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""" It came from an Indonesian supplier that has since had a number of shipping containers denied entry to the US "" wonder where they picked up the cesium . that should be given some thought .

The description sounds delicious. However, this photo makes it look like half a torte, with icing along the cut edge as well. I must be looking at it wrong. Help me understand the photo, please.

@Neely Duck Dumplings , Nice ! too bad they don't have those locally .

I've found it, or another similar brand, at Giovanni's in El Cerrito. However, it's hit and miss, and Giovanni's doesn't have a regular web site. I'm very close to the store, so I sometimes just pop over to see what's in stock, but it might be easier for you to just buy online. Here's a source that I use frequently for quality Italian ingrediemts: https://www.gustiamo.com/tomatoes-piennolo/?utm_source=mailchimp Zia Pia carries a similar product: https://ziapia.com/products/vesuviello-piennolo-520g?

I was gonna post that video, but I didn't want to be responsible for people ending up in the ER.

Walnut torte with chocolate icing. The torte has a tart cherry molasses brushed on the layers and chocolate filling in the center. This will be cut into thin slices and served with crème fraîche.

Stir fry vegetables with noodles and duck dumplings (bought dumplings ). The sauce was oyster sauce, soy sauce with touches of ginger and lemongrass.

No picture, but tonight's beef rib was a success. Two and a half hours at 107C. Final temperature 94C. Lovely.

Pea Risotto with Chimichurri - risotto was cooked with carnaroli rice, shallots, garlic, white wine and vegetable broth. At the end you finish with pea puree, parmesan and butter. In parallel, you sauté peas, sliced snow peas and shallots. Chimichurri is made with parsley, shallots, garlic, lime zest and juice, thyme, oregano and olive oil. The risotto is served with the sautéed vegetables and topped with some parmesan, cut pea shots and chimichurri

I want to know more about the different hobby involving spoons that let you cram maximum cereal into one's gob

Interesting, looked them up, but other than the length they don’t give any dimensions. How wide is the bowl of the spoon?

I was going through my Europe trip photos of a couple of months ago and found this lunch we had in Aix en Provence… zucchini risotto which was very nice.

I was influenced to pick up some fancy schmancy spoons (big dipper by umeshiso) for a different hobby, and turns out they are even better for both soup, stews, curries, and most importantly, shoveling cereal into my mouth. Excellent multi-purpose kitchen tool.

There's a local restaurant called Killer Shrimp that specializes in what I’d call hot shrimp but I’m pretty sure they just use a spicy sauce and skip the cesium-137!

Chef's knife for me. Drawn across the corn ala Pepin

According to the BBC, Walmart's Great Value label shrimp may be radioactive! They have recalled shrimp products sold under that label. Walmart recalls shrimp after FDA warns of radioactive isotopes

Yeah, I prefer a paring knife to remove corn from the cob.

Most likely Gustiamo is the importer; they're not cheap, but shipping does max out at around $20, no matter how much of whatever you buy, so it works out nicely if you put together a big order. I like many of their tomato products, and Faella pasta is one of the best. This is another one of my favorites: https://www.gustiamo.com/

Egg salad "a la minute" on Dave's Killer Bread. Crudités with house-made ranch dressing (mayo, sour cream, yogurt, lemon juice, buttermilk powder, garlic powder, onion powder, mustard powder, dried chives, fresh dill, fresh parsley, s & p). I like to keep some ranch dressing along with a classic French vinaigrette in the fridge for quick salad dressing, crudité, etc.

Penne al pesto. Baby artichokes and cremini mushrooms, roasted.

I've mentioned often that China hasn't a clue what pizza is except that it's round. Slight exaggeration but only slight. 20 years ago it was unknown. Most obviously they haven't a clue what to put on it. All sorts of atricities. So, it's time to present the evidence for the prosecution. All images are from my local delivery service listings. I'll start with the most egregious - the feared and loathed durian pizza. You didn't think I was going to buy one, did you?

The blade is indeed sharp. This one has a bunch of safety features, which may diminish injury. We'll see!

Thanks for that tip, @ElsieD! I know I’ve tried starting at both ends but not in the middle. I'll give it a try.

I don't have a problem with it. I lay the cob down on the cutting board, start half way down, then turn the cob around and do the other half. The thing is sharp. I can't remember the instructions that came with it but i didn't like doing it the way they suggested. This works much better. Keeps the kernels under control too.