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I had always been told of a "old wives tale" that elk meat should not be cooked or paired with milk due to creating a slimy feeling on the tongue when eating. Tonight I totally forgot about that tale and cooked some elk burgers in the green chile/tomatillo crema sauce and served over noodles. No one reported any weird sensations except that the chiles were pretty hot in the crema sauce. To me, the spice was perfect. I had heard the elk/dairy warning from multiple sources over the decades, but now I know there's no basis to it. I did drink a nice strong tripel beer with it though.

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I have a Can Can Commercial juicer which looks very much like the HB 932 and it works great on big poms and big grapefruit.

1 batch of Pina Colada gelatin (1 can of Jumex Coconut Pineapple, some lime juice and Knox gelatin) and 1 batch lemon posset in the fridge for tomorrow.

During the winter months, I will order the ground elk offerings from Costco, only when they go on sale (sometimes up to $50 off on special). They've had more offerings like preformed elk burgers and elk medallions. ** EDITING to add that the elk burgers and medallions are still on the Costco site as of 9/7/2023 and the preformed burgers are onsale online $50USD off. This is not economical meat but for game meat it's more affordable if you have the space to store it. I'd say elk is my number 3 fave, bison is first, wild boar is second. The venison I've ordered hasn't been loved by the household so I quit buying it.

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You could maybe use crumbled Wasabi seaweed snacks to bring both the nori and wasabi flavors in. editing to say I found these crunchy things also wasabi wonton strips.

You've talked me into trying the pepper flakes.

Agreed. But they changed it within the last couple years. It looks more stocky now. I was surprised that the new bottle was the same volume as the old, so no evident inflation downsizing.

I have this charming round bottle that's been discontinued for a few years. I only use carbonated water as a float on some cocktails, so low usage. I use bottled water with a bit of acid phosphate. We were able to keep this running because there are still iSi replacement parts for the head somewhat available. The metal fittings in the head seem to corrode after a few years. I don't think the thing has another rebuild left in it. I like it though, it's art deco-ish Thin Man movie style.

I had been having no luck finding melba toasts locally, and the online prices seem insane, along with they would probably be destroyed to crumbs in shipping. I shop at WalMart about 2 times a year to stock up on Girard's Champagne dressing. It's the only bottled dressing we like and WM price is lowest around. I noticed that Walmart had it's own brand of what they call crostini for $1.98 a big bag. It's probably twice as thick as traditional melba, but it's pleasingly dry/crunchy and that's close enough. Boursin and crostini. Olive spread and crostini. Tuna mayo and crostini. Yep.

Cast iron Jiffy Muffin/bread mix with creamed corn and green chile.

Cote d'Or 35% milk chocolate from World Market changed my view on what milk chocolate should be. Nice big bars for ~$5 USD. So much more fragrant and satisfying flavor depth. I need to try the darker milk chocolates now.

Nicely smothered. I'd be happy with that burrito.

Brats or smoked sausages, simmered in beer or broth. Charcuterie (whatever's in the fridge) w/cheese (whatever's in the fridge), olives/pickles/cherry tomatoes, bread or crackers. TJ's chile cheese tamales with TJ's salsa verde. (microwave magic). TJ's pot stickers. A brick of ground bison (always in the freezer) made into a huge smash burger and some kind of salad. Jarred tuna and a salad. Pasta and a jarred sauce. Whatever leftover meat is available to use goes in or on the side. Costco precooked ribs. We get so many meals out of 1 rack. They are huge and meaty and delicious. It's been the longest hot summer here already. I've been buying more prepared meals than ever because I don't wanna cook! I've been buying frozen karaage chicken bits and katsu servings. Frozen dumplings and spring rolls. For the air fryer.

What a wild design. Reminds me a bit of the movie Oblivion, (which has a mesmerizing soundtrack BTW). Is this the new destination restaurant? Like El Bulli, Noma, Alinea were? Iris. Youtuber visits TikTok thingy

May not be helpful, but I've gotten dry ice in welding supply stores. Farm country generally has those around because equipment breaks a lot.

Started on highest to get the simmer started and backed off to 7ish.

I found another useful action for the A4box. I wanted to reduce some stock without heating up the house. I have the soup insert for the A4 and it's nice and shallow and wide for max evaporation. So I poured in the stock and set it and forget it, (with an applicable timer set on my phone so I really don't forget). It works nicely.

disappointment. The mini Brioche toasts have been discontinued. Whole Foods still carries mini toast crackers, but not brioche type. It's so hard to find mini-toasts, melba toasts and rusks (Ikea discontinued theirs) anymore. The market has swung towards flatbread crackers. Not a fan. I can still get Bauducco's (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) online. But they are not quite as good as the ones listed above for me.

@Kerry Beal I read through that recipe. It does sound simple. Do you think it also could be a sliced cookie instead of having to roll out and cut in discs?

I had the same experience with Rangpur lime also, not quite right in the lime flavor. Standard Tanqueray is the standard classic bar G&T around here, with the tonic from the gun (which is too sweet!!) Tanqueray 10 I've had a handful of times and I do like it. It's available at the mid to higher service cocktail bars. My goto at home is always Plymouth Navy strength with Fever-Tree Mediterranean/lime twist with very little ice. Maybe a dash of Ango if I'm feeling fancy. I cannot get this version of G&T out in any bar, high brow or low brow. We have a few boutique distilleries locally and I've tried their gins neat and at room temperature to get a good idea of the flavors. I get looked at funny drinking gins straight. I haven't found one I like as well as Plymouth Navy though. I'm kind of surprised that one hasn't fit my tastes. The botanical lists are so poetic on the descriptions.

Amen! I'm on a summer sabbatical from bread baking now. I will patronize the local bakeries for bread for the next couple months. They can deal with the oven heat better.

I love the trashy Amaretto Sours at the dive bars around here. But in moderation of course. I have also a love for Frangelico and have heard tell of a Frangelico Sour. And then there's the unicorn of the Frangiretto Sour. Maybe be pushing the purview of this thread with those, apologies.

I just watched a Pasta Grammar video which show a really interesting use of squashes as a flatbread. Starts @ 16:30 time mark. It's Sardinian coccoi flatbread. I want to make this sometime. It looks so good. Here is the non-video recipe .