Hi Everyone,

I’m sorry to read that a lot of you are seeing these wierd codes in my posts. Like Nicky mentioned below, I also use Windows XP/Firefox and I’ve never seen them. I’m not sure if I can fix what I can’t see. And I’m not sure how the codes are coming up. Hmmm… Raquel has mentioned that the codes are html tags (?). I’m not sure how to go about checking the tags. Any more suggestions appreciated. I’m wondering if any of the blogspot users have this problem.

Paz

Ed: I’ve just found that depending on what you use to look at the blog, the “About Me” section and links normally found on the immediate right have sunk to the bottom. As soon as I figure out how to correct the problem, I’ll do so. If you use Windows XP and Firefox or Safari (or a Mac computer), there shouldn’t be a problem. Everything looks fine…

What’s in your kitchen pantry?

Since I’ve started cooking, I’ve discovered that there are some constantly used food items that I need to keep in the kitchen. No, no, I’m not talking about Haagen-Daz ice cream, bags of potato chips or a six-pack cans of coke (although, I don’t see anything wrong with these). I’m talking about basics like:

Rice, pasta, flour (all purpose), corn meal, sugar (white, brown, granulated, superfine, confectioners), beans (black, garbanzo, and cannelli), stock/broth (chicken, beef, vegetable and fish), clam juice, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, anchovies (yes, anchioves), capers, onions, pickled hot pepper….

Bacon or pancetta, eggs, milk, butter, mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, honey, jelly/jam, olives….

Olive oil, vegetable oil (preferably canola oil), sea salt, kosher salt, vinegar (white, red wine, balsamic and sherry)

Fresh herbs (parsley, basil, rosemary, thyme, cilantro…)

Spices like chili powder, basil, Italian seasonings, ground cinnamon, cinnamon sticks, curry, paprika, cumin, oregano, thyme, pepper (whole peppercorn, white/black pepper), salt (reglar, sea, Kosher), vanilla extract, ground red pepper, garlic powder, nutmeg bay leaves,all-purpose seasoning….

Marsala, White wine, Red wine, Sherry wine…

What regularly used foods do you keep in your kitchen?

Paz

Please help the victims of Hurricane Katrina:

1. Pet rescue

2. Links provided by CNN

3. Links provided by FEMA

Thanks!

Paz