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I'll fess up to keeping some macaroni and cheese in a box around for quick meals... I usually add some stuff in (maybe tuna and peas, or maybe black beans, hot sauce, and tomatoes...) but sometimes it's just so fast, and satisfies my craving for childhood foods. Let's see, what else? In a...

I love kitchen gadgets... and as of the moment, feel like I have some empty cabinet space anyway, so I'm not going to worry about throwing anything away until I run out of room, or move somewhere with smaller cabinets. I just can't resist a fun kitchen thing. Sigh.

I don't want to go "tit-for-tat" on this either, but would just like to point out that in the many conversations I've had with people about this election, you are possibly the first person I've heard question the rightness of the researched facts presented by websites like the truth-o-meter...

Great yard art! Yay! When I was living in upstate New York, a family farm I used to drive past occasionally had a HUGE collection of plastic flamingos. Probably 100-200 flamingos. And they would dress them up in whatever costumes and props they could find to celebrate each season. I will...

I used to do that in high school all the time. I would pour the dry powder onto a dish, and dip the noodles into the powder, and eat it dry. Sort of like a more substantial version of doritos, only instead of nacho cheese flavored corn chips, it was spicy shrimp flavored wheat squiggles...

I've seen the northern lights a few times from Wisconsin... but I'm sure it's nothing like really seeing them up north. *sigh* I wish... I also was living in Madison, WI last year for the 80" of snow... but having friends in Buffalo, NY, I chose not to complain. Besides, we totally did some...

AMEN.

True. Sorry, I got a little off topic and into ranting. My bad. I totally think everyone here has thought hard about their choices, and all involved have the best of intentions. I get a touch carried away sometimes. I do think it's interesting how we all seem to want the same kinds of...

A couple of friendly arguments here. :) First, I agree that our debt has gotten totally out of hand, and it's destroying American jobs and our nation's power. Which is one of the reasons I choose to vote Obama. While one might think that higher taxes and more governmental spending would...

I personally have incredibly liberal opinions on politics, so it's clear to me who I'll vote for, as they're both less liberal than I'd like, but Obama is at least closer to what I aim to see in government. I also find him an inspiring speaker, and like the idea of someone who's that...

I am a part-time music professor at a small college, a part-time professional freelance musician, and a part-time stay-at-home dad and homemaker. And a part-time waster of time on the internet. :)

Here's a great recipe for "no knead bread" that was all hip and stuff last year. It requires a fair amount of advance notice, as it's gotta sit around for a while, but it's the easiest bread I've ever made. No Knead Bread 3 cups bread flour 1/4 teaspoon instant yeast 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2...

They do not have good coffee. What they do have is delicious drinkable desserts chock full of sugar, chocolate, whipped cream, caramel, toffee, pumpkin spice, gingerbread syrup, and sometimes a little bit of espresso. I would never go there for coffee. But I do occasionally go there for a...

"bread" flour is higher-gluten flour than all-purpose... which is why I tend to just keep some gluten around and add some to the bread to achieve similar effects, and then I don't have to have 2 different kinds of flour around. But it's definitely a no-fuss way to do things, and easier to...

My little girl is currently in the "I'm so darn close to crawling that any second now, you're going to turn around and I'll be in the next room destroying stuff" phase. Right now, she mostly rolls around everywhere, occasionally knocking things over, but mainly just exploring with no regard for...

Adding a bit more sugar to the dough will make it rise more. So will adding a bit more yeast. Also, I feel confused. I've always thought that MORE water in the dough made it lighter. All the evaporation while it bakes makes those delightful air holes in the bread. Like, baguettes and...

I got this news from a professor of financial law who had "inside information," who said I'd better get some cash right now, because tomorrow everything was going to close. I was freaked out by it and almost went out and withdrew money... but then thought that was exactly the thing to do to...

That's why I like this recipe. Between the yeast and the baking soda and the baking powder and the buttermilk... there's enough rising stuff in there that SOMETHING has to make it rise.

Me too. There are 2 1/4 teaspoons of yeast in a package. I got a cheap measuring spoon at some point that is the size of a packet of yeast... I don't know where they sell them though.

Are you looking for a biscuit recipe, Dace? I've always been a fan of "angel biscuits," the classic recipe with 3 kinds of leavening. They work as drop biscuits too, even though you're supposed to roll them out. Probably better if you roll them, but drop biscuits are so good. Also, the dough...