Name one thing you should never go cheap or skimp on in life

[SWTXBelle]

"seafood - what the HAYLE is imitation crabmeat???"

YES - tld, I hear you.

I love Puffs with Vaporub - the scent alone makes me feel better!

Scotch - I will only drink Blair Atholl. Never heard of it? Of course not - you can only get it in the U.K., and you have to hunt there. It is AMAZING.

Paper towels - Viva is so much better than all those thinner ones.

Spices - go to Penzey's, or order on-line. They are great - you can't believe they are the same spices as are in the grocery store.

[catiebug]

Very, very true!

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Paper towels - Viva is so much better than all those thinner ones.

[Leslie Anne]

Pasta (I will only buy De Cecco.)

[scbelle]

Originally Posted by sageofages

How about "fresh" vanilla beans? I love to make vanilla sugar, and would love to find something fresher than the dried ones in our grocery store.

fyi...vanilla sugar is when you bury a vanilla bean in sugar in a sealed container for several weeks. It has a great vanilla hint to many things.

Originally Posted by sageofages

I had to read that twice to realize you mean "pam" the cooking spray...rather than me ;0!

One vanilla bean to about 1.5 cups sugar. I use a sugar dispenser you might find at a coffee stand in the office work room and duct tape the spout shut.
Works like a charm. BEST sugar evah!

I may have to try that! The things you learn on GC!

And I had to re-read honey's post to figure out she was talking about spray cooking oil instead of you, too!