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Somewhere I found a “recipe” for Boiled & Sauteed Mushrooms, which always comes to mind when the produce market has a big bag of white mushrooms past their prime at a reduced price, and I go to town. Once I pureed the mushrooms after cooking and used it as a spread for sandwiches or on crackers with sharp cheddar…

I found an Android app called WiFi File Transfer to move photos from my phone to my computer without a cable. I take photos at work and didn’t want to buy a second cable. It’s been remarkable. I use it to transfer audio files from my computer to the phone; photos from the phone to the computer; sync my KeePass…

I don’t frequent TJ’s and when I do, I tend to make a bee-line for the one item I need. Most of what I want isn’t very good for me (those breadsticks with the cheese on top) and it’s really crowded so I don’t browse around.

Being OCD about letting water run, I fill the bowl, let the shrimp sit for a few minutes, drain half the water and fill again. That usually does it.

A trip Greece introduced me to Lay’s Oregano Potato Chips. Oh my Goodness. A triumph.

I don’t drink soda, so if there is plain iced tea available, I’ll order that. Otherwise, ice water. (In-n-Out Lemonade is an exception.)

Cool. That’s what I use it for. I can view my transaction history in my credit card app and I have other ways of sending money. All the other things the new version can do aren’t really useful for me. And I am very, very confused by the EULA and privacy agreement language in the new app and have turned off location…

Based on the comments so far, those of us who have tried it seem to remember it with fondness. It’s connected to something deep inside; a simpler time, childhood tastes and behaviors. I can remember wanting the boxed spaghetti dinner as much as a frozen TV dinner. They were things I could never have. We kept kosher, …

What was it about this particular site that caused such a reaction? And bullying is bullying, no matter what form it takes. Since Recipeasly has been taken down, I can’t see what the fuss was about. But I’ve been using an extension that isolates the recipe in an overlay for years. I think I learned about it on…

I love them if they use the right dough. Most are made with some form of cookie dough. It’s too unstable, I think. Most of them leak. My mom used to make a yeasted dough hamantaschen that was simply spectacular. The dough was more substantial, could hold the filling in better. And they had to be pareve. I loved her…

I seem to recall that Alton Brown used to specify the target internal temp of a baked item, something I started doing myself, rather than using a toothpick. Baking recipes are reliant on precision weight-based measurements for ingredients, couldn’t we also include internal temperatures for baked goods?

While I have no interest in Valentine’s Day myself as a lifelong single person, it holds a deeply important place in my heart: it is my parent’s anniversary. These lovely people, who are without question each other’s “bashert,” were married at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Feb 14, 1954. Mom died on Feb 13, 2017.…

Because we love you and want you around for a long, long time.

Marnie. Each has it’s own unique texture and flavor. Sourdough for sandwiches, croutons, toast. Foccaccia for sandwiches and sopping up sauce. Biscuits for gravy (doy!) and breakfast sandwiches. (Yes, I do love me a sandwich.) I see a lot of versatility in her choices. Plus, each can be made with all sorts of add-ins.

Some of these are often my dinner staples and a easy way to get my 5-a-day veggies. I regularly make veggie pancakes (broccoli slaw is the foundation with grated yellow beets, zucchini & rosemary). Stuffed portabella mushroom: Microwave and mash butternut squash, mix with cooked chard, shallot, grated zucchini, thyme…

My first thought after reading the story yesterday was: Is it compostable? If the dingus is attached to a compostable box, then how many people are going to think to remove it?

Then there’s the physics of the bagel and cream cheese as a sandwich. The cream cheese oozes out as soon as you take a bite. If you add other ingredients (lox, onion, etc.) you’re in for a sad time.

I was cleaning the storage area at work and found a 1926 portable typewriter. A lovely thing, with a chocolate brown paint job, in perfect condition. For fun, I put in a piece of paper and the ribbon (red & black) was still good. I also have an enormous vintage L.C. Smith typewriter that my Mom bought my Dad when they…

Crisco wasn’t the only game in town. I have a recipe from my Aunt Eadie’s collection that specifies Spry, something I had never heard of before. I found out it was made by Lever Brothers, a British company. They introduced the Crisco competitor in the 1930s. Spry’s “spokeswoman” was Aunt Jenny and Spry sponsored a…