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I'm not a frequent baker, so I have the standard McCormicks extracts. Vanilla, lemon, almond, peppermint. All of them have varying degrees of alcohol for whatever reason. Why is there alcohol, why varying degrees and do better brands have alcohol in different degrees? All my extracts say PURE...

Any ideas?

I bought a 20oz. bottle of black vinegar a couple of weeks ago. I heard it was the chinese version of balsamic vinegar. I see a couple of recipes online using it with ribs or a hot & spicy noodle stir fry. I don't want to open it til I have a good idea what to do with it. Any TNT ideas?

They say there's sweet sour salty bitter savory/umami. What say you? What's your favorite food type? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umami

man calls 911 on Burger King LOL! My local paper said it was a Burger King. LOL! I guess it must be good! Man calls 911 after eatery runs out of lemonade Associated Press, 02.09.09, 07:52 PM EST Authorities said a man, 66, was arrested after calling 911 on Saturday to complain that a fast...

I know, I know, but it's food related, so let's do it here too.

Cal's Citrus-Honey Glazed Poultry (makes 8 servings) 1/4 cup orange marmalade 1/4 cup frozen o.j. concentrate 1/4 fresh squeezed lemon juice 1/4 cup dry white wine 1/4 cup honey 2 TBSP. vegetable oil 1 TBSP. worchestershire sauce pinch of salt & fresh ground pepper 1 TBSP. of dried thyme 8...

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I received this email from my niece yesterday. I don't think she was joking, which I usually get from her. We actually received a call last week from the 809 area code. The woman said 'Hey, this is Karen . Sorry I missed you--get back to us quickly. I have something important to tell...

I love saturdays with PBS from 10am to 3:30. So much food stuff to watch ....and 30 minutes of This Old House and 30 minutes of a garden show. Anyway, this afternoon was a 60 minute show with Mario Batalli in Spain. The first 30 was with his spain tour with Gwenith Paltrow, which was good, but...

I waited for you to start the threat so you don't usurp this one....but it's late and inquiring minds want to know.....

http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-odd/20090206/ODD.Felony.Finger/

www.worldnudeday.com Tomorrow must be world blinded day! LOL!

Do you have anything going on in your area for the weekend? Fairs, Carnivals, Cooking Contests, Bake Offs, BBQs, Grilling/Smoking contests? Hopefully we can keep this running thru the year. Especially when the weather starts warming up for you Yanks.

Check this out: http://naplesnews.com/news/2009/feb/05/reports-man-arrested-after-sex-doll-incident-cape-/

Cal's Toasted Goat Cheese Salad (makes 4 salad plates) (variations on additions to greens can be any combo you like. Some of my favorites below are: sliced beets + very thinly sliced red onion + halved smokehouse almonds, or oven roasted cherry or grape tomatoes + very thinly sliced white...

Cal's Manhattan Red Clam Chowdr (serves 8-10) 4 strips of bacon cut into small pieces 1 TBS. olive oil 4 garlic cloves, finely minced 1 large onion, chopped small 4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced into cubes 4 carrots, peeled and diced into cubes 3 celery stalks, diced 1 - 10 can of corn...

1 TBS. butter (I use salted butter) 1 TBS. sesame oil 2 TBS. soy sauce 3 TBS. hearty red wine 1-2 cloves garlic, minced pinch of black pepper 1 - 8 oz. pkg. button mushrooms, cleaned and sliced In a 9" frying pan melt and combine oil & butter Turn heat to medium high and add mushrooms and...

Since you seem to want to start your own thread everyday, I'll just let you start today.

Marinated Mushrooms or Artichokes-Italian Style Cal's marinated mushrooms or artichokes - Italian style 1/4 cup dry white wine (or white wine vinegar) 3 TBS. fresh squeezed lemon juice 8 TBS. extra virgin or light olive oil 1 tsp. minced shallot 1 tsp. minced garlic pinch of salt pinch of...