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@weinoo When Lawry's (yes the seasoning salt) closed their outdoor patio restaurant in downtown Los Angeles my ex was in full auction mode. He got their outdoor tables. They were beautiful. Re-sold them as I recall.. Wrought iron. I realize now why I was drawn to the pews at the Jesuit Church in NOLA - similar ironwork

I am a Christmas baker and have no tradition for Easter. I do a basket every year for a love bug employee who lost his mom and he always got a basket from her (Minnesota background). I do a small pot of rye seed sprouted so it looks like lush thick grass. I will go to Cost Plus World Market and get items but the baking baffles me. Ideas? This is the empty basket I found in garage that I can use. .

It is almost Mardi Gras so roux all over the internet. Yes dark nut brown is a thing. Example! https://www.food.com/recipe/microwave-roux-60992

Oh yes - I just love the mental image of green splattered everywhere. Kim can be a bit formulaic - like her quest for the Sunday sauce.https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/21/dining/21sauce.html

Oh I know - just not a passion/memory for me. What is Kerry's avatar - a bunny mold? And further do not get me started on red roses - ick I suppose = need a Hallmark intervention

Have you seen our blog from @markemorse https://forums.egullet.org/topic/105372-egfoodblog-markemorse/

Love those cheap things. I had a small "mandoline" that did slices one end and had a ginger grater on the other. My father in law walked off with it. My replacement not so good - but family... This is from the Japanese version of 99 cent store

Funny - I do not associate chocolate with Valentines Day but it is the Easter thing to me. Carry on! I am merely a consumer and gaping viewer.

@shain Appealing food as always. I think raw onion is quite underappreciated as an enhancer. All the talk about "taming" the workhorse vegetable. On my long list of things that make me crazy.

@Nicolai One of my favorite visuals is walking in to a Mexican diner type place at lunch and seeing the guys joyfully picking at a whole fried fish. Beer and tortillas/salsa of course on the table but the shared "feeding experience" and the grins - priceless.

Art is often a happy accident and in the eye of the beholder

Oh Ritz! Plain though for us. A a kid I never understood the cup of saltines (packed by 2's) on the table at some diners, What? They were to me matzo with salt!

'I really like Melissa but her oil/vinegar ratios need adjustment for me as well.

Too much food. Ditch everything and just fry the donuts - fried food keeps kids happy and brings out the kid in grown-ups ;). If you do the green gumbo - I like Kim's recipe and story as she takes from great ladies http://www.kimseverson.com/index.php/site/recipe/gumbo_zherbes/

No idea what Level 7 is and sis is on VA2 so can't ask. BUT Haribo I know - kinda on the same plane for us back then as finding a new Hi-Chew flavor. Beautiful plate and expertly done sandwich!

@Anna N Wow - the serving dishes alone would have made me happy. The first image - I need the glass - forget the drink. Duck laarb sounds like a plan once it gets above 45F here. My Chinese market sells legs by the piece. On the long but for sure list.

We love her for good reasons.

I am more a fan of "poor man's capers" I pickle our nasturtium seeds. https://www.gardenbetty.com/poor-mans-capers-pickled-nasturtium-pods/

I was kidding, I adore sea turtles. Lost my contacts swimming with them In mexico on my honeymoon.We have some here surprisingly https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-green-sea-turtles-20170805-story.html

Good looking food. No tortuga on the menu I hope

I live in the growing paradise of California . Garden centers have most of these plants in the small containers noted. In the spring particularly Japanese stores here like Nijiya have both seed packets and little guys. http://www.nijiya.com/c Traffic sucks but availability is astounding in this metropolis.

I think the next Yotam Ottolenghi

The type of store where you hand over your credit card to a trusted friend to act as a restrainer. My son shopped at one for a facility he worked at and his mantra was "no no no it is not on the list"..

My left hand smells like good spicy ginger. Got a hand of it in a grocery delivery. Quite juicy/ it helps that most of the shoppers are from ginger using countries. they select well. Just tucked a few maybe 16th inch planks into the broth for later.

Smart Pop Cheddar. Grape tomatoes on the side to assuage guilt.