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Looks like some type pf cheese curd to me

Me four! Cold potato salad is tasteless to me

Friend's son new book release Oct 22 (no affiliation) Interesting gardens/landscapes https://www.amazon.com/SURFACEDESIGN-Material-Landscapes-James-Lord/dp/1580935508

Seaweed in the corn - yes I like but I am kinda stuck on that bread!. Beautiful.

The old chesnut "variety is the spice of life"?? The skinny one screams "no flavor" In general with zuke I am a Melissa Clark convert on the thin slice and broil. See "In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite" pg 58 zuke w/ mint & garlic (kinda covet your stove)

Yes on thyme. No on bay. Personally I would nix the cream - the fat can dull the vegetal top note. (how effete does that sound!) And then to be contrary i would do just a touch of brown butter as a finish. Do let us know,

Oh no now I am imagining Stephen King blood splatter!!! If freaked my friend out that I just bought her 12 yo "On Writing" https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/dp/1439156816

@liuzhou yes those tasty pretties are the top seller at out oldest Chinese bakery which is Hong Kong founded I think. Every old guy outside playing cards and smoking (yes despite laws...) has one on a plate Great & tempting images

Oh hell I gave my guards https://www.rolling-hills.org/ homemade choco chip cookies. They were SO happy. My fish guy (I learned today) is from the east side of Mexico on the Gulf. I am pondering.... He knows the peeps from Coni https://coniseafood.com/ He is incredible but my usual does not seem enuf...We shall see

Thank you as always for your correction

Both fascinating and scary. He IS a force

"Beyond the Paw Paw Trees" was a childhood favorite I give young readers now. A native North American fruit. Never personally tasted- jealous https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Pawpaw-Trees-Anna-Lavinia/dp/1590174615

Well let me direct you to my adventure

The word has been often used by peeps non US. @shain I think off the top of my head. As Cos is romaine elsewhere from us US centrics...

I have not purchased ketchup since the boys were out of the house BUT I was always fond of the classic glass bottle. Perhaps it is a combo of nostalgia and hand-feel. My favorite vintage diner uses the old glass ones. I like it so much that I hoard the "minis" when room service puts them on the tray.

Being Ms. Opposite" - I'd treat the stains as I do my physical scars : history. I have 48 year old Formica on the desk where I work and in the study room. I've spilled beet juice on the one by my computer several times and it wipes right up. Mine is shiny & slick. In hospitals and non-chemical labs I've installed the dull stuff which seems to have a more "open grain". Stains have never been a complaint. I wonder if aggressive cleaning "opens the pores"??? (nothin like anthropomorphising a countertop ) I like super-canner Shelby's idea of butcher paper and then lined with a couple butted up sheet pans if the stains bug you. With hand issues I never advocate scrubbing...

This is probably less than helpful but I gotta say my best trips have involved discovery. Even in a place as much discussed as New Orleans - what I found/stumbled on created the lasting memory. Have fun!

Rules are for breaking

@Franci Ah the luxury of saying conch salad! Are you still in Florida? The rest of us can barely get squid!

Oops yes! The prof said dishwasher for glass but boil the lids and rings

Without injury please

OK there are times when the girls need to get together - I really need to be in Kansas NOW!

My friend who "jams alot" swears by what her big time uni prof told her "honey just put em thru the dishwasher" I have never preserved other than fridge or freezer...

Personally I would look to Eater NY or GrubStreet as more au courant. Also NY centered reliable blogs. If this is work related travel ask the locals. If you can get to Red Rooster in Harlem (Marcus Samuelson's place) even just for the vibe - I would. Happy eating. Do report back.

On a warm day in hell (as opposed to cold) in a poorly equipped rental I fired up the grill and did SPAM for breakfast. Enjoyable in its own way