Okay, so I really want to brag about something awesome! I apologize in advance for the length of this.
Awesome! Where from? If you need a friendly face to help you navigate craft beer and tacos, or just fun things to do, I'm your woman.
Praise his natural abilities but save your most emphatic praise (to his face, I mean) for his hard work. I hope this doesn't scare you (and it shouldn't) but it's common for gifted kids to burn out when things don't come easily to them.
I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who supported me when I got the out of the blue breakup last week. I'm doing much better now then I was then.
Yes, thank you.. it's not a selfie if you're taking pic yourSELF. Instead it should be referred to as a "Youie" (according to Tommy Haverford), because someone else is taking pic of You. ;-)
God, the last few weeks Drew's turned into the sex advice columnist for Male Seventeen magazine.
This is the part I would find difficult as well - where does it ever end? Once I am required to give TWs for my readings, it is my obligation to be hyperaware of ALL of the possibilities the literature could be triggering, and this can lead to all sorts of trouble for me if I DON'T manage to uncover all triggering…
I wanted to share my good news! Two weeks ago I was asking for good vibes for this job I was hoping to get. They called me the following Tuesday to tell me that I did get it! I started this week (went to the office a couple times while I wrap up things at my old job) and I'm so excited. Also because I was informed…
Almost no one ever mentions a meat thermometer but that is crucial for anything you're roasting or uncertain of being safe. I love the digital probe ones, though one I caught on fire and another I destroyed when I left it out in the rain. I figure the next one has to get caught in an earthquake.
If you have one truly good knife you will probably be okay ;o) Seriously, I hate kitchen gadgetry and besides a lemon reamer, melon baller, and a zester I don't have any single-use kitchen stuff. It sounds like you are more of a baker than a cook, anyway!
I'm going to second the immersion blender rec. We got a nice stainless steel one for our wedding, and use it all the time. It even has a mini-chopper attachment that comes in handy on occasion. Between the immersion blender and our good chef's knife, our food processor sees very little use, other than the odd batch…
Get a good quality food processor (you will use it all the time once you have it, from slicing veggies all the way to puréeing for soups/stews/sauces. Also invest in a good pan, a large pot, and a good baking dish. Oh, and a decent cutting board! The rest, buy or borrow as needed. Have fun!
a large frying pan, a large pot, a glass cake pan, a cassarole dish, and a large porcelain bowl is basically what I use for almost everything I make
I love my All Clad tri-ply frying pans more than anything in my kitchen. I have a 10" and a 12" set from Williams Sonoma on sale. Not non-stick so they last forever and you feel like a big girl cooking in a real pan. Also, if you need more knives, I adore my Wustoff-Trident Knives. They're expensive, but they're…
Go get some cast iron skillets. You can find some good sales at TJ Maxx type places or antique stores and reseason them...
Immsersion blender.
A colander! If you want to conserve on items I suggest getting a metal steamer basket instead...that can double as a colander!
Garlic press. Good tupperware. A cutting board that doesn't wobble and can be easily washed in your sink.
Have you checked out what Mark Bittman (New York Times) and Alton Brown have to say?