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    I am going to make Paella and I actually have saffron

    My dad makes an excellent seafood paella, but the chicken and rabbit also sounds wonderful. When made correctly, the rice is so wonderfully flavored!!! It's such a great dish, especially if served in an authentic paella dish :)
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    Organic or Not Organic?

    That's an ideal culinary life you lead my dear and it sounds lovely!
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    Organic or Not Organic?

    Absolutely agree with your post
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    Organic or Not Organic?

    Alright thanks for clarifying :)
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    Organic or Not Organic?

    Do you necessarily know that fertilizer is all that your plants need? Let's face it...with the way science goes, we never receive the full truth due to or reductionist nature. We don't know everything about the environment and need to trust more in natural methods of soil creation to furnish...
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    Any Kitchen Scientists out there?

    It could have to do with the polar nature of water molecules and the nonpolar nature of plastics. The water may bunch up together and collect more on the plastic surfaces so it takes longer for it all to evaporate, whereas on metal, it is more evenly distributed and can evaporate more quickly...
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    Alton Brown

    Alton Brown has to be concerned with keeping everyone entertained :P great guy!
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    Well I'm in Japan- study abroad

    Though this is not helpful, I just wanted to say that I aspire to study abroad in Japan within the next couple of years so this is really helpful!
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    Organic or Not Organic?

    I definitely agree with Goodweed, except in that organic is always better. Really, organic is a marketing tool in many instances, and sustainable agriculture also uses those organic-style farming methods, but without the ridiculous carbon footprint and false advertising. This is also for the...
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    Sale on Top-Quality Japanese Kitchen Knives

    Great find; thanks!
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    Organic or Not Organic?

    I don't know if either of you have read The Omnivore's Dilemma, but a good portion of the book addresses the question of organic food and how it has become similar, in fact too similar in my opinion, to the industrial food chain it was designed to question and reform. They also warp words on...
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    What are you baking today?

    I made amazingly fudgy brownies yesterday based on the recipe by Alton Brown, my personal culinary hero!
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    What are you baking today?

    Cinnamon and chai spice biscotti! :)
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    How many kinds of rice are in your pantry?

    I just ran out of brown rice :P and we have arborio which I forgot to mention in my previous post
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    What are you baking today?

    Yesterday I got up early to bake a banana loaf, and it was awesome : )
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