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Monthly Archives: September 2010

Review: Le Creuset Round French Oven

Is it wrong to get emotional about a pot? ‘Cause if it’s wrong, I don’t want to be right. I’ve seen people rave about their Le Creuset pots for years. I know cast iron is good. I know enameled cast iron is better. (For some things.) But this? This thing will make you understand why [...]

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Readers’ Grits Recipes

Winnie asked in last week’s newsletter how to make her grits creamier. I got a bunch of feedback.

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Old-fashioned Substitutions

Photo by rpongsaj / Rob Pongsajapan I’m not usually a fan of making substitutions in recipes. Most of the substitutions I see are based on misguided ideas about what’s healthy. That’s why I was so glad to see the last few pages of Favorite Recipes, published by the Women’s Fellowship of the First Congregational Church, [...]

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50% Off on OpenSky Store Items

I’ve mentioned OpenSky a few times before. I’m using them to take orders and do fulfillment for a bunch of the items in my store. (OpenSky handles all the ones with the blue “Buy Now” buttons, in case you were wondering.) Well, they’ve just given me a half-off coupon for the first five people to [...]

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How To Make Guacamole

If you saw Lori and I comparing avocados last week, you heard her say we were making guacamole. Well here it is. This is the recipe that convinced me I like guacamole. I just don’t like the bad guacamole I had tried before. (There’s a video embedded in this post. If you can’t see it [...]

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