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Dips & spreads. Low fat. Spring. BBQ/Alfresco. Table settings/themes. Asian. Gluten Free. Shabbat. Techniques. Foodbuzz Fav cooks. Comfort Food. Cocktail & appetizers. Vegetarian. Kosher Resources. Cookies & bars. Stews & Casseroles. Mexican. Pasta. Breakfast/brunch. Meats. Autumn specialities. Poultry. Breads & Muffins. Salads. Lemon Nut Sugar Cookies. Baking 101: Tools & a Lemon Nut Sugar Cookie Recipe Tools. Every profession, avocation, simple task, and Rube Goldberg machine has them. Great men and women will tell you, without the right tool getting the job done properly can be impossible. In cooking there are certain tools you have to have–a knife, a spoon, a whisk–and there are others–a sharp chef’s knife, a stand mixer, a sous chef–that make certain kitchen tasks much easier. Oh and there is one thing you should know about me.

I am not a single function tool fan–I just don’t see the point of spending $20 on a tool you’ll use once a year for one simple task. If you’re looking for shortcuts or specials tools for how to core an apple, slice a mango, get juice from a lemon, finely chop nuts, or remove the pit from a cherry then this is not your blog post. I’ve broken the tools into three categories. You might notice the very important baking sheets and pans missing. The Must Have Tools The Helpful Tools Now on to the cookies!

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Passover. Menus. Moroccan. Sides. Appetizers. Soups. Fish. Salted Caramel Brownies. Homemade Chai Concentrate + Iced Chai Lattes. White Chocolate Popcorn with Chocolate Chips. I can’t believe this week will officially mark the end of our summer. It will always be remembered as the one filled with mounds of work (I can faintly make out the light at the end of the tunnel, but still in the thick of things, hence a short post….) and Harry Potter. My son’s friend recently told him, “Harry Potter is SO yesterday…”, but not for us. We’ve been reading the books all summer and then watching the films afterwards. We just finished The Order of the Phoenix (we try to read a few chapters ahead of our son to make sure it is not too scary), so that is the next movie up. The films are never as good as the books they are based on, but it’s fun to watch them and see what parts were edited out and see how each was interpreted by the different directors.

Also it’s intriguing to watch the actors actually grow up and mature on screen — though it gives me a little pang knowing that I’ll soon be seeing the same process in my son… White Chocolate Popcorn with Chocolate Chips 1. 2. Chimichurri Sauce Recipe at Epicurious. Print Refreshing Mojito By The Pitcher Mojitos Recipe - Food.com - 66947. By Rita~ on July 16, 2003 Photo by Delicious as it Looks 112 Reviews Prep Time: 15 mins Total Time: 15 mins Servings: 10 About This Recipe "This is a refreshing Cuban drink. It's hard to stop drinking these on a hot summers day. I made these for the fourth of July and we went on to 3 yes 3 pitchers! Ingredients 10 limes, fresh pulp and juice 30 leaves fresh mint 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup white rum club soda, chilled Directions Place lime juice, mint and sugar into a pitcher.