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I'm having a Sprecher Root Beer right now. It's probably my favorite. I do enjoy A&W on tap too!

I just saw a Good Eats episode on tea, and if I remember right, he said that if you brew double strength and add water to make iced tea, then the water you add should be room temp. Colder brings out some of the tea solids and clouds the tea. At least I think that was his theory.

Hershey's chocolate covered marshmallow eggs...and Peeps...and of course, a good, creamy, milk chocolate, solid (not hollow) bunny! BC

I'm so sorry for your loss. I just recently lost my 12 year old Miniature Pinscher, and not a day goes by that I don't cry about it. I miss him so much. I also have a 16 year old cat, and I worry about him as well. It's so hard to let go. BC

Funny, but our little dog Grommit has had a favorite stuffed toy lamb for over ten years now, named Lamby. One day, when we had gyros take-out, Grommit, who is forever begging for handouts, wouldn't even enter the kitchen, where we were eating. I kept asking what was wrong, but he wouldn't...

It's on channel 110 on my Dish Network. BC

I never noticed one bit of difference in the taste of foods after I quit smoking years ago. I kept waiting for the wonderous difference, but it never came. As for salting the food, I don't understand why people care what I do and don't do with the food I eat. If I tend to like things on the...

That's exactly what I do. We're having turkey noodle soup for dinner tonight. BC

I don't know how I missed this - I've not been around as much lately. I'm so sorry for the loss of your son, Dove. May he rest in eternal peace. BC

In my experience, it's always taken a lot longer to thaw a turkey than they say. Of course, I keep my fridge pretty cold. BC

I used to feel that same way until February of 2005, when I caught the flu, and having been a healthy sort all my life, I guess I didn't know what I had. It got worse, turned into double pneumonia, then septic shock set in and I had every major organ fail. Two separate hospitalizations, with...

I have a Penzey's just a few miles from home. I love that place. BC

I would definitely not go with habaneros in a chili competition. They can be far too hot for the casual taster at a cookoff. I've cooked in a number of competitions, and in the friendly ones, we add all kinds of things, but in the official championships, the rules are much more strict. There...

This sounds interesting. I stuff the turkey, but we love the stuffing most of all, so this sounds like a neat way to make some additional. Or it could be used to make stuffing when you don't have a whole bird to stuff. Can you give us some details? I've never seen a slow-cooker stuffing...

I can't believe it! I get up very early for work, so when I turned in for the night, it was 20-10 Packers, as I thought it would be. Nice that they pulled a rabbit out of their hat! If only the Cubs had one of those rabbits.... BC