[Manitoulin — change is in the air.]

1 hour ago, Anna N said:

Ah. But do they come with lids? 

Edited to say: what I mean is can you source lids for them?

 

Thanks to your question I looked further and the answer is YES and they are sold by the Oui maker, Yoplait.

 $3.99 for 4 lids in blue or clear, plus $3.91 shipping for up to 3 four packs. 

[Manitoulin — change is in the air.]

19 minutes ago, Smithy said:

I absolutely do not need any of those cute jars, so I absolutely do not need to know where you (or Kerry, I think?) got them. IIRC they were a thrift store find. Whew - saved from making a shopping list for gizmos!

 

Sorry if you wrote this before - but do you have a link to that ginger-carrot dressing? It looks gorgeous! 

@Smithy Here’s the US equivalent . Not quite as curvy and sexy.

[Manitoulin — change is in the air.]

1 minute ago, Anna N said:

 

 Kerry’s 5th cup of tea with lots and lots of milk and it’s not quite noon. 

 

 

Kerry’s lunch. Leftover panang curry!

 

Finally, someone else that makes tea the way I do.😀

And drinks it in the same quantities.

[Manitoulin — change is in the air.]

47 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

Actually it will be going to @Alleguede's shop to process soups, pate's etc - I knew I could find a home for it.

 

@Anna N helps kittens/cats on their journey through life, you help unloved kitchenware/small appliances. 

😂

 

[Pasta Inserts]

Is the insert sitting directly on the bottom of the cooking pot?

[Camping, Princess Style]

 

...  I found a final bottle of Lone Star beer in our stash, and the rebus inside the bottle cap is a fun one. Can you read it?

 

 

For the “rebus impaired” among us there’s THIS.

[Instant Pot. Multi-function cooker (Part 5)]

1 hour ago, weedy said:

Low pressure?

As @Anna N said, steam, then for mine, 30 seconds in ice water before peeling.

[Instant Pot. Multi-function cooker (Part 5)]

On 4/15/2018 at 5:05 AM, Anna N said:

 

 As above but two minute eggs. I will have to push it to the limit and try one minute eggs. 

@Anna N Thank you, the two minute IP Mini egg is perfect for me. Fully set white, lovely cooked but liquid yolk. Mmmm...

[Instant Pot. Multi-function cooker (Part 5)]

1 minute ago, robirdstx said:

 

Another ditto.

Not yet, and I’ve done some questionable thing as far as liquid levels go.

[Smart Speakers in the Kitchen]

Google Home mini here. Love, love, love, the multiple hands free timers! Would buy again, even if that was all it did. Still exploring the capabilities though. 

[Christmas presents for the cook and the kitchen]

Great stuff!! Many “Happy hours” ahead. Are those spoons in the bannetons?

Merry Christmas!

[Camping, Princess Style]

6 hours ago, Smithy said:

I had a pleasant surprise for last night's dinner.  Back before we left home, I had cooked too much rice for some dinner dish.  I put the leftover rice (jasmine) into a Food Saver bag and vacuum-packed it.  As I watched the rice being crushed together in that vacuum I wondered whether it would be any good later, but went ahead and froze it. If nothing else, I could use it as a starchy thickener.

 

Yesterday was the moment of truth.  Out from the freezer came these four packages.

 

 

(Ignore the lemon juice, that's for today.) I chopped up a red bell pepper and some mushrooms, sweated them until soft, added the sausage, cooked until it was mostly done.  When I opened that package and started pouring the cooked rice in, it fluffed out as though I had just cooked it! 

 

The broth tied everything together.  We had had some discussion about whether to chop the sausage or leave it whole, so I did some of both.  We liked each version, but I think the cut bits browned better.  Dinner, before going into the bowls (because those pictures are rubbish):

 

 

I'm very pleased to learn this trick for the rice. Too bad I didn't pack the Food Saver.

 

The first time I tried it, it was with the same “This is probably a really bad idea” thoughts. It’s now my go to way for rice. I cook a bunch and food saver it in 2 cup portions, takes up almost no space in the freezer, and after a few minutes in the microwave hot, fluffy rice! 

I cook, cool to room temp then bag it.

[The Zyliss Quick Whisk, A New Type of Eggbeater]

2 hours ago, andiesenji said:

In a case of "what's old is new again!"

 

Look what I got. Sent to me to "test" and write a review - a newly introduced Zyliss "Quick Whisk" which is a new style of eggbeater.
Unlike those of yesteryear, this one has beaters that are removable for cleaning and has a "bail guard" so the beaters do not strike the sides and bottoms of bowls or other vessels.
And it works right or left handed which was a complaint of many women with some of the eggbeaters with handles that were for righties only.

I have several "vintage" eggbeaters and this is superior to all of them in the way it is constructed and the way it works.

Not only do the beaters themselves rotate, they rotate around a common shaft in a "planetary" motion.

Great backup for “no power days”. Thanks!

[Yard Sale, Thrift Store, Junk Heap Shopping (Part 3)]

2 minutes ago, cakewalk said:

I was browsing at a street fair in New York today and came across this Cake Decorator set. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to have it. I also knew I wouldn't pay the asking price, which was 30 bucks. (Ridiculous.) I was trying to decide just how much I wanted the thing. Would I pay $20? Maybe. I really wanted it. Then the vendor came up to me and said, "It's yours for $10." Sold. I couldn't resist. 

"Beauty aids the appetite". Love it! 

[Kicking back in Manitoulin]

1 hour ago, Kerry Beal said:

 

In exchange for butter tarts - an orthopod from Toronto, who comes here on and off in the summer, will come in tomorrow on a day off and inject my lateral epicondylitis. Amazing what you can get done with a few well placed sweets!

While I do know the difference between an arthropod and an orthopod, my mind still takes me to a scenario where you're being injected by something more akin to a wasp or bee, especially with the butter tarts involved.

[Commercial flours in consumer sizes]

Uh oh! Now I'm in trouble! 

 

Thank you, you are how I want to be when (if) I grow up.

 

[Current sales, deals, and bargains (Part 2)]

2 hours ago, Anna N said:

 Well the Ted Allen book is only $1.99 Canadian so it's hard to resist. Never heard of the guy but what the heck. And I'm not even a prime member. 

Easy for you to say Ms. Lottery Winner! 

[Amazon Prime Day - your loot ?]

35 minutes ago, Shelby said:

NICE!!!

Been thinking about it for a long time and then the planets aligned. 

Now to see if Max ( see avatar ) will fit in 8 qts vs. original 2 qt. cooker.  

[Amazon Prime Day - your loot ?]

Instant Pot Duo80.

Had Amazon gift cards. Out of pocket under $9 US. 

[Kicking back in Manitoulin]

5 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

 

You need to feel my silky smooth bottom! This is about 5 layers of flax seed oil - wish I had taken you a picture of how this looked before I started. It had big clumps of rust - I suspect someone had filled it with water and let it sit. 

[Hospital Food]

55 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

Home!

[Cooking from Meal Kits (Hello Fresh, Purple Carrot, Gousto, and so on)]

2 hours ago, Anna N said:

 Sorry but your link did not work for me.

Sorry, try Sriracha Turkey Burgers with Sweet Potato Chips.

[Cooking from Meal Kits (Hello Fresh, Purple Carrot, Gousto, and so on)]

Made this, came out great. Color me impressed! We both enjoyed the flavors, portions were generous, directions were clear and simply presented. So far I'm happy. 

[Cooking from Meal Kits (Hello Fresh, Purple Carrot, Gousto, and so on)]

I just received and unpacked my HelloFresh order. Very nicely packed. Produce cool, meat cold and only one casualty after riding around for 6+ hours in a UPS truck on a 100f day. The casualty was a little bunch of fresh basil, it was at the bottom of one of the produce boxes, unfortunately that put it on top of the ice pack. So, it was actually freeze damage, not what I was expecting.

Dinners for Tonight , Wednesday and Thursday taken care of.

 I'll report back later this evening.

[Cooking from Meal Kits (Hello Fresh, Purple Carrot, Gousto, and so on)]

1 hour ago, Anna N said:

 So I had a similarly disconcerting  experience with HelloFresh today.   I had pulled the trigger and signed up for my first delivery next Friday paying by PayPal which I thought was a great idea. This morning I got a call saying that they could not deliver it next Friday because of the holiday on Monday?   But they could deliver it on Wednesday. I explained that I would not be home Wednesday so they agreed to deliver it the following Friday on June 2.   No sooner had I hung up from this conversation then I received notification from PayPal that the full cost of the meal had been refunded. I do not believe for one minute believe this was a gesture of benevolence but rather a screwup on their part and that June 2 will arrive and there will be no food!   It's not as though the Victoria Day holiday is a new experience in Canada. It has been in existence for Lord only knows how long!  This would've been my first order with them so you would think they might have bent over backwards to deliver my food on the date I had asked for.  We'll see what transpires on June 2. 

Will have Plan B in place for the 22nd. @patris, who delivered yours FedEx or UPS? We're in the California desert. If it's delivered FedEx it should be fine, if it rides around in a big brown truck all day it's not going to be pretty.