on other fronts, including the treatment of its workers. I feel the same way about McDonald’s self-promoted charity work as I do about the feel-good Philip Morris TV ads. I won’t argue that they’re not doing...

Very cool! I am in the middle of making a plan to landscape our back yard. Note to self: leave a place to dig a bean hole!

of little bonus tastes of what we had. They erroneously brought my wife the wrong fish order, but quickly prepared her the correct one, and left them the Bass to try. One nit (go ahead and flame me) was that I got a sense of self

I wouldn’t finish my dinner. Microwaved zucchini with canned parmesan cheese on the top didn’t improve by getting cold on my plate for half an hour because I simply wouldn’t eat it, and it took a long time...

Bummer about Lamar’s ... Can’t wait to get to KC tomorrow. Aside from the great food we’ll be eating, there’s a lot to see as well. You can thank us for the improved weather. My wife and I have been very...

looking for trhe least expensive way to replace it and salvage the downdraft...boy those things are expensive. Still I love the glass for the ease of cleaning. I can put the grids and burner discs in my oven on self clean and...

sensation (involving stickiness to the teeth) that was an improvement from the original tuile. I do not recall whether the original version I sampled had the little slivers of lime confit on the plate adjacent to the avocado base...

Went to two this year: The Oval Room and Vidalia. Some thoughts... The Oval Room was its usual phenomenal self. The entire menu was geared to RW with only one lone dish — black bass — requiring an upcharge. Although...

who managed the cash drawer. He had to check me out with cash, and I usually had to yell over the band to make sure he saw my checks waiting at the end of the bar. Me asking if people needed change was a way for me to improve...

results and a better understanding of what’s going on and why. it’s a practice makes perfect type of thing— make the cake or crust a few times over 3 weekends & see for yourself how much you improve!

the almond layer of what was going to be a tart, but ended up being an apple crumb frangipane pie. To my surprise, it ended up being one of the very best pies I ever made. I can’t think of anyway to improve it, which is a...

No, gas. I’m picky about feta myself. The greek feta at the Pasta Shop is terrific, and I used it for about 3/4 of the rolls. I had them wrap it dry rather than in the brine, and that improved the flavor too, I think.

Try not to start drinking until your done cooking....and if you can’t wait, stop at one glass of wine. Its tempting when it’s an ongredient, but self control will make for much better products. I learned quickly that...

saving money on law enforcement, improve academic performance, mitigate behavorial problems allowing schools to shift resources to learning rather than policing students, In any case consedering this country’s vast...

bulk and then self-process it down to store. I have bags of bulk to fine chopped veggies in my freezer, chops cut from full roasts, whole chickens into servings, etc. I shop the large Asian grocery about every 4-6 weeks, as well...