Recent content by Indigo_Swale

I'm a she. :wink: And yes, I'd kind of like to get a roll that includes at least a few knives. Thank you so very much for the links, Caine! Yes. Like I said, I just bought a Sabatier Chef's knife for ten bucks, but it is clearly marked "Made In China," and obviously not a high-quality...

My concern was that misinformed doctors might misdiagnose Renee's lesion as a spider bite and that the misdiagnosis might cause a delay in appropriate treatment. I'm not a doctor, but this is something that arachnologists talk about a lot; it's sort of a pet peeve of theirs that doctors often...

Well, first of all, I didn't pay $1200 for anything. Can I help it if I have a BF who makes more money than he knows what to do with and seems to enjoy spending it on me?? :tongue: (One of the perks of being an aging hottie: You now actually like and want to date gentlemen from that class of...

Um....If you actually READ the page you quote above, you will see that the very next sentence says that not a single specimen of L. reclusa has ever been collected in Tampa. The whole point of the page is to say that despite the number of reported "brown recluse bites", there is very little...

Most amazing food experiences: *The absolutely trancendent beet-and-potato gnocchi in butternut squash sauce at Valentino in Santa Monica, CA. Sounds so simple, but it was utterly orgasmic. The rest of the meal wasn't too bad, either. (Which is to say that everything I ate that night was...

If you are in Florida, it is highly unlikely that you have been bitten by a brown recluse spider. Check the range maps. And google "brown recluse spider distribution" or "myth of the brown recluse". You will find a number of articles in which arachnologists state that these spiders are either...

I wish! I'm so curious about this fruit! A little apprehensive, but I hope I'd be brave enough to try a bite. The wikipedia article suggests that a number of different species of durian are eaten in SE Asia, and the different species, cultivars and clones can have very different qualities...

Love beer & ale, especially the darker, bittersweet stuff. I'm a black-n-tan kind of girl. Mass-produced Favorites: Bass Guiness Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale Pyramid Apricot Ale Sea Dog Blueberry Wheat Beer I've had some very delicious microbrews at the Northampton Brewery in western MA...

oohhh....I get it! Thanks all who answered my question! :smile:

I really like the Trapiche Malbec; it usually retails for about $6.99. Though not quite in the "Under Ten" range: A very nice go-to wine is the Parker Estates "Old Vine Street" Cabernet; it is often available on sale for about $11.99. The Bogle Petit Syrah is tasty, too. Usually retails at...

Hi all. I currently work as a "cook" for a catering company. I use the quotes because I haven't been to culinary school and there isn't a whole lot of real cooking involved in the job--mostly heating stuff up, assembling hors d'oeuvres, finishing and plating pre-cooked food at event sites...

Could someone kindly enlighten me as to what "end grain" means, exactly? And why it is generally so much more 'spensive than other kinds of wooden cutting boards? Thanks! :)

How about a "Meatless Protein" section? Would that address the issue? You could keep a "Pasta, Rice, and Other Grains" section, while recipes that feature beans, tofu, seitan and the like would henceforth go into the "Meatless Protein" subforum. Just a thought....:ermm: ETA: I'm sure there...

What cookbooks send you into paroxysms of happy or wistful nostalgia? For me, it's the following: *The Woman's Day Encyclopedia of Cookery (Volume 7 was my favorite, because it included marzipan. :smile: My least favorite was the one that included the whole roasted piglet with the apple in his...

That's interesting. Because didn't he disparage Mr. Adria's cooking in Kitchen Confidential, calling it "that foam guy's sh*t"?? :huh: Has he had a change of heart? (btw, speaking of Ferran Adria and his ilk, Peter Sagal's new book, The Book of Vice: Very Naughty Things and How to Do Them, has...