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OK I tried to stop myself but the time leading up to Christmas seems to be license for merriment, What I also wanted to say was :"It should have been Trader Joe's 2 Buck Chuck" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Shaw_wine

Ummm taste was? Gotta love the consommer rapidement!

Nursery as in plants and some are close to Mexican border so kind of a haul. Example https://www.kartuz.com/

Wow here it is maybe $13 or $14. We buy it for nursery bus tours for the several hour return leg. . Bus school district provided but driver looks away and nobody gets rowdy. (half of the bunch is over 80)

well that was a double flashback. As a very young child I thought the berries were named for me (Heidi)!!! My favorite sweet was a multi layer of the Oblaten with a not too sweet chocolate thick custard. Thanks for the memories

OK so pumpkin bread with the curry powder and Swiss Miss came out exceptionally well. Texture and taste hit all the notes. Not too sweet nor dense. Made myself pack it up for freezer or I'd have eaten it all wth pots of tea tonite watching sappy Christmas movies. Image is after one big bag already in freezer. Onward!!!

I live in now and have often lived in Korean heavy areas. Perilla or shiso is a constant. Love it. My local independent garden center sells the plants as well. Usually the green but often the purple. Now have craving...

I sampled the pumpkinbread. It also had a leftover teaspoon of Swiss Miss cocoa! Really nice. I've housed it in the dead microwave (mice!) and will portion out tomorrow, A little change can be nice. I was thwarted in my other plans cuz no citrus in house and no outdoor lights - so onward tomorrow I really enjoy the folks who anticipate the goodies. Makes it all worth it.

Well it smells good - it is only 9pm in Caifornia but I know sleep is not gonna happen tonight. Balava next as no brown sugar for ch chip cookies inhouse. - baklava next... different temp and one oven so have to wait. No sure if we are talking same Margaret This is who I meant https://awaytogarden.com/spice-it-up-flavorful-new-cookbooks-with-alexandra-stafford/ Gives me time to finish writing a con law sugar fueled article.

Not remotely funny

Oh no - read Margaret's post about Lior Lev Sercarz's Mastering Spice - so I'm thinkin a touch of curry in the pumpkn bread and something different in the cookies. Can't sleep so.... gettin started.

I pulled out my standard recipes - it is what people ask for/expect. So tomorrow spiced pumpkin bread and spiced chocolate chip cookies. After that (need more sugar and butter) - baklava and Linzer squares. My oranges are at a stage where i can get some sour and some sweet with flavorfull zest (has rained 24 out of last 48 hrs so they will be plump) I have not ventured to the kumquat (muddy) but hopefuly - good in the baklava syrup.

@Franci Well you guys don't mess around Thanks for the look at your treaures and the results

@Shelby Oh yes did catch the boxes of a Franzia red behind the buck. Everyone reports satisfaction with that brand of boxed wine. I used to collect miniature glass bottles and had the most adoroble Franzia one - no idea where it decamped to... It was a very old collectible. Blog on!

Dialect/accent threw me a bit cuz I am more Donauschwabian - thanks !

I'd guess yours are from Pekin ducks - they are huge compared to KCs

I get it - just spewed about the far far reach of the brand. I only buy from local farmers and our season starts March (non greenhouse). If I can't smell them from 10 feet away - no way. From my eG blog

Driscoll markets in China!

On the Pioneer Woman comment - I kick myself for finding some of the patterns appealing but it is kinda like our local art center - They occasionally wrap the building to coordinate with an exhibit This was wallpaper thru the ages. Driving by - ok for a while but too much as a permanent visual.

I think it us a storage issue - not by you or the market, but by the place they are kept after harvest. Because it is so visually unappeling I bin them or cut round if possible. Here is a good potato FAQ https://www.sidedelights.com/potato-faqs/

@blue_dolphin Totally get the frustration but how was the taste and texture

Ja that is when having a full size sliding glass door in kitchen is a bonus

I imagine the darkness is time & temp related.

I got a delivery via instacart today. Always nice people. I ended up with can of tomato paste I did not order - but hardy an issue. As to wine - California allows. I think they just can't substitute unless pre-approved. Especially around holiday party time seems a lobbyist is needed