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My money is on Sriracha

still as tasty as tasty can be

For me the question is what they were comparing them to. Knife preference is personal, but I find Globals sit in a nice place of being able to take a decent edge and hold it for a long time, while not being so precious that I need to hide them from the wife and kids. But their not a serious contender for beat knives unless compared against other similar priced and marketed knives (henkels/wustoff)

I am loving this variety of physicians' ways to end an on-call all-nighter! And I can promise you that when my husband was stuck in hospital (as a patient, not a physician) he'd have been deeply envious of rotuts. 🙂

I found , after being up all night and then home an ice cold Miller Genuine Draft ( bottle , not can ) in a frozen mug -- a slushy chugged right down in a hot shower did the trick for me .

I found after a long painful overnight call that a greasy breakfast was just what the doctor ordered!

I never had any appetite after being up all night. Just some eggs and maybe a bagel for me... and coffee

@Smithy TJ's has ( had ? ) a single type of tamale , Fz. then , around the end of the year , had the refrigerated versions for a short time only. now they have both all the time. I think the refrigerated versions are tastier . I used to get them and add refried beans (Can ) and some pico de gallo . I like the green versions Im going to look into the green chile bowl , and see how much sodium is in a package.

Last night's dinner . Green Peppercorn steak with Parisienne potatoes, beans and carrots.

I don't. Often these warnings from the CFIA include a list of known retailers, but there doesn't appear to be one in this case (I'm sure you'd already looked). To trot out the old "stone thrown into a pond" metaphor, the ripples of the pistachio recall keep spreading (this first update revolves around a single restaurant/sweets shop in Nepean, the second is in London). https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-pistachio-containing-products-recalled-due-salmonella-3 https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/various-baklava-type-products-recalled-due-salmonella There's also another recall of halva in BC. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/shaikh-al-kar-brand-plain-halva-recalled-due-salmonella-0

I'll try bumping this old thread and see if there's any action. I bought some kombu yesterday and when the package was opened I saw this: This looks like an unhealthy mold. I've never seen anything like it on past kombu purchases. What do the kombu mavens think?

Spiced Turkey Burger with Mango Chutney from an ATK recipe - patty is made with ground turkey, melted butter, worcestershire sauce, garam masala and cayenne pepper. Assembled with greek yoghurt, lettuce, red onion, mango chutney and cilantro. Served with fries

I believe “more tamales” is the correct answer to your first question. As to the second, pickled red onions go without saying, along with avocado or guacamole. At this time of year, some sort of Mexican corn salad certainly comes to mind. Could be elote-inspired or a black bean, corn and tomato salsa thing. Beans, refried or not. Some kind of nopales salad, if you can get them.

Tonight I cooked half of a package of Pork and Red Sauce Tamales I'd bought back here. Perhaps I should have taken a closer snap of the package, but I didn't; it's in the upper left corner of this image. The preparation is certainly easy: steam it in a basket for 15 - 20 minutes, or until the interior is 165F. My thermometer registered 189F after 12 minutes, so I pulled them, unwrapped and ate. I really didn't need three! They look small but they were filling. Pretty good, too. I thought the red sauce just a touch hot for my tastes, so toned it down with sour cream. Then it was too calm, so I added some of my salsa. Very good. The "bite" photo in the lower right is the best I could get, but it doesn't do the tamale justice. I think I'd buy these again. Tamales are a pain to make, like chiles rellenos, and I've learned over the years that they're all a mystery package. I've bought some tamales that were almost all masa with little filling. These were a nice balance of masa to filling. I'd been grazing during the day, and had already had a large green salad. Two of these tamales would have been plenty. If I'd eaten the salad at the same time, one tamale would have been enough. Still, that raises the question: what does one usually serve with tamales? How should I enjoy the rest of this package, when I get to it?

@Smithy How wonderful! What a thoughtful thing to do.

This entirely-unexpected package arrived on my doorstep today, in a box from Flowers.com! An old friend just wondered how I'm doing and thought I might need cheering up. We're scheduled for a good long phone call tomorrow, after months of missed connections.

Sorry about that.

Oh! I misread and got so excited. 🤣🤣 You are so kind.

No - I'm in Canada! No where near you I'm afraid.

What?! Really? You're local to me? That's fabulous! I can reimburse you. I don't know how to connect. Does this platform have DMs?

I was gonna say - if you do - please bring about 4 or 6 of those CSO-500s as well!

I peeled them this afternoon and froze them. I didn't eat one though they smell great. No signs of fermentation, thank goodness. Thanks, everyone, for your help.

Ok - so I can't drop some off for you!

As some of you know, I’ve been travelling around New Zealand and exploring different regions for their food and dining. Hawke’s Bay has been such a highlight, and while I’ve had some amazing vineyard meals and fine dining, one of the most memorable experiences was much more casual, Community Burgers in Napier. It’s a small, community-focused restaurant that’s all about good, wholesome burgers. Nothing too fancy, just honest good food. The vibe is family-friendly, the service is warm, and the food really delivers. I tried both a classic cheeseburger and one of their seasonal specials (kimchi beef), and both were excellent. Lot of the locals came in for takeaways on a wednesday night, we choose to dine in their small but lovely restaurant. For anyone visiting Hawke’s Bay and looking for a solid lunch in Napier, I’d definitely recommend checking them out: Community Burgers – Lunch & Takeaways in Napier Community Burgers on Google I love how they tie into the local community as well, a portion of sales goes towards supporting local charities, which makes the whole experience feel even more special. Curious if anyone else has been, or if you’ve found other hidden gems in Napier for casual lunch or dinner?

I've noticed that with the little bananas, which are not always identified fully at the market (I've bought from 2 different places and they were clearly different varietals), some are still somewhat starchy when ripe/sweet. The ones you have are probably the same as the ones I last ate, the description matches. Just watch out that you don't let them go so far that they ferment!