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A love letter to a Dutch oven... And there it was, a beacon of orange amid the quicksilver saucepans and skillets: the round, enameled cast-iron five-and-a-half-quart Le Creuset Dutch oven. I instantly knew we belonged together. Besides the fact that it was beautiful, it reminded me of my mom’s Dutch oven, the one that sat on the stovetop when I was growing up, loyally churning out beef stews and tomato sauces and other mainstays of a 1980s working mom’s repertoire. From a Gen-Xer's viewpoint.

You searched for Broccoli salad - Mel's Kitchen Cafe https://share.google/4GFhc9pdoupM6KTlm Link to the recipe I make. I use dried cranberries instead of raisins.

And I would like your recipe also, Elsie.

I decided we're just gonna drink the good stuff this week. So, with the dinner I made... Our favorite producers of American Pinot Noir...https://portercreekvineyards.com/portfolio-type/2015-pinot-noir-winegrowers-reserve/

The chocolate doesn't really melt as in making a puddle but it will soften a bit and pieces do times fall out. When that happens, I just stick them back in.

Might.

Deconstructed (okay, not yet plated) roasted cabbage, duck confit, duck fat roasted potatoes.

@Shelby, you are so funny. Thank you for that recipe. I'll let you know if I keep up the courage . . .

While I love the little one cooking away, put some shoes or clogs or something on those feet! Birkenstock makes great kitchen clogs!

Very helpful, thank you! I’ve never had a panettone made with chocolate and wondered if it had more of a dessert vibe. I also didn’t know if the chocolate would make a mess if I tried to heat it in a pan.

I never really spend time in this thread, and that has been a mistake. When you have the no-more-cooking mulleygrubs, this thread is just what the doctor ordered!!!

I can't think that ice cream and panettone would go all that well together, but then, I've never tried it. Plain is good but personally, I like it the way I prepare it. We have been eating the Soma and are enjoying it. Haven't tried the apple one yet; we also have the three chocolate.

I also like broccoli salad. Mine must have dried cranberries.

I also suggest providing a slice of panettone-- no butter, no warming. Please try the Goûter panettone "as-is" before testing out variations. Enjoy!

We are broccoli lovers, too. I love it raw on salads. And, like you said both of those sauces are delicious --especially the cheese

Sounds like heaven to me. We are inveterate broccoli lovers. At least twice a month, if not more, a plate of steamed broccoli is our supper. A cheese sauce for Ed and for me an olive oil and lemon juice dressing.

I saw something online about mixing it with ginger ale, that sounds wonderful too.

🤣 You won't like it. It's mostly broccoli 🤣 Dressing: Mix: 1 cup mayo (I like Hellman's) 4 TB red wine vinegar 3 TB sugar Salt Pepper ---I honestly don't measure. Some days I like more dressing, some days I don't . Broccoli--stems cut off and cut small enough to eat--Probably 5-6 cups? Shredded sharp cheddar Crispy bacon broken into bite size pieces Chopped onion--I like red the best but white or yellow are fine too. Mix all together. If not eating right away I add the bacon just before serving or else it gets less crispy Optional: Salted sunflower seeds Craisins or raisins

I love the vanilla notes! Try it shaken with espresso (or cold brew) for a Carajillo or add to hot, spiced apple cider in place of the usual Tuaca for a Hot Apple Pie cocktail.

I'm sold. Will pick some up tomorrow.

@Shelby, I hate broccoli. However, after looking at your broccoli salad all these years, I'm gonna try it. Please tell me what goes in there (with approximate amounts) please.

This looks very good. I'mma gonna have to find this and make it!

I used to love that stuff!

Making dinner with little one … We wanted to try the „viral“ minced meat Döner, that has been flooding short video platforms in the last months. Essentially, you are mixing minced meat with yoghurt, grated alliums and spices and spreading it out very thinly between two sheets of baking paper, before rolling it up and roasting the roll(s) in a hot oven. Little one decided to serve the meat in the Iskender Kebab style, so I made some fresh flat breads for that purpose … All topped with a tomato-butter sauce and thick yoghurt … Served with the roasted pepper & tomatoes and some chili flakes for good measure. Little one and me were quite pleased, as was the rest of the family, including mit parents-in-laws 🤗

Last year I fed my guests unadulterated slices of Three Chocolates panettone. They said (and I thought) "Outstanding."