amarante
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If you make it, let me know whether you enjoyed it. :)

I quite enjoyed Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted: And all the Brilliant Minds Who Made the Mary Tyler Moore Show a Classic by Jennifer Keishin...

Missing the Cherrry Heering? :p I've never had a Blood & Sand - named after the Valentino movie but it also uses Cherry Heering. INGREDIENTS1...

This was a predecessor to the Cosmo and I imbibed many during boozy Friday lunches at my first job in publishing :D Raffles Singapore Sling...

Not my notes but I retained to provide background on the recipe. Chicken with Coca-cola and Lemons...

I finished Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight and I found it interesting although I think I would have liked it quite a bit more if I were...

I think this thread (not to hijack) illustrates that there are no hard and fast rules for wedding gifts. I do think gumbeaux makes a valid point...

I think hanger steak now goes exclusively to restaurants because it went from being a declasse cut to being trendy. At one time, it was relatively...

I agree that any kind of traditional etiquette in terms of first, second, third marriages really is meaningless as I think most people give based on...

No - it's quite good. What I meant is that the recipe doesn't fit the Thai criteria but I never cook Thai food so this is as close as I would come to...

It's got fish sauce - does that qualify as Thai? I don't tend to cook a lot of Thai since I live about a mile from Thai Town and anything I could...

Saute it up is not something I am familiar with - whip it up is I think more common since it is a phrase used outside the kitchen - i.e. they whipped...

I think most of the people I know have had a hard time getting immersed in the book but once you get past 40 or so pages, it becomes a fun ride. ...

I don't know what your definition of "rave" is. I found it a little hard to get into for about the first 40 pages and then it became a fun ride. ...

I have these from The Company Store and I am fine with them but I really don't have much preference regarding sheets other than not liking stiff...

This is a sticky situation and I understand why you feel the need to do more than a card and yet you aren't close enough for it not awkward to call...

Not traditional but harissa is a common Moroccan ingredient - makes 1 but I can't imagine making enough for only one. Recipe: Skewered Prawns...

Oh the irony of someone being offended because others pointed out their comments were mean spirited when the poster felt no compunction about...

I also can understand why the OP felt her neighbors were being perverse - whether they are pigs or not, I also would think of people who acted in...

I wanted to expand on Beth's post as I touched on her points tangentially. I think it more likely that your husband will find something if he...

I hate to be the messenger of doom but it is extremely difficult for older people to get hired - especially if they are relying responding to ads. ...

If all your devices are Apple, icloud synchs Safari bookmarks seamlessly between them - I have an iMAC desktop, iPAD and iphone and they are all...

That was an interesting question so I googled - both of them are ground sesame seeds but Middle Eastern is made with roasted sesame seeds and is...

Is the allergy limited to sesame and not other nuts? I ask because I had some roasted peanut oil and it imparted the same kind of nutty undertone...

Except in the rarest situations, I pay for everything with a credit card which I pay in full each month. I use Quicken to write checks and in the...

I'd go with food. I used to take the food gifts I received from work to my parents and it was amazing how much they enjoyed gifts of food - even...

I don't think one has to call the police or authorities as the initial measure but I also think that it's a good idea to know as much as possible...

I agree with Riverfarm in terms of overly elaborate parties often being for the parent rather than the child but I also think that some parents find...