i love you. so do i. my roomie gets annoyed with it cuz i almost always will have it on. but i do put it to good use, i love to cook!
of course any kind of stock or broth is better but i just prefer the kind i linked above. plus i noticed rachael (you misspelled it you supposed fan you just kidding) had started using it too even though they repackage her stuff. miss sticky, i know you're wanting to start cooking polish foods, have you asked maciek how easy this dish (btw, what dish is it, if i may ask?) is to prepare? i know sometimes exotic ingredients can fool you and the dish can be rather simple to prepare.
rachael taught me how to cook. i come from a long line of people who don't cook. my mom doesn't really cook (we grew up on hamburger helper, kraft macaroni and cheese, and *gasp* mashed potatoes made from flakes! as you can see from my past cooking threads, i've broken the mold) and her mom didn't cook. i grew up having beanie weenie mondays, etc. (meaning more or less the same things every monday, every tuesday, etc. every week) as did her mom.
needless to say, my parents are looking forward to me moving back in with them because someone will be there to actually cook something other than the usual shit they have. i've already planned on making stuff like fish tacos, risotto, and of course my shepherd's pie.
i met alton brown last year. he's super nice. he signed both of my cookbooks and i got my picture taken with him.