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Marcella's tomato sauce w/ butter & onion is so good I just eat it right out of the pot ← I highly recommend Marcella's tomato sauce as well. I love simple pasta recipes: Nigella's pancetta, garlic oil and linguine and a BBC recipe for pasta with tuna, mushrooms and creme fraiche are also favorites.

The Washington Post just had an article on a $100 cocktail party

I got my recipe for Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti from the Washington Post's Kim O'Donnel. What's Cooking Video Library

I just found this thread while doing some research to plan my cookie selection for 2004. My annual baking includes 1. Molasses cookies 2. Cranberry pistachio biscotti 3. White chocolate, cranberry, pistachio and apricot cookies 4. Peanut blossoms (not my favorite, but always requested) 5. Decorated sugar cookies I also have fun experimenting with 5-10 additional recipes a year. I will definitely try kthull's Caramel Acorn cookie and kitwilliam's Chewy Ginger cookie this weekend!

My husband loves butter and furikake, but he usually ends up with more furikake at the bottom of the bowl than on the popcorn. Any tips? Maybe we need more butter. . . I usually prefer just butter and salt, but sometimes lime, butter and chili pepper or parmesan and garlic salt hits the spot.

I have a Donna Hay recipe for poached asian pears, but I have never tried cooking with them. The asian pear cranberry cobbler sounds great! I would be interested to hear how you like it.

I usually stick with apple and pumpkin pies, but I decided to be adventurous this year by trying all new recipes. I just made a cranberry almond upside-down cake and tonight I will make Ina Garten's pumpkin banana mousse tart. I am still torn between making an apple pie as a standby, or going with a pear gingerbread cake that I have been wanting to try as well. . .

I love the sausage stuffing recipe from Ris Lacoste, chef of the 1789 restaurant. Pork sausage, bacon and ham!1789 Stuffing Recipe

I usually use the meat for Turkey sandwiches and soup, but last year I tried a Nigella Lawson recipe for cold rice noodles with leftover turkey. Very light and refreshing after a heavy Thanksgiving meal. Cold turkey, bean sprouts, snow peas and sliced red chilies over rice noodles with a dressing of fish sauce, rice vinegar and a little sugar.

I agree, the Barefoot Contessa Coconut Cupcake recipe is excellent, and the batter is firm enough so that she recommends using an ice cream scoop. Makes for perfect looking cupcakes - I used this recipe for a friend's small wedding reception. Barefoot Contessa Carrot Cupcake recipe looks good too. I will have to try that next.

Someone once told me that the idea of displaying dishes outside restaurants in Japan originated as a result of the language barriers of American soldiers after WWII. Don’t know if this is true. Kappabashi is definitely a place to visit if you are in Tokyo. Great place for all varieties of kitchen supplies in addition to the wax food. Kappabashi guide I am sure in this day of the Internet, there are probably some websites selling plastic/wax food as well.

I ran across that site on a random internet search and made the flourless chocolate cake for a co-worker's birthday party. It was pretty good. I have also seen a lot of recipes for ricotta sweetened with Splenda and lemon zest or chocolate.

I like Ina. I have all three cookbooks and have had good results with every recipe that I've tried. I can see how her Oohs and Aahs can be annoying, but I do believe she is sincere. She obviously loves to eat her food. I believe Nigella really loves to eat as well, I love her straightforward style. Her book Eating Well was like a glimpse into her personal eating habits which made her all the more likeable. What really gets me are the ultra toothpick thin chefs with orgasmic reactions over their full fat high carb recipes. It is hard to imagine them really enjoying their own food. I understand that with moderation and an active lifestyle you can enjoy good food and maintain weight - but a few of these people look like they haven't eaten in months!!

In junior high my friends and I came across a pickle peanut butter and American cheese sandwich recipe. I was not a fan of the original cold concoction, but somehow figured out that it was better with melted cheese, warm oozing peanut butter and cold pickles for contrast. Much to my parent's dismay, this was an after school staple for me for quite a while.

I used to work with a great guy who was very passionate about Virginia Wines visited the wineries frequently. You might want to check out his web site: Virginia Wine

Check out Food TV's latest: Dweezil and Lisa "Rock musicians and food lovers Dweezil Zappa and Lisa Loeb are hitting the road in search of musical and culinary adventures. "

I was subjected to a horrible etiquette class in while in high school. I don't know that I took much away from that experience. For what it's worth, we did learn to eat asparagus with our fingers - but only if served with a sauce on the side. Anything served with a sauce was to be eaten with a fork and knife. Then again, I was taught to put an unpeeled banana on a plate, slit the top with a knife, and eat with a spoon.

I love the Peach Iced Tea! These days I usually end up picking up the diet version, which is almost as good -but with a slightly bitter aftertaste.

I like stoned wheat thins with a thin layer of butter and jam.

Yum. I love Jalapeno Crunchers Chips. I stock up when visiting my in-laws in NC, but yet to find them in the DC area. . . Jalapeno stuffed olives are great.

Belgian endive, granny smith apples and celery with sherry vinegar and EVOO Pasta Bolognese

I always seem to be rushed these days, but this thread makes me want to spend more time in the kitchen! Tuesday: Quick stir-fry with shrimp, broccoli, mushrooms, scallion, sambal and hoisin Japanese rice Watermelon

I am a fan of alternating between bites of green tea and ginger ice cream.

Has anyone watched Saturday Night Chubaw? I came across the following on the TBS web page. http://www.tbs.co.jp/chubaw/en/back_number.html Check out the back number links for 2002 and 2001 as well. I have yet to try the recipes, but it looks like a good selection of yoshoku with a few washoku.