FauxPas

Is anyone watching Top Chef Canada 2025 right now? I'm quite enjoying it so far. But wow, it goes by fast. They already had a double elimination challenge.

This was a tip from Serious Eats for making better macaroni salad and it really worked! So, to infuse the pasta with maximum flavor, this recipe calls for adding the vinegar straight to the cooked macaroni before introducing the mayo-based dressing, not unlike Kenji's method of adding vinegar to boiled potatoes for potato salad. This extra step ensures that every squishy elbow is super tangy; on its own it tastes a little weird, but the whole thing becomes remarkably well-balanced once the creamy dressing is tossed into the mix. https://www.seriouseats.com/tangy-creamy-macaroni-salad

Really good to hear you are getting back to normal in some ways! I love your decor. So cute that Ronnie and your friend brought pumpkins for you - and the cows, ha. 🙂 I love your porch so much.

Lush, healthy plant. Gorgeous!

Wow, you have done so well with that plant! You must have been treating it right. 🙂 Will you dry the peppers or freeze them or ????

I'm feeling a bit crappy today and decided to skip the big weekly Farmers' Market. I had mentioned to my husband previously that I wanted some chili crisp from one of the vendors. He surprised me by sneaking off to the Market (which he NEVER goes to) and bringing home some chili crisp plus a couple of delicious pineapple buns. Yum.

I had to do a search for this one, never heard of it before. 🙂 It's peanut butter and marshmallow cream, right?

@Kerry Beal, I don't think there's a Costco in Thunder Bay. Do you know what would be nearest to @Smithy?

Costco Canada has them for $329.99 plus tax.

I am somewhat embarrassed to admit that mine is still in the box. But the old one is still working, so no real need to switch right away. 🙂

Possibly next year but maybe more likely to be the year after? It's a Violette de Bordeaux (this one is actually called Little Miss Figgy but I think they are the same thing). Our friend said to give it a few years to get any real production.

Oh yes, we are going to find the right home for our new fig tree! Our little yard is getting a bit full so we have to think about where to plant it. He actually gave us the cutting last Fall and then gave us some figs this year to show us what we might expect. Here is the cutting now:

A fairly new friend gifted us with some figs, all beautifully nestled in among fig leaves. He also gave us a rooted cutting from one of his fig trees, a gift that will indeed keep on giving. 🙂 The same man keeps bees and has given us some delicious honey.

Wow, it's so shiny and bright and CLEAN! 😀 My little ovens never stay that way for long, sigh.

That's awesome news and looking forward to hearing about how you use it! I'm still waiting for mine to arrive, as shipping times have lengthened since I first checked on the Costco.ca website. We're at the start of a long weekend so I don't expect it until late next week now. Good job, @ElsieD!