Comments on: Christmas Goodies for the Maker of Christmas Goodies

By: the unfashionista

the unfashionista — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:19:33 +0000

Don’t buy Hospitality Under the Influence for the entertainer/chef/cheerful/funny person in your life without a gift receipt - last year, everybody I knew got me that book…love it, didn’t need more then one…

By: Twistie

Twistie — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:23:26 +0000

ELS, I just clicked the link on the table runner and got through with no trouble. But if you’re still unable to get there, it’s from amazon.com.

If you have any further trouble getting to it, just give a yell and I’ll do what I can to help.

By: ELS

ELS — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:12:08 +0000

Help! I must have the table runner, but the link is broken. Can you please update, or at least provide the store name?

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By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:30:20 +0000

Some of the Lodge dutch ovens have metal lid handles.

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:28:13 +0000

I love my Le Crueset dutch oven, but I've been reading excellent reviews of the Lodge version. It has a metal rather than a plastic lid handle so it can tolerate higher oven temperatures. The 7 quart Lodge enamelware dutch oven is on sale at Amazon.com for nearly 1/2 price at $99.99. I got one for my sister, sister-in-law, and mother-in-law (and their husbands who also like to cook - I love two birds with one stone presents) for Christmas. I'm going to tuck a recipe for no-knead bread and Belgian beef stew (Carbonnade à la flamande) in the packages.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:20:49 +0000

I have a smaller version of the Le Crueset oven. Another good enamel over cast iron brand is Staub. I found a 5 qt. pot for $70 on a sale table at Williams Sonoma.

By: Allura

Allura — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:27:40 +0000

The LeCrueset dutch ovens are awesome. I use mine all the time. They’re HEAVY, though, being enamel over cast iron. Also, they’re apparently warrantied for 100 years. Someone on a forum (www.egullet.org) was saying she inherited her grandmother’s and it got a chip in it. LeCrueset replaced it, and who knows how old it was. They’re a lot easier to clean than you’d expect, too.

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Slice and serve » Manolo's Food Blog — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:03:40 +0000

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By: JaneC

JaneC — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:18:58 +0000

I just got an Emile Henry baking dish (rectangular) in blue. I’m really looking forward to using it, but I’m not sure what to do with it. Perhaps a casserole involving leftover turkey.

I am so excited that I got a cookie press as a wedding present. I used to use my mother’s cookie press when I was in high school, and it made lovely, interestingly-shaped things that impressed my friends.