Oh my god, I have learned how to make little gluten-free rolls that are cheesetastic and a little chewy and slightly puffy. They are excellent with cream cheese and smoked salmon. I am SO happy.

I modified the recipe to make 2 of them larger and flatter, and I'm going to try them as a hamburger roll tomorrow. I *think* it will work, as long as I can warm the rolls up a little first (this is at a campground*, so the plan is to wrap them in aluminum foil and put them near the fire, or on the grill).

*(We are not camping; it's Tim's brother's 50th birthday, and HE is camping, with his family, and the rest of the extended family is coming out to the campground to celebrate his birthday with him. Tim and I are taking his dad, who is most definitely not camping. So we get to hike and possibly swim and eat grilled food, but then sleep in our own bed, which is how I like the outdoors -- in small controlled doses.)

which is how I like the outdoors -- in small controlled doses.)

amen.

Can you post or email me the recipe for the rolls? My SIL has recently developed/realized a gluten intolerance, so I'm on the lookout for recipes.

I have achieved Nature's Miracle. Just sprayed and now and letting soak and dry. Let's hope it works, or else I'm have to buy a new duvet.

I also achieved TJ's which was blessedly uncrowded. So I made actual purchases! Of course, all the things y'all recced flew out of my brain, but I got coffee, Thai Lime and Chili cashews, frozen butter chicken and garic naan, and wasabi mayo.

We shall see.

Vortex, here's the recipe: [link] It's apparently similar to a bread/rolls that you can make from a mix -- the mix is called Chebe, and it's gluten-free. So if you can find the mix -- I don't know if it would be in the section of "International" foods, but it seems like it should, since it's Brazilian -- that would be super-easy.

But it's really easy to make from ingredients (i.e., not a mix). I tweaked it a little by using half cheddar and half mozzarella, because the first time I made them, using all cheddar was too heavy and oily. I also didn't add dill and chives, but did add a spinkle of garlic powder and a dash of salt.

They come out really chewy, and are best hot. When they cool all the way, they are like unto hockey pucks, but they DO re-heat pretty well.

Also, I have a CRAPLOAD of other recipes. Honestly, I am a lazy cook, and the easiest thing for me is to use a GF flour mix that can be substituted in equal measure for wheat flour.

Also, if you want to make cake or brownies for a gluten-free eater, I HIGHLY recommend the Betty Crocker GF mixes. There's a brownie mix, which I have made about a billion times already -- I wouldn't call it a *dark* chocolate, but it's not sweet like milk chocolate, either. REALLY good. And then there's a chocolate cake mix, and a yellow cake mix -- the yellow cake can be bastardized into carrot cake also. Again, REALLY good.

And they're easy like regular mixes. There's also a boxed chocolate-chip cookie mix, which I haven't tried yet.

I think my mother's slow cooker never worked. We used it a few times, but instead of slow like "Roast cooked all day!" we got slow like "Slowly, the Cretaceous period ended," it must have been defective.

My last crockpot was "slow? how about well-done?".

I thought that if you ordered something from a retailer that did not have a physical location in your state, you were not charged tax. I was going to order the printer, but if they are charging me tax, I might as well just get it from the store.

I think that may have recently changed? i am vaguely remembering hearing some news about that, though I also vaguely think it was a state by state thing.

t /vague-ing it up

I don't think the rule per se has changed, but I think many states have tightened their rules on what constitutes "out of state". If you have any business tie to the state even a weak one, other than selling to the state you have to pay sales tax. Why Amazon cut the affilate link.

In truth I see no reason internet and mail order should be exempt from sales tax. Either you have a real advantage over local business that make up for shipping costs or why should you be subsidized by being exempt from a tax local businesses have to pay. An argument could be made for revenue being directed to the state where the business is located, but not for not paying anything.

Right now if Amazon sells outside Washington State neither Washinging State nor the state where the book is bought gets the revenue. "I might as well buy local" is the point of the change.