the regular Red Lobster/Applebee’s/Friday’s/local diner rotation." is quite off the mark, particularly the"...Red Lobster/Applebee’s/Friday’s/local diner rotation." portion of your comment. While those of...

That’s a fair statement. I give you full marks for putting your money where your mouth is, and for giving it a try. Better to give these folks your money than, say, a chain (like, um, McCormick & Schmick’s). At least...

things? If he knows he does that, fix it! Agree with your “all-stars my ass” comment – not REALLY! With the Bowl challenge, I’m thinking (hoping?) that Stefan has severely underestimated his All-Star,...

Carla may have hurt her long term prospects last night. Until then, I don’t think Tom saw her as borderline flakey (except as a maker of flakey pastry). Last night was an eye opener in terms of her personality. After last...

I’ve been experimenting (a little) with Mark Bittman’s cornstarch ice cream (or frozen yogurt) recipe, which uses cornstarch as a thickener and to give it a smooth feel, which means you can use skim milk (and, if you...

and mix": cooking instructors and cake mix makers will tell you stories of the cook who tosses in the egg, whole, shell and all. Experienced cooks, I think, tend to forget how much knowledge it takes to follow most recipes. But be...

on granite, though. I haven’t read that you shouldn’t but worried about using an acid on it. I use the vinegar to clean the coffee maker, too, once in a while (not often enough). Using the vinegar always gives me...

to play with, though the high ceiling makes lighting and ventilation more complicated. Since we’re building the whole house, the kitchen budget isn’t exactly fixed, but to give you a sense, we’d pay top-dollar for an appliance if...

All chains are purely money makers, built by the rich to make themselves richer. They are not quality food establishments. Even places like Ruth’s Chris are easily outdone by other steakhouses here in Atlanta. I don’t...

? A baker – I don’t remember Petsi’s selling bread....should I just trek to Hi-Rise or Iggy’s? Does Union Bakery carry breads? A candlestick maker - ok, not really A fish monger – Should I just stick...

Mark Dacascos’s native language is English. He’s from Hawaii. He’s been in a lot of things. http://imdb.com/name/nm0001092/

, it hardly matters what it’s called. Care to explain why the makers of TWIX, Magic Shell, Tater Tots, etc. haven’t all gone out of business?

for different quantities of chopped vegetables. The bowls have measuring marks at the halfway point (the smallest is 1/8 and 1/4 c both, the largest 1/2c) so I “stack” ingredients that will be added at the same time on...

makes for a good indoor grilling pan...(cast iron)! I bought a stanless steel type pan from williams...anjd regret not buting the 1 sided stlye panini grill pan...because what i bought...bad grill marks...or lack there of.

was breaded veal cutlets baked in a creamy wine and mushroom sauce. Her dad had been a sausage maker, trained in the old country, and her mom was great at peasant cooking: lentils with ham hocks, spaetzle (home made dough slice...