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Thanks - it’s actually a rather calm affair (and a lot less coordinated or graceful as a ballet 🤭). The cold dished were prepared over the course of the weekend, whenever I felt like it. The hot stuff plus the plating happened in half an hour, so when DW left & returned from picking up little one from his playdate everything was ready …

My GF's now-deceased former mother-in-law belonged to an obscure, cult-ish religious sect. During a visit to her house after her conversion, she explained that my now-GF and her then-husband that while her sect discouraged drinking, they understood that this could be an issue for those who had until recently been denizens of "the secular world." So she was allowed one glass of wine per day. Context: She had already filled the glass. It was one of the novelty kind that holds an entire 750ml bottle. ...and she was completely, deadpan, unironically serious.

That would be simply Marillenkuchen. A Marillenknödel is a quark-dough based dumpling with a small apricot inside.

I tried the Delice de Bourgogne cheese today. Delicious, and a deal at $14 lb. One thing, though, it's pretty salty, so beware if you are not a person who likes salt. Still, creamy x 3 and rather addictive.

Water runs out on the floor. It did.

What's a small glass of wine. Never heard of such a thing!

I don’t usually snack in the evening, but I’m currently nibbling on some aged Gouda (Trader Joe’s 1000 day) and sipping a small glass of wine. This came about due to my new Apple watch which buzzed and told me to stand up and move around for a little while. I didn’t have any little tasks I wanted to embark on at this hour but it occurred to me that I could go get myself a little snack. Probably not the intended result of this “fitness reminder” 🙃 When I finish nibbling, I’ll look up how to turn this function off!

Ice has a larger volume than water, so pretty good chance of cracking the reservoir, or at least coming back to a big puddle later

Ok, what happens when one overfills the reservoir of an ice maker? Yeasted pancake batter on a hot afternoon? Oof, hope it didn’t go anywhere too difficult to clean up!

Yakety Yak Don’t look back Another protein I’ve never seen in markets or supermarkets is Bos grunniens. I have however eaten it often, both in restaurants and at home. In fact there is a restaurant which specialises in it only 500 metres / ⅓ of a mile from my door It is easily available online. Image: pconline,com,cn I’m talking about yak. I find most people associate yak with Tibet but their native habitat is much wider even extending to the Mongolias in the far north. In Tibetan, the source of the English name, it is འབྲི་གཡག (gyag); in Mongolian, сарлаг (sarlag) in Cyrillic but ᠸᠠᠨ ᠦᠬᠡᠷ᠃ traditional script; and in Chinese, 牦牛 (máo niú). It is an essential part of life in the Himalayas supplying its labour, supplying fur for clothing etc, and supplying milk and meat. Their dung is dried and used as fuel on the treeless mountains. Yak meat The staple drink in Tibet is butter tea བོད་ཇ། (bod ja), made by mixing tea, yak butter, water, and salt. Pu-erh black tea is considered best. Of course, first they have to make the butter, གཡག་མར། (gyagmar). Yak milk is higher in butterfat than that from regular cattle, resulting in a richer butter. I often buy yak butter which has a soft cheesy texture Yak Butter The meat can be used in any way one can use beef. I’ve had it in hotpots, grilled, stir fried and braised. Braised Yak Yak Jerky Yak Sausages

I shall never again over fill the reservoir of an ice maker. And while I'm at it I shall never again neglect yeast raised pancake batter on a hot summer afternoon.

Also, camelcamelcamel shows this price history for the CSO-500C on Amazon.ca. While currently unavailable, it looks like it was in stock as recently as the end of June.

I've never not seen them in mainstream stores. I think you meant to say this to @IndyRob; not me.

This might be why you're seeing them in mainstream stores now.

Can't wait!!!!

The Amazon.ca listing for the CSO-500C: https://www.amazon.ca/Cuisinart-Gourmet-Stainless-Countertop-CSO-500C/dp/B0DD11K3DS has more detailed photos than I saw on the Costco or Cuisinart pages, though it’s currently unavailable from them.

Just saw this. Mine is being delivered on Thursday.

Also, blame @KennethT more.

Always at your service 😃

Thanks, enablers!

Trying to get a conversation going about the new CSO. So far, he's not biting. But, he hasn't said no, either.

I'm still trying to figure out the actual size of this oven. Different sites seem to have different numbers. It's available in Australia and there it says the dimensions are: Weight (kg) 14.3 Product Height (cm) 37.5 Product Width (cm) 39 Product Depth (cm) 41 which is approx 15" high x 15.5" wide and 16" deep. Costco Canada says: Dimensions - Height 41.91 cm (16.5 in.) Dimensions - Length 44.45 cm (17.5 in.) Dimensions - Width 56.52 cm (22.25 in.) And Cuisinart Canada says: Dimensions : 20.80" x 19.10" x 18.30" Here's the Australian video:

Falafel bowl. My mom has been wanting falafel, so finally got around to making them. Also made the hummus and tzatziki, pickled red onions and turmeric basmati.

Yes. The Chinese government imports pork, mainly from the EU, with Spain being the main source. Total imports amounted to $4,6 billion worth in 2024. This is to top up China's own massive production. The USA was also a major supplier but recent events have scuppered that with e\large existing orders being cancelled. They hold large pork reserves which are used to keep prices stable, releasing reserves to lower prices when they rise or withholding them when the price stabilises, It is also held to maintain supplies. This aspect became important during the swine fever epidemic a few years ago. How much is held is a state secret. Prices did rise during the epidemic but not by much and have since fallen back.

I don't even see it listed at all at Cuisinart USA's website... If an enterprising Canadian were to send a friend in the USA a gift, do we have to pay duty?