Am I able to use ExpressionEngine code in an actual blog entry or can it only be used in templates?

No, ExpressionEngine code is not able to be put into entries only templates.

That’s what I feared :-(.  It would be nice if you could, there are some cool plugins that would be nice to use in some entries….

Actually, you now can.  I just wrote a plugin that allows you to use EE tags in entries.  Send me an email if you want to help me test it out.

Paul…
You’re quick, looks like there is only 20 minutes between your posts
Impressive!

I’ve noticed that Paul has a hard time resisting tempting new ideas when it comes to plugins. Which is a good thing for you guys, but is hell on his sleep schedule.

I’ve noticed that also
Keep’em comin.

Ah, but it allows me water the lawn at 5am…

It should also be noted that using this plugin is a potential security problem if you do not trust the members who are able to submit entries.  With this plugin being used, someone could easily use the {exp:query} plugin to retrieve information from the database without restriction.

I am quite tempted to create a new version of the plugin that does not allow that plugin to be used but allows all others.