-range turkey for our family of 2, and it’s fantastic. Fortunately, the husband has an unending capacity for turkey-eating. And if he wants canned c-berry sauce, he knows where BI-LO is. ;-)

That’s so funny! I am ALWAYS so afraid to ask because I feel so inadequate compared to people with more experience. Fortunately most diners I go to are so casual everything is done when I get there and I just try to do the...

Fortunately, I’m not confined to the student lifestyle, but we still need to be able to go out without breaking the bank. In the SFV, we do Swann Thai (Sherman Way & Coldwater), and get stuffed for under $20. Their small...

Thanks, AD. I’ve been fortunate in having had an extended family of cooks—both professional and home—and in having worked in lots of countries, and in the rural remote areas of those countries. I’ve...

is a gift. Fortunately, it’s mostly my family members who drink cheap wine, and we’re always more than welcome to bring ours and they are happy to serve it. Also though, I’m sure there are circumstances with...

to listen (the dog, the cats) "I’m HUNGRY! Me want COOKIE! Do we have any wine?! I’m so HUNGRY!! Where are my kettle chips? Did Daddy save me any cheesecake? "

would sit up and take notice. I loved to watch my dad cook, and, since desserts were always my favorite thing, it was natural that I would start making them. I started with cookies and by the time I was in high school, I had...

- then it’s usually something like a very nice box or bag of macarons or cookies from one of the local patisseries. “Gifts” like wine, beer, liquor, cookies and macarons aren’t like bringing a five-gallon...

a huge batch of his ‘famous’ M&M cookies. He was so happy one year when we bought him a bread maker I thought he’d burst. That man spent his life looking for the perfect cheeseburger. He loved experiencing life...

) (what I had in my review :) Yummy! Chocolate Mousse (Sweet Toasts)Creme Caramel (Passion Fruit Caramel, Lemon Cookies)Sorbet and Ice Cream (Pistachio Tuiles)Apple Tart A L’Ancienne (Creme Chantilly)Iles Flottantes (Creme...

I’m not really a Marxist either, but I appreciate your sentiments. I can get a wonderful pistachio macaron for $1, an amazing peanut butter cookie for $1.25, nice loaf of bread for $2. For me, the joy is compounded by the...

and the Netherlands. In past years I have focused on bbq, fried chicken, steak, pizza and any other “roadfood” or indulgence to break up the monotmony and loneliness of travel so much away from home. Over the years I...

to troubleshoot after the recipe failed. The brownies she made with pancake mix came out too crumbly to eat out of hand, but were good for ice cream sundaes. It wasn’t til she put salt instead of sugar in the chocolate chip...

, truth be told, I’m a little lazy but we eat pretty well! ;) I think it’s sweet that your daughter already appreciates the kind of home you have given her. Smart cookie.

, tomato sauce, and just plain meat. I have tried baking it in a free formed loaf on foil on a cookie sheet, in a bread pan, in a special meatloaf pan that drains the fat into a reservoir below. I have tried baking it with and...