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I rarely eat sauerkraut and wouldn’t feel confident using it in a meal. It’s not often found on menus around here. I don’t want you to think I’m close-minded, but I have to think about the general population around here and what people prefer to eat. Maybe a sausage and (unfermented) cabbage dish! There is a smoked sausage and potato skillet dish that my husband loves, so that’s a consideration. I’m so used to making crustless quiche (for low carb reasons) that I forget that they usually have a crust! So, essentially, egg bites. Is this where I admit that I’m afraid of my IP and hardly use it? I think this thread will reveal all of my cooking inadequacies. 😏

Egg bites might be something to look into.......I have a silicone thing that fits in my IP to make them with or of course you can bake them. So you could put however many in a package or container. Like mini quiches. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=egg+bite+container&adgrpid=189287244151&hvadid=779610896374&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9024300&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=4548578429737499858--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=4548578429737499858&hvtargid=kwd-827536223903&hydadcr=15254_13597211_8075&mcid=4caf7b7e0ce831bd87c89e6092c67243&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_1r7wwqo7c8_e

I'll go for the cornbread! I looked at my list of possible lunches and the only one I came up with that is cost efficient, portable, not too much work,not too out there, etc, etc is a combination we eat of cooked sausages and sauerkraut. But then...I think...sauerkraut? Mebbe not...

That would depend where you said it. It is common in Scotland and northern England and is a corruption of assiette the French term for plate.

Once I’ve decided what I’ll be making for the CFM, I start planning the shopping. While I rarely use Instacart for delivery anymore, I still use the app to help me find which stores have the best prices that week. You can search across all local Instacart stores, such as my current search for ground beef prices. Super1 wins this weeks, with some multiple pound chubs. Walmart is not a part of Instacart here, so I check their app, but not always. And while the Instacart price is higher than the price you’ll pay if you shop yourself, it still tells me which store has better prices AND which stores have items in stock (although that part is not always accurate). I never shopped at Super1 Foods until I started this project. The prices can be excellent. Albertsons is my closest and most convenient supermarket, but Costco and Aldi are very nearby. Hobo Stew, which I will call Cowboy Stew on the labels, will be the main this week. Debating between cornbread or a small sleeve of saltines to go with. Each box of “fresh stacks” contains 8 smaller sleeves, so I’d need to get three boxes. Otherwise, I’ll be using six boxes of Jiffy in one sheet pan of cornbread. Which would you prefer to have? Disclaimer: I know it’s easy enough to make cornbread from scratch, but since I’ve already got the mathing done with six boxes being the right amount for a sheet pan, it’s easier to do that (in my mind, at least). ETA: Those are dog treats in the jar above the cornbread.

I have to do this with the red onions I bought recently, which can only be described as violent, unless and until you discipline them with the frying pan or a vinegar and sugar bath.

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I have too many books already. 😅 No FOMO here, unless there are substantial additions/changes.

I’ve been looking at black eyed pea salads (Texas caviar), but maybe I need to broaden my scope, thank you!

I’ve done pasta salads a few times and they’ve been well received. The only real variation was a pesto pasta salad, and a vegetarian pasta salad. I’ve never considered meat, other than bacon, in potato salad! Interesting idea, thanks. While quiche is not on my working list, I really have been thinking about it for the future. I looked at individual foil containers they could be baked in, but that might add too much cost. I have to ponder and cogitate on that. 🙂 Thank you!

I confess that I don't remember hearing or reading the word ASHET (yesteray's answer) before solving that puzzle. But hey, I have serving platters. I wonder how many funny looks I'll get if I say, "Hand me that ashet, please" to someone?

Too many letters!

Tried this new (to me) pasta product for dinner last night. Fully cooked microwavable penne that's done in 60 seconds. As promised it was al dente. Pricey. I'll go back to boiling a full bag of dried pasta, then portion into ziplocks and freeze. They are handy and put less pressure on the cook when concentrating on a sauce and/or protein.

Yes, that is a new bonbon for Greweling (or at least a new decoration). He has not been a huge fan of decorations, certainly not the elaborate ones that are all over Instagram and elsewhere in the past few years. I am interested that he would go for a third edition: I watched an interview with him that Tomric did in which Greweling expressed his reluctance to participate in the second edition--he said he was quite satisfied with the first one. I suppose what the publisher wants, the publisher gets. And we will all purchase the new one for "fear of missing out."

Obviously not all of dinner, but the best part. Uni on a bed of perilla leaf (shisho).

Kelly asked for meat and potatoes, so I made meatloaf with black beans and halved hard boiled eggs in, with tomato glaze, and kumpir twice baked potatoes on the side.

Interesting. The chocolate pictured on its cover is a new one of my memory serves me right. So at least one new recipe?

Dan Dan Mian - chili paste made by slowly roasting ground sichuan peppercorns, sichuan chili powder and cinnamon in oil and then mixing with soy sauce, tahini, hoisin sauce and zhengjiang vinegar. Baby bok choy quickly blanched and ground pork stir fried either ginger, garlic and ya cai. Served with Chinese wheat noodles and topped with scallions

I just randomly searched for the 3rd edition of Chocolates and Confections, and saw more info on Wiley's website. See here Also, you can download a PDF with more info on the book, I'll see if I can attach it here. Part of it says "The new edition of Chocolates and Confections delivers a unique combination of clear explanations of confectionery science, beautiful artisan techniques, and dependable formulas for confectioners, students in confectionery courses, or anyone who makes chocolates in their restaurant, hotel, or candy shop." I'll be interested in differences and new content, but at the same time can't help but think it's more of a superficial refresh that CIA gives to their books every sometines. Chocolates and Confections_ Formula, Theory, and Technique for the Artisan Confectioner, 3rd Edition _ Wiley.pdf

Their definition of food terms is very wide. Today's food connection was at best tenuous.

Gonna call this palak jheenga (spinach with shrimp instead of paneer): Spinach and cilantro sauteed with serrano chiles, ginger, and salt. Separately saute fenugreek seeds, diced onion, garlic, and cumin seed, cook down with crushed tomato, and then combine with the spinach, moistened with a little chicken broth. Shrimp were seared and added in last. Basmati rice pilaf with onions and broccolini: Fry cardamom pods, cloves, and canela, then add sliced onion and fry slowly with a little sugar. Broccolini was sauteed separately with black mustard seed and cumin seed, then everything was mixed together. I was supposed to divide the onion, half with the rice and half as garnish, but I goofed up. Oh well, no complaints.

According to the link you posted, there are three producers. Anyway, I am downloading and give my impressions later.

Oh well.

My double-consonant guess was allowed 🤷‍♀️