like this new "chain" is a bad rip off of Melt in Cleveland. If I wanted a basic sandwich I would make it at home for cheap, just like the cereal place.

We have a lot of soft black bean and rice burritos and home made pizza nights. We have recently been doing a lot of veggie wraps since it is so hot out or panini sandwiches. All of these meals are very affordable too!

Thank you for your honest feedback but there is no such thing as a good commercial breeder. A good breeder cares where their dogs go and demands to meet the owners and has them sign a spay/neuter contract and will always take back a dog even 10 years later if you can't keep him. Those health concerns you listed for pure shar-pei's and a bite history are things that a responsible breeder would breed out. The lines they use would definitely not include human aggression or hip dysplasia. All of the lines would have had their hips tested and certifiied by the OFA. Sure this can still happen in puppies but when you are mixing breeds it is a crap shoot and you are more likely to encounter problems (especially for this mix since they bred a large breed with a small breed, the offspring are now prone to more issues). I won't continue this argument anymore since you are set in your ways but for others, please do more research before buying a puppy!

I have to ask, what is the name and location of the store you bought him from? No responsible breeder would ever sell their dogs to a store so they can sell it at a higher price to the first person with a credit card.

Every pet store will give you the breeders name and they will be a commercial breeder. (ie breeding for profit not temperment, health, bettering the breed, etc).

A responsible breeder either has good homes lined up before the pups are even born and/or all go with an adoption contract. I also thought I read that he is supposed to be a mix, no responsible breeder mixes breeds. It's an oxymoron!

Thank you Saria for saying that! That is what I was getting at, you just said it better.

I have never made muffins by using the "creaming method" you describe by taking chilled or softened butter and beating it with sugar. This is what you do for cookies but not for muffins. Your butter should have been melted and cooled. Then you should mix all your dry ingredients then add then to the wet ingredients by gently folding it all together. Do not use a mixer, you want it to be lumpy and mixed until just combined. You had lumps because of the way you mixed your butter into the sugar and then added the milk. Your milk was probably fine. If you recipe said for you to do this then I would get another muffin recipe.

It sounds like he is malnourished and really should be checked out by a doctor and get some advice from a nutritionist. If he is not eating when he is hungry, skipping meals, and only eating a tiny bit of variety then he needs to rework the way he looks at food. This can't be done by you just shoving fatty foods in front of him. He needs to make a decision to treat his body better (think of a person with an eating disorder, they won't eat because you say so) and may need to even seek counseling.

Uh...why is Dr.Pepper 10 not for women? Why would you release a new product and only market it to about 50% of people and then on top of it offend the other half? I'll be sure to listen to the ad and never buy this product since I am not allowed or supposed to have it.