Ok, ok..I am givning in! I am on the prowl for either those birds or a couple of green singing finches. Jojo, you just made me realize how much I miss hearing the singing of birds in my home.lol It made winetr go by so much better than the dead silience in my home. I think I know who named those birds..lol. Such cute names that only a kid or two can come up with. I would love for you to raise them along side of us, all the way to the brood, hatchlings, and babies. I would love that Jojo since I have a thing for birds. Just love them and you have yourself such a beauty of a pair! Hi Al, Jodi, Josh, Jodik, and Laura! I missed all while I was sick.;-) Laura. I have been sooooooo sick and now that I have got better nergy, it's time to catch up onmy e-mail. I am sorry about the delay bust just know that I appreciate you and the rest of the bunch here. I am SO BLESSED to have such great friends as you all. Love you all! Mom, says to send a group hug to you all! Mike

All Ikea web sites worldwide have the same information. Prices are different. The FAVORIT Frying pan is both steel and aluminum, but the web site has a mistake: " Product description & measurements Main parts: Anodized aluminum, Coated with Teflon(R) Professional. Handle: Stainless steel " The mistake is in saying it is only aluminum. The pan alone. Elsewhere it says "Suitable for use on induction cooktop." The web site does not mention the steel in the base. I sent Ikea an email and got a response: ".... Please note that the FAVORIT frying pan is made with an aluminum core and a stainless steel base plate (in contact with the cook top). The stainless steel base reacts with the induction cook top and transmits the heat to the aluminum. ...." Maybe one day the Ikea web site will say the pan is part steel part aluminum. 2/ Some Favorit cookware comes in a set. The price spread is 70%. Dollars have been close to parity for more than 24 months. $170 . http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/20149533 $100 . http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20149533 E110 . http://www.ikea.com/fr/fr/catalog/products/20149533 3/ Some Ikea 365+ cookware comes in a set. The price spread is 50%. Dollars have been close to parity for more than 24 months. http://www.ikea.com/fr/fr/catalog/products/30101168 is in France. http://www.ikea.com/ca/fr/catalog/products/30101168 is in Canada. http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/30101168 also. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30101168 is in USA 4/ I have a pot of Ikea 365+ on my induction cooktop, making chicken stock right now. 5/ I also have Tramontina, a Brazilian make. Excellent ergonomics. The handles can act as clasps, e.g. you can get the pot top to clasp the pot sides and hold itself perched in mid air instead of taking up counter space somewhere. 6/ I also have pricey All Clad. OK, ir's good. But it doesn't have great handles. 7/ Lower all temperatures when you cook with induction. It's simply too efficient. HTH

Ann is ann_t. You can go to her member page to send her an email requesting the book. She will then send you a link to download the dessert chapter. You can also ask for her earlier recipe book: THIBEAULTÂS TABLE. The desserts chapter is an expanded dessert chapter for the book. Here is a link that might be useful: Ann_t's member page

Adding things to burned stuff dilutes it slightly but you always wind up with something that's burned. It's like overseasoning, you don't unseason stuff although diluting that will help. You could get a bunch of super hot chili peppers, something along the line of Naga Viper pepper, Infinity Chili, Bhut Jolokia chili pepper, Trinidad Scorpion or Butch T pepper and add to it. With enough, you won't taste the burnt parts! :) Sorry for the loss. It happens. Have a glass of wine and let it go. BTW, don't be too sure about a crockpot. Many of them get so hot they'll burn stuff too if unattended. I've had enough battles with day-long chili "simmering" to know that, which is why I like the Nesco so much better, but anything applying heat can burn something. You need to tend things appropriately. Something like a roast is less sensitive to it of course, but a soup, stew, chili, sauce or something usually needs to be stirred. Hope your day is improving!