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This Los Angeles mall girl used to see them as a treat. I preferred the lemon slushees. They made them in front of you and there was half a lemon floating.in the cup.

When craving clams I am reminded of the grilling technique Melissa Clark grilled clams with lemon cayenne garlic butter . Unfortunately I sold my Weber so no grill now. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1012744-grilled-clams-with-lemon-cayenne-butter " "

I always had as well. The smell when you open the jar...my son would run from the kitchen He enjoys Viet food but the odor got him. He and gang were regulars at places like Marukai (Japanese) https://www.tokyocentral.com/t-gardena.aspx

Not the laminated version but they sound like an interesting use of sourdough starter "discard" https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2020/07/sourdough-discard-scallion-pancakes.html

I like that combo. Very classic I think for example in Vietnamese banh mi condiments

Beautiful! I had one good cantaloupe year. I "trellissed" them so they would not get that goofy soft spot where they sit on the ground and used old stockings (back when we wore them) to create slings. The hunting lab at the time at the interesting ability to pluck the ripe ones and leave them for me at the back door. She was a very clever kid.

I think it is a habit thing here in the US in general. As a teen I did the conversion the opposite way Euro to American. We had the scale but Americans did not - baking recipes.

Those swatters are hilarious. I have found that creating an ecosystem - so don't kill all the other bugs - kinda all works out. They are annoying because of the way they swarm up and are so small "Too discouraged to breed" - you get an award for that phrase

I tend to make brown chicken stocks so that works for me. From an aesthetic standpoint I think people often think of the soup as "brown" so beef comes to mind. Unless it is really nice beef stock I prefer a dark chicken.

Yes! Good neighbor award! Just a bit jealous,

I have done tamarind and as @blue_dolphin notes there is that color thing but in a salsa with dried chilis - no big deal. I use the dried pods. Remove brittle outside, slip flesh off and soak in bit of warm water. To me a brighter taste than paste. Plus collect the seeds because they are beautiful. (cue Omar Sharif & Julie Andrews in "The Tamarind Seed")

Yes. Not my first time (used to ride horses). Hard to bend over and sleeping on my back is not pleasant. Oh well. Not the virus .

Yes quite common. For a dead novice cook probably frustrating. If you have cooking sense - not such a big deal. On the "tickle" direction, I have seen "skosh" !

@weinoo Inspiring efforts. Off to make hummus and a beet salad now even though it is cold and cloudy. . Cracked rib is making everything take longer. Oh well - could be worse.

@Kim Shook Durkee onions- under rated!

I really need to change up my grain profile but Pandemic and access impacting Look so good

They ARE Santa Monica Seafood. The DeLuca fam as well https://santamonicaseafood.com/about-us/santa-monica-seafood-history

@docsconz here is missed. People get busy; life happens. Seafood cravings in high gear

Some of my local markets source from Santa Monica Seafood. Excellent vendor. I grew up with the Cigliano kids.

Smart girl educated by a mom who knows food. One of the clerks at my grocery store fishes in all his free time. Mostly rockfish in Santa Monica Bay (not the healthiest bay but) or trout from stocked ponds. EVERYONE loves him He shares. My Alaska connection unfortunately retired to Las Vegas. Divorced the one who fished in Baja - only regret - no marlin. Memories..

I got it a couple times at Trader Joes - tasteless rubber bands

Wurstsalat is my comfort food.

I love those peas as a snack, especially the wasabi ones. Never thought to use them as a crunch factor in a dish. Thanks for the inspiration.

They can be huge and they are bold. Have not harvested a persimmon, plum, or pomegranate in years. They raid at night just the day or so before you were going to pick. Ggrrrr

@eugenep Ooohh creepy or abstract art. Yes the timing is odd and the appropriation charges don't make legal sense.