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After trying out many waffle recipes over the past weeks, this recipe for basic waffles is what I've been using the most. It's really easy and simple, and they turn out well...they're crispy and light, yet have good body. And the recipe adapts well to many variations, some of which I've listed. Great to serve with sweetened berries and whipped cream, good maple syrup or a yummy fruit sauce like peach rum sauce.

Love to Eat and Travel is a company and website that has "Travel & Dining Tips for Sales and Marketing Executives". One of their tips is Stuff 'n Bagels, a New York bagel shop that has "set the standard for the best tasting bagels in the New York area."

They ship to anywhere in the US, two dozen for $US 48 including next day shipping.

Mark Thursday, March 15 on your calendar...it's time for Dining Out For Life (Flash required, if you don't have the Flash plugin, click here). For this annual event, many local restaurants donate 25% of their proceeds to support programs working with people affected by AIDS.

There is a wide range of restaurants participating, so everyone will find something in their own neighbourhoods to suit their tastes and their budgets.

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Sorry for being off the air the last day and a half but our ISP, http://www.weblogger.com, is having unexpected problems with their internet service providers!

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A lot of the time, the most tasty dishes are simple and uncomplicated. I recently saw a cooking/travel show that featured regional Italian cooking and I was inspired to cook up this pasta dish.

I used some delightful handmade orecchiette ("ears") imported from Italy. The sauce just hugged the pasta and the flavours of the garlic, anchovy and hot pepper flakes were a hearty backdrop for the slightly bitter rapini. Instead of rapini you could use broccoli, and in the spring, arugula would be great!

Buon appetito!

My Romanian-German friend Erhard recommended this Romanian Cookbook, especially the Grilled Minced Meat Rolls. Thanks Erhard!

Pancit is the Filipino word for noodles. Filipinos cuisine has a large variety of pancit recipes.

I developed my version of Pancit, Pancit Rolando, when I moved away from home to go to University. It has certainly evolved over the years and it is one of my favourite dishes to eat and to cook. It's based on the classic Filipino recipe, Pancit Guisado, which is fried. I use cabbage, celery, mushrooms and carrots but you can use other vegetables like broccoli, and green beans. I use chicken but you can also use pork.