Its functionality betrays its tiny footprint, and with gesture support baked in I consider it a must-have.

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And then I discovered a recipe for Baked Hot Chocolate in "The Essence of Chocolate, " by John Scharffenberger and Robert Steinberg, founders of the chocolate manufacturer Scharffen Berger.

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At lunch I sipped a glass of the rich, fruity stuff along with a delicious meal of baked beans (lobia), fried potatoes, eggplant, green leeks, and puffy Georgian flat bread -- all homemade, all home-grown.

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And I take my chances that anyone who has listened to me stumble through a half-baked opinion at a cocktail party may stop reading my blog as a result of the lack of clarity they encountered.

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