To the people who are concerned about the number of products (and not all of them are KAF products, by they way) talked about in this blog: I'm amazed that people are concerned about this and not grateful for it. I've been cooking a long time. How would I have learned anything without this kind of information? I'd be walking into a store and not seeing anything at all. (Like listening to a symphony and not being able to pick out the cellos.) Let's go back in time and see how we learned about everything we know and how much richer our lives are for the knowledge. I like to dabble in gardening too, and I listen each week to Paul Parent's radio show. I learn every single week from his show, and my life is so much better than it would be without his patient explaining. Gardening is his life's work, but it isn't mine. He, like the KAF blog writers, tunes in so sensitively to those of us with great interest but not much experience or skill or knowledge. Paul Parent is often chided for his mentioning products on his show. But how would I know about these products and the tremendous advances some of these companies have made in gardening without his talking about them? When I walk into a grocery store or garden center, I'm looking at 300,000 products. I have no clue which ones work and which ones don't or how to achieve the results I'm seeking. This blog, like Paul Parent's radio show, has changed my life. Suddenly lots of things seem doable that never seemed that way before. It has refreshed my desire to bake and cook, and it is truly the highlight of my day. I mean that with all my heart. I love the banter, the jokes, the pictures--I feel like I have a baking family. When you think about it, all of us are baking to give to other people. So this entire blog, in fact, the entire KAF company, is all about--wait for it: Love. I'm so grateful for its presence in my life. And I really mean that. Thank you so much for your kind words. Please believe me, we are listening to everyone's comments about recipes, products, and substitutions. We WANT you all to love reading the blog and we WANT you to love baking as much as we do. Above all we DON'T want you to be frustrated and upset over a recipe you can't make. The blog team is hard at work reviewing upcoming blogs and recipes and making changes that hopefully will help keep the love alive. Thanks again for your touching post. ~ MaryJane

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