My favorite kitchen appliance... right now anyhow.

I had admired the Cuisinart Food Processor for a long time. The $200+ price tag kept me from ever thinking I could have one. Until the day I went on Amazon.com. To my complete surprise it was $149.00 for the 9 cup, 2 blade, 2 slicer disc set.

Wait. $149.00? Certainly there were parts missing. I looked closer.

Nope. Everything was right there. It was MINE!!

4 days later my stainless steel 9 cup Cuisinart food processor arrived.

No more hand grating cheese. No more skinned knuckles. No more uneven slices of tomato or cucumber. Salsa can now be made easily. Herbs incorporated in to sauces. Hummus.

Total bliss.

Hunks of cheese shredded perfectly in about 4 seconds. Effortless. I am in total love with this machine.

Check the Amazon website if you are looking for a deal. If you don't see one today. you might tomorrow. Keep checking until you find the right deal.

You won't be sorry

22 Pine Street

Ever wonder what mango chutney and teriyaki glaze taste like on a 100% Angus beef burger? Or perhaps a fried egg with bacon over beef? Now you don't have to wonder any longer. 22 Pine - located at, where else, 22 pine Street in downtown Orlando - truly serves it your way.

My advice would be to visit the website first. Look at the choices and go in with a plan.

http://pine22.com/

They even allow you to pick the bread you want your burger on. It can be a little disorganized at the front - people milling about looking at the menu, the registers right there. But you do get to pay first, get your drink and then take your number and find a table.

For lunch, the 5 oz burger is the best option. Do you really want to go back to the office and fight the food coma for the rest of the day? When we went, we also ordered the 50/50 split of pine fries and beer battered onion rings which 2 people can share. Unless you are eating with my husband.

The onion rings were delicious. Crispy and you could definitely taste the beer in the batter. Pass up the ketchup. They are served with a garlic aioli that is outta this world. Pine fries are okay - if you like the small, skinny fries. I am not a fan; however, these were crispy and had great flavor, especially when covered with the garlic aioli.

The atmosphere is open, but when the real crowds arrive, the noise level is just below that of a 747 flying low overhead. We saw our server one time - when he brought out the burgers and fries. Other than that, they are pretty much non-existent here. Not bad since it allows for a leisurely, leave when you want kind of lunch. Drink refills can be had at the cash register up front.

Definitely give this place a try or 2. You'll want to go back just to try your next combination.

By the way. I got the burger with green chiles, tomato, charred onion and sour cream. Delish.