thanks SO MUCH for the Food City suggestion. I stopped there tonight (the one @ 32nd St & Greenway was on my way home from work - perfect!) and they had both kinds, and only 99 cents a package!

I watched last night and really enjoyed it. But am I the only person who has no clue who Ludo is???

Also, I'm almost positive that the female contestant who said she is Charlie Sheen's personal chef was on Chopped. I think she said she's the chef for the royal family in Saudi Arabia, too.

that recipe looks great! My go-to has been Alton Brown's overnight cinnamon roll recipe, but I am definitely going to try Saveur's. thanks for posting!

ETA: I was responding to bionda's post above but it put my response 3 posts down . . . grrrr :(

What do you mean by "lach" and "laches" ? Are you referring to lox?

I tried the TJ's version of Good and Plenty awhile ago and wasn't thrilled. Too much candy coating and not enough licorice. Let us know what you think once you try it.

I've seen it at many Safeways as well. It's Empire brand.

I'm headed to the Detroit area for a family wedding in a few weeks and want to be sure to have lunch at Olga's one day. Was looking at their online menu, and - what? no tuna Olga? Has it been discontinued??? Anyone know?

I was surprised that both Symon and Forgione tasted the coconut rum directly from the bottle and not one of the judges commented on it. How is that any different from tasting a sauce, etc. w/ a spoon and then putting that same spoon back into the pot? Ick.

I am almost positive that the heavy cream at Trader Joe's is not ultra pasteurized or full of stabilizers. It comes in a small white plastic bottle w/ a pink cap. Good stuff.

That's similar to how I cook bone-in turkey breasts. I roast them at 500 for 8.5 minutes per pound and they come out perfect every time. Just made one last night. I do occasionally get smoking in my oven but I don't think it's as bad as OP b/c my bird is proportionately smaller (being only the breast) and cooks for a shorter period of time.

It matters to me. Not all of the products are region-specific.

The use of the word "etc." in a "yays and nays" thread - where we are looking for specific product reviews - isn't helpful at all. I have no idea to which product(s) you are referring.

[ETA: This was meant as a reply to lynn's post above.]

Ha. Well I'm not a little kid, but there I was sitting on the floor cross-legged peeking through the oven door. My dog was sitting there w/ me, probably wondering what in the heck I was doing!

I haven't checked my oven temp; however, I don't have problems w/ things over-cooking or burning and, given the many comments posted on that recipe where people had the same experience as me, I think it's a recipe issue more than an oven issue. My oven is electric w/ a flat top.

I'm in Scottsdale, AZ, and they had them at my Costco, too, so it's likely a national item.

This is my go-to cheesecake recipe, period. I have made it dozens of times and there's no better cheesecake, chocolate or otherwise, IMO. I make it exactly as written (ganache and all).

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...

My go-to is Ina's outrageous brownies - I go back and forth between the "original" version (w/ choc. chips and nuts) and the oreo version. Yesterday I made the oreo version but I subbed TJ's candy cane jo jo's for the oreos. O M G fabulous. I brought them in to work today and everyone is loving the peppermint.

Picked up a bag of the dark choc. peppermint pretzel thins at Walgreens last night - really good, great sweet/salty contrast.

I picked up a couple new (to me) items this morning; haven't tried them yet.

Frozen blueberry scones - four to a box, you let them sit on the counter for 15-20 minutes then bake.

Candy-coated licorice (think Good & Plenty - same size box as typical movie-theater candy).

Has anyone tried either of these?

I posted a request on a different board awhile back and ended it with "tia," and in several of the responses I got, people were calling me Tia -- they thought that was my name! So it makes me smile now everytime I see "tia" in someone's post. :)

I have the one on the right, from W-S. I love it. It has a huge hopper, and I love that it comes apart for easy cleaning, and the hook on the end is genius for keeping it attached to the side of the bowl or pot. It is heavy - that's my only complaint.

Thanks for all the suggestions. This is my first time making anything GF, and I had no idea that cornstarch could be used. I was at TJ's this morning - didn't see any GF cookies, so I will check out my grocery store later today and will do a GF crust - I prefer a cookie-based crust to a nut based one, I think. Thanks again!

That's been my go-to sweet potato recipe since the recipe appeared in that issue of CL. No one would guess it's light.

Mimi's Cafe is always good, and there's one kitty-corner from the Chandler mall (101 & Chandler Blvd.).

ETA: Cheesecake Factory & CPK are also on-site at the mall, along w/ many other chains.

I think they ship the cookies already formed, since she said the stores keep "them" in their freezers. Otherwise they'd have to trust that the stores scoop out the dough to the right size portions, bake at the right temp for the right amount of time, etc.