Alex

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.

Heh. That's what I would do. But then, I was a math major when I started college.

OXO (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) to the rescue!

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?

And 5 for $5.56 w/o Prime

#4 indeed, especially for alliums

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I wouldn't call it even relatively healthy.

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.

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.)

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

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

Nothing guilt-inducing about that to me!

Thanks. One day I'm scheduled to be not too far on the other side of La Rambla at 10:30, so if I can get myself moving I'll check it out.

I won't be going to the big market (Boqueria) -- too crowded, too many tourists -- but I might go to Santa Caterina, just to look around. A couple of blocks from my lodging there's a small mercat where I'll be buying my yogurt, jamón, etc. I'll keep an eye out for the pepper.

This is my favorite photo of yours. I didn't know how much I missed yakisoba until I saw your photo. It was my go-to bar food when I lived in Japan (Hamamatsu and vicinity). I know I can get it here, too, but w/o the setting it's not the same.

Wasabi—is there anything it can't do? https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wasabi-preserves-papyrus

Here's my food and beverage agenda so far: Bar Mut Betlem La Sosenga Salterio Gelaaati Di Marco Maleducat Sips (review) (the #1 bar in the world for 2023) instead, Xerta (Michelin 1 star) Saga Coffee Stories Parallelo Gelato Bar Andorra Nomad Coffee Lab La Balmesina (a maybe; it's the aforementioned #10 pizza in Europe, minus Italy) Sartoria Panatieri (the aforementioned #1 pizza) Chocolata Amatiler (gift for Ms Alex) Las Vermudas (vermouth tasting and crafting) plus whatever I pick up at the nearby mercat (yogurt, jamón Ibérico, etc.) There also are a couple of bakeries I didn't mention. Think that's enough for a week?

Thanks. It's still there!

Welcome, @Rurban24. I'm looking forward to your questions and the related discussions. Two years and a few months ago, in the "Cookbooks – How Many Do You Own? (Part 5)" topic, I wrote, "We probably should have a topic for folks who are contemplating -- or actually -- winnowing their cookbook collection, and could use some encouragement and empathy. Or maybe there's one already but I've forgotten about it." And now it's time. Good things come to those who wait. In the mid-70s I was planning to move to St. Johnsbury, but I had a work commitment in New York for another few months and the agency couldn't postpone my offer.

The representative from Michigan votes "Aye."

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Climate change and fruit crops (article in the Atlantic)

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