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Two national recalls, both for salmonella. Skinned tigernuts, EcoIdeas brand, and Celebrate brand frozen profiteroles and eclairs. http://inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2019-04-26/eng/1556339192099/1556339193250 http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2019-04-26/eng/1556327958855/1556327960836
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I'll be snickering all day over "corn in the Cobb." I'm easily amused...
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Updated. Now includes Saskatchewan, and possibly national. http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2019-04-24/eng/1556134617625/1556134619557
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That's true as far as it goes, but there's always that pesky gap between theory and reality. I found myself constantly having to make adjustments based on the potatoes I was getting from my supplier. Hypothetically they should have been the same year-round (same supplier, same brand, same cultivar, etc) but that's never the case. Sometimes they were perfect. Sometimes they'd clearly not been out of the farm co-op's cold storage for as long as they should have been, and were still in their sugary "anti-freeze" state (and therefore a quick-browning PITA to deal with). At some point in the year there's the switch from old-crop to new-crop potatoes to dread, as well...that requires similar adjustment. I eventually mastered the necessary tweaks (longer soak, lower the blanching temp) but it was an ongoing battle, and I threw out a lot of fries in the process. The worst part? I also had to keep frozen fries on hand because a solid half of my clientele preferred those. 🙄
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That's pretty much how it ended up, except with cabbage in lieu of cauliflower. Pan rolls and buttermilk biscuits, because we had some who liked each so what the heck. The cobbler plus a cake and caramel sauce (a favorite of my sweetie, who's back on keto now that the holiday meal is over). Only 10 of us at table, in the end, though my GF's sister joined us via Skype from the opposite coast.
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Starting a high profile new restaurant (after closing another)
chromedome replied to a topic in Restaurant Life
I had to turn off AdBlock and Ghostery, and then disable the native content blocking in Firefox as well. Ordinarily I don't bother, but I reasoned that I was unlikely to ever visit that site again... -
Possible listeria in GPM brand pea shoots, BC and Alberta only. http://inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2019-04-19/eng/1555725095376/1555725097506
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Foreign matter (pieces of metal) in Kirkland veggie burgers. Possibly national. http://inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2019-04-18/eng/1555625098697/1555625100775
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Canada's Moosehead Brewery Opening New On-site Microbrewery
chromedome replied to a topic in Beer & Cider
Currently I'm sipping on their strawberry-rhubarb milkshake IPA. I tried a taste of it the other day out of morbid curiosity, and to my surprise I quite liked it. The fruit is definitely perceptible, but it takes a back seat to the hops. I'm not a fan of fruit-infused beers in general, but this one's very good. They do a tour. If you're passing this way, let me know. As I said upthread it's only a few blocks from my door, and I'd be happy to meet. -
I love it, but we have a large and varied crowd and lamb was riskier. Also, I got the ham on sale for $1/lb.
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Yeah, I totally didn't get the wooden base aspect of it. I thought the oval part was the base, and that there were three of those round center bits with the punchout for the handle. Equally mystified, but now at least I'm correctly mystified.
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Ham, scalloped potatoes, greens, green beans, squash, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower (holiday meals at my place are always "veggie-palooza"), ham gravy, dinner rolls and/or buttermilk biscuits (possibly both) and probably blueberry cobbler for dessert.
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...annnnd, the pushback. https://www.eater.com/2019/4/10/18297392/restaurant-noise-decibel-level-too-loud?utm_source=pocket-newtab
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My late wife and I thought about putting the pie on our farmer's market menu. We made it a couple of times, shrugged and thought "meh." We went with other desserts that were less buzz-y, but tastier.
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Salmonella in Feeding Change brand young Thai coconut meat. BC and Ontario for sure, possibly national. http://inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2019-04-14/eng/1555293947707/1555293949168
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Maybe they just got no T-bone. https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/neilyoung/tbone.html (the song is 9+ minutes of repetition, but it's here if you wanna listen...)
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Looking at the poster on the door, all I could think was that "Botox Party" sounds like a band name.
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I'm still a relative n00b, so my list is necessarily short: dry beans and stock are the only things I've done more than once so far.
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Hmmm. I'll have to give it another try, I suppose. I've done a few things in my IP that would ordinarily be braises, and didn't feel they were quite as luscious as when cooked conventionally. Also, of course, there's the pleasure of smelling them for hours, but I'd be willing to forego that occasionally when needs must.
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I've seen those as well, and they're both improvements on the basic lazy susan design. Truthfully, the only time I'm likely to do this is if I'm building a house to suit my needs. I'd avoid a corner cabinet entirely, if that's an option, but if I have to have one I'm open to one of the higher-end solutions. What feels "stupid expensive" as a retrofit is a relative drop in the bucket when you're first building, especially if you plan to use that kitchen for decades. Which, if I have the opportunity to own again, I certainly would. After a lifetime average of <18 months per address, this stone is pretty tired of rolling.
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No, you have to drag it out. "Scallop rolls? Agaaaaiiiin?" Ideally with an eyeroll and a despairing flail of the hands. (j/k...those look amazing)
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My setup is similar, though my lazy susan isn't self-centering. I use it for pots and pans, because that's what *needed* to go in that space for various reasons. It's much more useful than an L-shaped pair of shelves would be...I've had that option, and loathed it. OTOH I'm not a big fan of this arrangement either. The handles of my pots and pans often jam, and there's a lot of wasted space behind the lazy susan. Also, if anything falls down behind the lazy susan, it'll stick and you'll have an entertaining time trying to excavate the culprit (on arthritic and damaged knees, in my case). Watching reno shows, I've seen a couple of arrangements I like better. This page shows a couple of the ones I like, the "glideouts" shown at the top in the animated GIF and the pull-out trays shown further down. I've also seen a variation that combines those basic themes. https://www.shelfgenie.com/blind-corner-cabinet-solutions