I just got a new Waring blender! This morning I had my second homemade smoothie: 1 cup frozen mixed berry medley + 1/2 cup orange juice, + 1/2 cup nonfat yogurt + 1 banana + a little soy milk. Delicious! But I am curious to make...

adding a little bit of this and a little bit of that for half an hour but its nice to see someone bring some personality and fun to it once in a while. He is like the Dave Letterman or Conan O’brien of cooking IMHO.

- pots de chocolat (from Cook’s) - black & white meringues – some filled w/pot-de-chocolat ganache (from Lucy Waverman’s latest cookbook) - fresh-mint mojitos (my first attempt, from Dave Lieberman's first...

Dave Lieberman also does a good one – just make sure you cut the florets small enough. http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_30350,00.html?rsrc=search My gram also did an awesome fried, breaded...

success to the four individuals who provided transportation at various points during the quest. DaveH, Atomicman, Joan and SethZ, we could not have done this without your wheels. It was especially amazing how time after time, our...

Fellow Chowhounds— My husband and I will be in New York Sept. 22-28, and thus far, we’ve made dinner reservations at 71 Clinton, Babbo, Chicama, Gramercy Tavern, and Balthazar. Needless to say, these are places that...