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I made a batch of Traditional English Fruit Teacakes. They are quite simple to make but they are definitely something special and well worth making. If you plan to make them, give yourself a couple hours extra because both times that I have made them I have found them to be very slow rising. You definitely have to be patient with these. They are delicious with just butter or cream cheese.

very impressive . I like this shot : no need to move too far from the Tree for a Prosciutto a d Parm.

Joe Bastianich is a collector of vintage, manual slicers (mostly Berkels). Great for prosciutto, other charcuterie, and some cheeses.

@weinoo Oh yeah . so what do they slice ?

Yes, something like this maybe:

Ckn Enchilada / purple potato/ pickled jalapeno/--sauce---ancho/cherry tomatoes/onion/garlic

@KennethT I was thinking along those lines. its massive , takes up a lot of room , in a dinning room that could b e tables . etc I agree it slices something but Id bet its not Boar's Head This is really something this isnt a slicer made in china .

I think it's a manually powered deli slicer.

Lidl is much better than Aldi over here. Far superior range of products, including great charcuterie, cheese and nibbles sections

Aldi , local now is a massive disappointment . at least locally the differences are colossal .

Im enjoying this show , for the second time Day of the Jackal https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24053860/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_day%20of part of Ep 9 takes place in a fancy hotel , by the water , Cadiz , or the like this apparatus in in the dining room . I noticed the wheel on it , so it might not be just for show human included in the snap for size : focus issues , not mine , att least in this instance another shot , showing the base. this looks substantial you turn that heavy wheel to do sometiing for sure.

Chicken scarpariello. There's a wing and a leg on my plate (Significant Eater gets breast meat, carved because I'm such a nice husband), potatoes, Italian sausage, cherry peppers, onions, garlic, white wine, chicken stock, parsley.

I saw those steroids at Trader Joe's last week! It's (TJ's) a wholly owned subsidiary of Aldi, if that makes any diff. Also, a Lidl (Aldi's main competitor) opened directly across the street from the Trader Joe's I shop at. Price wars! (Though I went into the new Lidl once, and never again). I don't necessary agree with this. Plenty of non-organic produce; probably moreso than organic.

It's more like the food I buy for other people rather than cooking for them.

As someone that HAS to eat gluten-free, I will add that TJs is one of the few brands/companies that doesn't capitalize on that fact. If a GF product costs more, its minimal, not astronomical. Their GF offerings are plentiful and really damned good. (allegedly their GF chocolate muffins are a hit with gluten eaters. My partner prefers some of their GF products over regular gluten products-english muffins being the biggest winner). My nearest store is 6 hours away and any time that I am near a store, I always shop.

Roasted Poblano chile and shrimp tacos, with shallot, garlic, cumin, Thai basil, cilantro, fish sauce, a shot of jalapeno salsa, and a little heavy cream.

Most of the things that generate the flavors I love are not expensive - onion, garlic, chiles, fish sauce, etc. So I doubt how we eat would change much. Maybe get jumbo lump crab meat more often . . .

Those photos hold up well! Posted here back in 2012: https://forums.egullet.org/topic/143137-max-use-of-watermelon/#findComment-1887219

I'd be able to afford decent steak, lobster, and legs of lamb again ❤️

I have no desire to eat anything other than what i eat now, so no change.

You have some weirdly shaped fruit down under.

I'd be eating Campari tomatoes , ignoring the price.

After thinking about it overnight, I don't know that my eating habits would change much (though my GF would certainly want lobster more often). If anything I'd probably splurge on a whole wheel of good Parmigiano-Reggiano, maybe. Probably a cold room for that and some other cheeses, as well as my pickles and some of the hardier things from my garden. And a kitchen renovation. But those aren't directly "eating." Honestly, I'd probably be spending more often on books than anything food-related (though given the cost of a kitchen reno, I don't know that I'd be spending more on books... just buying them more often).