Agreed - Some friends just brought over a salad for dinner last weekend. I asked them what the amazing dressing they used was, and it was just the liquid in the artichoke can. Super tasty.

My wife would totally go for that swap. I’m going to try it.

I’ll be the food snob. :) I grew up with homemade pancakes and waffles, usually sourdough, but also with beer (great nutty banana flavor), buttermilk, etc. When the bisquick and/or other mix came to the table, it just couldn’t hold a candle to the real thing. I regularly make big batches of pancakes for my friends and…

This is pretty close to my family’s “secret” pancake recipe. One trick that we do - instead of whipping the eggs in with the rest of the liquids, separate the yolks into the dry mix and whip the whites until they peak. Mix the rest of the liquids into the dry mix until somewhat smooth (a few lumps won’t hurt you). For…

Generally, liquids can be swapped out in like amounts. I’ve made the recipe (similar, but not the same as this one) with all buttermilk, 25% buttermilk, and with a can of lager beer (PBR being my fav).

Keep developing! I’m sticking with WP/Windows 10.

I came here just to ask the same question. I really like Mint, and use it to keep track of all my investment balances, but until they allow some sort of budget-period setting we can't use it. My wife and I use spreadsheet budget template I made in Google docs and update it manually. Not much fun.

Unfortunately, there were also a few times when I was totally justified in wanting to chuck my Xbox One out the window because something went wrong that was not my fault. Three or four times, the game simply wouldn't display properly whenever I tried to open it again from my Xbox One dashboard after switching over to…

I have no idea. I hate debt. Any I have is aggressively paid down.

I've had my Zojirushi for about 15 months now. Everything stated in the article is absolutely correct. It keeps beverages hot for a long time; I have to pour out coffee into a mug to drink it if I don't wait until the afternoon. My wife made a coozie to fit around the base so it would stay upright in my cupholders…

This is a better idea, in my opinion. Bread is calorific! And those vegans won't have to worry about animal products. Corn starch is magic stuff.

Now if they could just get a new version of Starsiege: Tribes that was as fast as the original, I'd be in heaven.

Quite the read, sir.

Yup, seems about right. Rent is going up like a rocket in the SF bay area.

For extra tough cleaning, I'll put a small amount of water in the bottom of the pan, put the pan on the burner on med-high heat, and scrape at the tough spots until everything comes loose. No need to boil the water, just heat it up. Dry completely and put back on the burner to let the rest of the moisture evaporate…

I've run into some nasty chunks when I've restored a pan, and if all else fails I've taken a sandblaster to it. Definitely try electrolysis and the oven cleaner method first though. Also make sure that when you apply the oil for seasoning that you use a very thin layer, otherwise the buildup will turn sticky and…

Check out that electrolysis video posted above, if you've got a few pans to do.

Check out your local recycled building materials warehouse as well. I've come across plenty of old, rusted cast iron pans that cleaned up wonderfully (using the electrolysis method mentioned about) and I use on an almost daily basis. $7 for a 12" unmarked Griswold? Yes please!

There was an article on Lifehacker about using flaxseed oil, which referred here - http://sherylcanter.com/wordpress/2010…

The argument against using the sprays will point out the additives (propellants, etc) that are included will incorporate into the seasoning. I don't know if that's good or bad, but it's been enough to keep me using regular oil or bacon fat.