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Top shelves | Shoptalk | Guardian Unlimited Books Most beautiful bookshops on the planet. I’ve been to a couple, but this one at the top is worth a trip (tags: bookshops)

Serious Eats: Recipes: Dinner Tonight: Creamiest White Beans with Leeks I’m in a bean phase. Maybe because it is so cold, and I am so tired (thanks to a car alarm that went off every 5 minutes for, oh, I…

A Little Suspense Travels a Long Way From one who always has to schelp a separate bag of books wherever I go–this is a MUST-HAVE item. (tags: TomStoppard booksatchel) David Lebovitz: Chocolate-Covered Caramelized Matzoh Crunch Chocolate, caramel, salt. . .…

Photographs, Art and Lessons, Taken From a Life Cut Short – New York Times I have a copy of Dan Eldon’s journal, and it is really extraordinary. I can’t wait to see the actual pages. Check out the images connected…

Peppermint icebox Yule cake Sounds easy! For Christmas 2008? (tags: Chr) Serious Eats: Recipes: Cook the Book: Cauliflower Prosciutto and Goat Cheese Gratin Another must-try dish. (tags: cauliflower prosciutto goatcheese gratin cooking recipes) Pig Candy | Bucky’s Barbecue and Bread…

Serious Eats: Recipes: Mario Unclogged: Seven Fishes Shrimp and Pesto This, for Christmas Eve, perhaps? (tags: shrimp pesto Batali)

Serious Eats: Recipes: Cook the Book: Potato Skillet Pie Not sure about the sage here. An experiment. (tags: recipes cooking potatoes) David Lebovitz: Chocolate-Cherry Fruitcake Recipe No questionable ingredients here! This is a MUST! (tags: recipes cooking Christmas cakes chocolate…

Rice Pilaf with Dried Cherries and Toasted Pistachios by Diane Rossen Worthington Another thing to try. (tags: recipes cooking pistachios pilaf cherries) Crispy Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Dates by Diane Rossen Worthington We had a version of these at a party Saturday…

New vending machine can identify minors : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri) I’m starting to get very, very obsessed by the Japanese. Or perhaps I should say, by the combination of Japanese and vending machines. Or things…

Serious Eats: Recipes: Cook the Book: Chocolate and Date Pudding Cakes The occasional reader of this blog complains that there are too many recipes on it. Harrrumph. (tags: food recipes chocolate cakes) Leek, Corn, and Mascarpone Tart by Allysa Torey…