If you’ve been reading this blog lately, you’ll know that 2 days ago I described the many reasons I love my test kitchen Zojirushi bread machine.

I mean, I feel like Ron Popeil, the Ronco guy:  “It slices, it dices, and so much more!”

Well, the Zo doesn’t slice-and-dice.

But “so much more”?

You betcha.

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Melted cheese.

To use a totally oxymoronic phrase – it absolutely screams comfort, doesn’t it?

Pick up a piece of pizza, and swipe at the mozzarella stretching from pan to plate. Cut into a grilled cheese, and watch the cheddar oooooooze. Dig into a bowl of mac and cheese. Pour thick, smooth, golden cheese sauce onto toast.

So – do you find yourself relaxing, heaving a giant sigh, wanting to walk away from your computer and curl up in a warm blanket?

That’s melted cheese: bliss on a plate.

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St. Patrick’s Day: it’s all about the green.

Green clothing, shamrocks, corned beef and (green) cabbage, green beer… Yes, green beer; if you’ve never sampled it, you’ve never been in Boston or New York on March 17.

But surely there’s more to Irish food than green cuisine. (more…)