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Each week, we round up a selection of scrumptious links from our friends over at YumSugar. Here's what they've got cooking this week:

• No ifs, ands or pork butts: If you cook at home, you need to know these things.
• Before, there were two tines; now, there are four.
• Do Jamie Oliver's Jme jams, jellies and marmalades pass the Yum test?
• This is how you eat in the Andalusian countryside!
• Which boils faster: cold water or hot water?
• Get it while it's hot and slow: braised chicken with fresh tomatoes.
• Breadcrumbs without a food processor? Yes, indeed.

Each week, we round up a selection of scrumptious links from our friends over at YumSugar. Here's what they've got cooking this week:

• These cocktails practically have a heart beat.
• Old Bay, a crab's kissing cousin, is finally demystified.
• Some City by the Bay brunch spots that score a perfect 10.
• Bet you didn't know adding sea salt to a brownie makes it better.
• Canning, pickling and fermenting -- oh my! -- allow you to time travel.
• Fall is upon us, as are these 10 recipes.

Each week, we round up a selection of scrumptious links from our friends over at YumSugar. Here's what they've got cooking this week:

• Fill them, fold them and bake them -- empanadas will take care of your leftovers.
• Buttermilk moves beyond pancakes to ice cream.
• Get the sweet skinny on the Top Chef Just Desserts contestants.
• Hold off autumn with chicken smothered in raspberry BBQ sauce.
• There is more to fall recipes than apple pie, though apple pie is a must.
• Go nuts with some legume learning.
• Will your kitchen pass a food-safety inspection?

Are you a franchise fanatic? A connoisseur of combo meals? Take our fast food quiz and test your knowledge of burgers and beyond.

What type of meal do you have in mind for Valentine's Day? A) A casual but intimate dinner, B) A picnic in the park, C) Breakfast in bed, or D), A pull-out-all-the-stops roses and candlelit romantic dinner. How would you describe your culinary skills? A) I use my oven for storage, B) I'm no Thomas Keller but I know the basics, or C), Looks out, Mario Batali - I can slice, saute and flambe like a pro!

Answer these and four other quick questions, and Epicurious will provide you with your very own romantic menu, perfect for Valentine's Day or any other time you want to use the quickest route to someone's heart.

According to the quiz, I should be making a "Spicy Seafood Supper" this Valentine's Day - Lobster salad with spicy lemon dressing, red snapper with spicy soy glaze on sauteed vegetables and sweet potatoes, and warm chocolate raspberry pudding cake. I'm sure my boyfriend wouldn't turn up his nose at that.

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