Alex

It's Zingerman's Spring Sale!

Article in The Atlantic

@MECO Have you discovered this topic? It's only a few hours' drive from you, I think.

Not really a food recall, but it belongs here: "Igloo recalls coolers over finger amputations and injuries"

All food is political

When I was about that age, and for several years afterward, I was faithful fan of "Watch Mr. Wizard" (a.k.a. Don Herbert), who'd do all sorts of experiments and demonstrations. One day I mixed together all the chemicals in my Gilbert Chemistry Set, hoping for something spectacular, or at least foaming -- and if I got lucky, explosive. Alas, none of those happened. I'd like to say that was the start of my cooking inventiveness, but it probably wasn't. More likely it was when I was ten and went to a summer camp at a country club. They had a syrup-based soda machine on which you'd turn a dial to select the one you wanted. Of course, I'd turn the dial back and forth and back and forth to make sure I got all four (or was it five?) flavors mixed together.

How to Boil an Egg? Scientists Claim to Have Cracked the Recipe. (NY Times article)

I'm re-watching The Makanai before diving into Asura. I'm through the first 3 of nine episodes.

A quick Amazon search shows others in the series: French, Cajun, and Sunday Brunch (which I suppose would also work for Saturday brunch, or any other day's brunch). Here are the tracks: 1 Sweet Dreams - Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler 2 Across the Borderline - Willie Nelson 3 IF YOU WERE A BLUEBIRD - Emmylou Harris 4 PRENDA DEL ALMA - Los Lobos 5 Maria Elena - Marty Robbins 6 LAREDO ROSE - Label Copy Conversion/Sony Music Special Products Unknown 7 WHEN THE NIGHTS ARE COLD - Label Copy Conversion/Sony Music Special Products Unknown 8 The Last Waltz - Rodney Crowell 9 Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio - Flaco Jiménez 10 UNA NOCHE EN UN JARDIN - Label Copy Conversion/Sony Music Special Products Unknown 11 San Antonio Rose - Patsy Cline 12 South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way) - Willie Nelson

It's 50 cents per egg.

That's absolutely fine. There are many off-the-wall answers awaiting you here. I have a few I've been waiting to post for over 20 years.

I think I did it a long time ago with rosemary, for ice cream, but of course rosemary is stronger. I've done it with vanilla bean pods, but that's not an herb. I've also infused mint in simple syrup, for cocktails, but that's very different.

I've never done this with mint, but I suspect it'd work. You can use whole leaves or cut them in half or thirds crosswise. Muddle them, then mix them with sugar. Stir or shake every day or two. I imagine it'd take about a week for the flavor to develop. Remove the mint before using. What do you think, eG bakers?

Cacio e pepe meets science

Poisoned bait is fine, although we've always used traps -- this one, in particular. They're easy to set and release.