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  1. I couldn't find one, either. And yes, it's very expensive for what it is, so I hope someone is able to provide the exact proportions for you. The company is based in Monsey, NY, so it's undoubtedly owned and run by members of the Hasidic community there—which, in my opinion, accounts for the ridiculous price ($13/lb from Amazon).
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    New Guardian Feast App

    I see only a 14-day free trial. It looks like there's free access for certain supporters of the Guardian (money level, I imagine).
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    Passover 2024

    I'm not a rabbi, but I played one in a production at my synagogue, and my seven-great grandfather was one of the founders of Chasidism, so I declare that ferrets, despite being cute (at least to some people), are not only tref for Passover, but any time.
  4. Heh. That's what I would do. But then, I was a math major when I started college.
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    Garlic Presses

    OXO (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) to the rescue!
  6. Ditto. I mean, eggs are high-fat, at least by my way of looking at it> Shel, could you describe a bit more what "low fat" means to you in this context?
  7. #4 indeed, especially for alliums
  8. I wouldn't call it even relatively healthy.
  9. Yep, that's what I said (to myself). With two glasses of wine -- one an earthy orange, one a cava with some oak (!) -- the total was 35.25 euros.
  10. In a sort-of equivalent of one's eyes being bigger than one's stomach, I wound up getting to only nine of the above list, plus three bakeries, a gelato place, and two chocolate shops that weren't mentioned. Bar Mut was a casualty of sleep deprivation. After a 9½-hour red-eye accompanied by a cute but babbling/fussing/crying eight-month-old in the next row, a 2 p.m. lunch was sacrificed in favor of a three-hour nap. I can't remember where I went instead of Maleducat, or why. Xerta turned out to be too late for my schedule. (One week wasn't enough for me to adapt to those 8 p.m. or later dinners.) Sartoria Panatieri was a major disappointment: OK crust, undercooked sausage, liquid-y cheese (and too much of it), bland tomato sauce. The food star of the week was the eight-course prix fixe tasting menu lunch (24.5 euros!) at La Sosenga, an under-the-radar (but not for long) wine bar with thoughtful, creative food that reflects and riffs on Catalan cuisine. Here are the menu (at the end) and some pictures. (I subbed a creamy cheesecake for the French toast.)
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    Honey

    Tupelo honey is delicious, and relatively expensive. I save mine for drizzling. As others have recommended, go local.
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    Food Funnies

    To un-confuse @Tropicalsenior: The extra time is for "plant."
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