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I made Moe a shrimp salad for dinner last night. He really enjoys these little handpicked shrimp.

Spicy Chicken and Bean Sprouts tonight.

4:00 AM Decadent Brownie and Cappuccino time. What better way to start the morning.

My kitchen is really small. I barely have room for the first one. The spare is kept in its box on one of the shelves we store the maple for our charcuterie boards.

Those that know me, know I'm not big on leftovers. So today's breakfast (for Moe) and lunch for me, is unusual. I had saved the leftover filling from the chicken pot pies we had for dinner on Saturday and made Chicken Pot Pies with a biscuit topping instead of pastry. Filling was rich with cream and chicken broth and didn't taste at all like leftovers

Darn, now I want oxtails. I had enough pastry left for a single crust. So I baked an apple crisp pie this morning before leaving for work. Moe had to look at it all day so he decided that was all he wanted for dinner. I made a caramel sauce to finish it off.

I knew that. 😊 @Owtahear Beautifully cooked steak. And roasted potatoes. I made chicken pot pies for dinner last night. Before leaving for work I poached the chicken breasts and then cooked the vegetables in the broth. Used the broth and heavy cream to make the sauce. When I got home from work, all I had to do was make the pastry and get the pies into the oven. Served with garlicky green beans. My favourite Chicken Pot pie recipe. I used the last of the Anson Mills Pastry flour I received in a Secret Santa gift.

Grilled chicken breast with a side of spaghetti with a tomato, garlic basil sauce with Kalamata olives.

@weinoo, I toss them in a bag with seasoned cornstarch, shake, most of it off, and bake on parchment paper at 450°F in the CSO on the Bake Steam setting. Turning once half way through. They don't need to be marinated. Yesterdays were seasoned with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Sometimes I rub them first with fresh garlic before tossing with the cornstarch. Cornstarch makes for the best light crispy coating.

Yesterday's Breakfast. Moe's. Poached eggs on toasted sourdough.

Thanks @JoNorvelleWalker. I went into Victoria yesterday for some shopping and before I left I asked Moe what he would like for dinner. His response was wings. So that is what we had. Platter for Two. Buffalo Wings with fries. Baked in the CSO on Bake Steam setting. I prefer the sauce on the side so the wings stay crispy.

@JoNorvelleWalker, would you please share your version of Chicken Cacciatore. Most recipes are based on a tomato sauce I prefer it without.

Last night's dinner. Grilled beef tenderloin Kabobs. Served with buttered Carolina Gold Rice, with mushrooms and zucchini.

You are welcome. If I didn't already have a back up I'd be buying one.

Six Sourdough baguettes. Fed my starter Saturday morning and made a biga. Added to a batch of dough Saturday night and was left in the fridge until this morning.

Caynes in Toronto is going out of business and they have the CSO on sale for $159.99. That is the lowest price I have seen. This is a store I use to shop at years ago when I lived in Toronto. https://www.cayneshousewares.com/cuisinart/combo-steam-convection-oven-39624

When I'm out this afternoon I'll pick up the citric acid and if that doesn't work, I'll take it apart following the instructions from @Shelby. I don't want to open my back up oven unless I have to.

Yesterday's breakfast.

Yes! But maybe I will try it again first.

Thanks @Smithy and @JoNorvelleWalker. And thank you @Shelby. I know what I will be doing on my next day off.

Made Moe's breakfast. I use my favourite pancake batter thinned out to make pancake crepes. Filled with apples cooked in butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Finished with maple syrup and a side of bacon.

Platter for two. Spatchcocked a 1.1k Cornish Game hen and served it with a tomato olive dressing.

@JoNorvelleWalker, I started to have a problem with the steam function on my CSO. It will work sometimes and other times is starts to beep even when there is a full tank. What did you do to fix it?

Yesterday's breakfast - Moe's. Scrambled eggs and bacon with toasted homemade baguette.

Today's bake. This was a same day bake. I fed my starter this morning, but rather than use the discard to make a Biga and make the dough later today and bake tomorrow, I just tossed the discard into 1000g of flour, along with 700g water, 29g of salt, and 3g of yeast. Baked five baguettes. Two loaded with cheddar, three plain, and three small rolls, one of which also was filled with cheddar.