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Can you elaborate

Right they can only test GMO or not. But once you set up a regulatory system you give the consumer the illusion/expectation that the labeling is valid. Maybe they need to admit it is a joke. I trust the small farmers with dirt under their fingernails at my Farmers Markets but beyond that - not really. At least they admit not certified but do not spray. I think Trader Joes sells bagged frozen spinach that is labeled that way. Con men, in my experience are like water and find the path of least resistance, while smiling at your gullibility.

Con men plus regulatory ineptitude - what a sick scammy mess. Corn & soybeans mostly. This struck me The scheme’s participants, Mock went on, had perhaps recognized that misrepresenting grain as organic was “kind of naughty,” while telling themselves, “Nobody’s getting hurt, or getting sick. It wouldn’t be, like, ‘We’re drug manufacturers, and we’re giving people bad drugs.’ ”

I am a hominy fan- can you elaborate on how you turn that into the fried guys? I've always loved the mental image of the alleged origin of hush puppies.

That is one significant "meatball". What seasoning do you think? Like your son on some creatures I wonder about edible? - like the also very ancient horseshoe crabs - not really a crab https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Invertebrates/Horseshoe-Crab Hippos look so cuddly but I flash back to the famous Jacques Cousteau piece on them and how aggressive they can be in the water. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPm9jWYjgco If your family has not experienced kayaking among cavorting seals - highly recommend - joyful. And outdoor eaten sausages - thank you!

I meant since they were "over done" they could repurpose as stock for a nice soup.

Not just "Babe" https://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/babe_the_blue_ox.html ')

roasted duck stock?

nice chubby crab

You are right - salvia family is huge. Not all tasty I like a tisane sometimes with pineapple sage which looks more like @kayb's. I've grown and sold many many varieties. A fun bunch. The typical culinary sage is what you describe. My pineapple one from when I blogged - the flowers popping through are a rose and a milkweed in the bed. The flowers are like kay showed

Between British stories and woodburning stove stories (think Laura Ingalls Wilder) they strike me as a family member you establish a relationship with with all the ups and downs.

I thought long and hard and because the city and even my immediate part of it is so multi-cultural I can get regional specialties from so so many places. But what finally leapt to mind was - bacon dogs. I know they are other places with variations in toppings and names. To me, here, in Los Angeles, they are generic hot dogs wrapped in bacon, griddled on a street cart. Bun warmed on there and jalapeno, onion lightly charred on that griddle. Toppings - you do or you can say "con todo" (all) pickle relish, ketchup, ballpark mustard, mayo. gut busting satisfying . Carts often outside Hollywood and environs clubs to tamp down the booze and get you home. But also around town mid day in areas where street vendors not hassled. Usually had mine when I went to bank in a warehouse district.

Pinto beans cooked in the crockpot. A source with good turnover. Plump and creamy with Herdez Ranchera sauce, tomato paste, oregano, and other spices from the start, plus some coconut cream for richness. Had with Calrose rice in the Zo, and https://forums.egullet.org/topic/156711-kaybs-cole-slaw-jail-slaw/ from a few days ago. Very happy comfort inducing food. ETA: there were 2 big smoked turkey drumette bones in the pot with a bit of meat on them.

We shall see. Wish I was still working with the woman who had the hyper prolific Meyer. Thanks for the Wolfert tip.

I think it just means that 1,5 meters ahead are 2 Doner stands. Looks like it is set in sidewalk? The yellow to mimic rotating and to draw your eye?

Actually a lot like Vivian Howard's Little Green Dress(ing) - quite popular here. Though olives feature there. Recipe https://gardenandgun.com/recipe/the-condiment-that-vivian-howard-would-save-in-a-fire/

Sort of a Green Goddess. I do something similar though usually with a touch of tart yogurt. So nice to add here and there as you described. Have not embarked on preserved lemon train yet. Maybe the old tree will come through this season and I'll be ok with diverting some.

I think the Doner sign was a heads up He is just making us wait

Trader Joes used to sell a chicken and artichoke salad (dark meat) with a creamy tarragon pesto . I really enjoyed it.

Deprived. Sorry. Sustainable and delicious. No commentary on the horrid game.

feeling squid derived - thanks

Oh gaawd - aversions and science or should they be conjoined. I was on a weight management site years ago that was and maybe still is excellent. So so many people especially in the surgery section had extreme taste aversions. Talking people who subjected themselves to weight loss surgery. Bitter was a biggy. An interesting field. Luckily we have a vast panorama of foods to keep our diet supplying diverse nutrients. Gut health - the dang issue gets so smothered by the charlatans (snake oil salesmen) - Makes me crazy. Important and I welcome science that explains it without QVC type hype.

As I recall it was olive oil, red onion, citrus (maybe tangerine or whatever was nice on trees), salt or fish sauce. We had it a couple times with wonderful Alaskan salmon (not Copper River but adjacent). So simple. As to lavender - never tried so I'll play at least once.

It is my plant (or was before drought) so harvesting young leaves easy. Not tender like cilantro but not chewy. I'd advocated propagating it at the botanic garden for sale so I had to be able to upsell its wide range of uses. I've not used lavender in food though it seems to be somewhat trendy. Sister planted one so we shall see. Not the variety I'd have chosen for culinary use - blooms nice sleep aid in pillow cover

Green apple salad with lots of lemon verbena. Slightly different would be the use of the flowers. Fried oregano blossom clusters are very nice.