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@AlaMoi, thanks. The Malted Milk concrete never softened, so I tossed it. I may need more bread early next week. I have 506 grams of bread flour, white whole wheat and semolina flours. How much Diastatic Malt Powder should I use?

I regularly use the dia malt powder in breads - no-knead to full blown knead forever stuff . . . among other 'things' - it adds that "fresh German Broetchen" aroma....

Please report how freeze dried ice cream balls taste, @Smithy !

Been very happy with the Hestan pans. Easy to clean and care for.

Pastrami scrambled eggs from Alon Shayla’s book Shaya: A while back, I spied an NYT article touting the pastrami egg & cheese as the best breakfast. I picked up some pastrami from ZEF BBQ to try it but decided to start here.

It was veal. One of my elderly relatives was mentioning how they used to eat veal a lot when they were young, so I splurged on a mail order veal roast and made the cutlets. Veal is not something found in supermarkets around here.

My neighbor got herself a freeze-dryer earlier this year, and presented me with this Christmas gift: Freeze-dried ice cream balls (strawberry, vanilla, one or two chocolate). I'm told that they can make good bombs to plop into one's hot chocolate or coffee! But she provided me also with homemade chocolate sauce. My sister sent me a dozen Harry and David Royal Riviera pears! Oh, joy!

What meat schnitzel? I usually do chicken breast, either as parma, or slice it up into chicken katsu with Japanese curry. Now that you mention it, I want to do the lemon squeeze.

I was really pleased how my schnitzel came out, I think someone took a picture, I didn't because I was focused on the process. I found out I prefer schnitzel with lemon squeeze vs. gravy. Dinner was al fresco and we played Bingo (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) for a while which is an all ages game for our group. The weather was a bit overcast but the sun eventually peeked though. Peaceful A selection of pie slices from Rock Springs Cafe was the dessert offerings. I went up a couple days before Christmas and grabbed a selection. I've been imbibing with the ube flavored egg nog every morning while off work. so smooth.

@MaryIsobel congrats!! @sartoric that's my kind of tradition.

Woo hoo! So... six months old for next Christmas. Just about right for wide-eyed and highly photogenic bewilderment.

😳I've never heard of this site! This could be dangerous for me

then there this : Chipotle answers ? https://www.outkick.com/culture/chipotle-congratulations-you-got-me-protein-cup-review I might try this one.

I count 8 fishes! (Or aquatic contributions to the menu, if you will)

My sis gave me a gift certificate for Olive My Pickle. How will I ever decide what to get!!! I want everything.

Not the prettiest dish in the Chinese canon, I agree. However, it does taste good. Scrambled eggs with prawns, chives and kelp. Served with rice.

We had a lovely day--some things didn't quite go as planned but nothing dire. Well, except the fog. It was a foggy drive to Topeka but not horrid. Originally, the fog warning was set to expire at 10 am. By the time I left at 9:30, it had expanded to noon. At some point shortly after that, it extended to 2 am today. I am not a fan of driving in the dark. I ended up leaving later than usual, so not only was it dark, but the fog was some of the worst I've driven through. By the time I got around 25 miles from home, I couldn't even see the exits on the freeway. It was terrifying. I made it safely, but I'm still tense and exhausted. I did not take a single photo all day.

Hi @TdeV I use traditional Chinese tea sets to brew loose leaf tea and enjoy the pleasure of the tea-making process. Sometimes, I brew tea with a ceramic teapot that has a stainless steel tea infuser, It makes tea easily. I like rougui tea that is a kind of oolong tea, this tea has a thick flavor and intense aroma. I also like black tea, such as Lapsong and Jinjunmei. The tea water has beautiful color and taste fragrant and sweet.

I note the box appears empty…with that review, I’d have returned them! I think a low filling to crust ratio is par for the course with a very small pie so I wasn’t surprised and thought they were OK. Probably wouldn’t eat one on its own but warmed up, with an equally tiny scoop of ice cream, they made a nice little dessert.

Our traditional Christmas drink - the mango margarita. Enjoyed at 11.50am, to get the party started.

Had I Iseen this review before purchasing a box, I'd have not made the choice. However, I'm glad I did, as I had some of these this evening. My shells crisped up pretty well, certainly better than as described above. They could have been more evenly crisped, perhaps by pan frying. I used a Breville oven. Yeah, the inside was mushy, but I figured that's how a mashed-style potatoe is supposed to be. I'd have liked more peppers, though. I might just try making them in a skillet and see how they turn out. The OP didn't mention the cooking method.

Yuletide dinner: Slow cooked ham, slow-sauteed carrots, roasted potatoes, and roasted koginut squash.

Sorry no pictures as i am not in tune with using my phone camera to do that. but we had an artisan smoked ham that my brother Ian brought from his pork stash from a purchase of half a pig. We cooked it slowly while i made scalloped potatoes ,broccoli in lemon and butter along with some sauteed mushrooms . We glazed the ham with a mixture of rum, maple syrup, grainy mustard and marmalade. the ham was so juicy and not at all salty. Cooked to 150F internal temp. Delicious. while taking the ham platter back to the kitchen my accident prone brother managed leave a trail of ham juice from the table all the way back to the kitchen and down the front of his shirt and pants……the dog was happy. everyone’s meals look very accomplished . merry Christmas.