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@rotuts Did any of your DHL emails have a tracking number? If so, go ahead and check that on the DHL site. Below is my complete tracking after delivery. I got that first "Confirmación de envío" email on Nov 2. I got another email on Nov 5, that included a tracking # and said it would be delivered by the end of the day on Nov 7. That was pretty unreasonable but it did eventually get here!

Cranberry sauce with rosemary & orange and whipped feta/goat cheese (both from Shaya) on toasted rosemary bread The cranberry sauce is lightly sweetened sugar and honey and flavored with orange, rosemary, black pepper, bay leaves and vanilla bean.

Curried Sweet Potato and Leek Pie and Green Salad with Green Dressing, both from Shaya The "curry" in the pie comes from the Hawaij spice mixture, also in the book and I modified the pie to use a polenta crust instead of regular pastry. The salad is amazingly green from a dressing that's almost entirely herbs - parsley, dill and cilantro - blanched and puréed with a little yogurt, avocado oil, vinegar, garlic

@rotuts, what did you order this time?

The "prize" for the winner is the opportunity to dine with the expert chefs who have judged the episodes. That dinner would take place at the "final table"

I'd say it depends on what you want to use it for. I have a 2.75 qt LC oval Dutch/French oven and use it often. It's good for cooking a pound of dry beans, for example. It's rather too small for baking loaves of no-knead bread. Edited to add that Amazon helpfully informed me that I paid $79.99 for it back in 2006.

I agree with @gfron1 that some of the "celeb-judges" don't always add that much, although some have made some interesting observations and Hasan Minhaj added some levity to the discussions. I wondered what sort of weighting the critic's opinion was given when it came to the final decisions. At least that judging panel doesn't actually eliminate anyone. Edited to add this clip from the Indian episode of The Final Table for the non-Netflix peeps. This shows the judging of one team by the 2 celeb-judges and a food critic from India.

I've watched Mexico, Spain, the UK, Brazil and India. I find it more appealing with fewer chef teams. Easier to keep track of them as I've gotten to know them a bit in previous episodes. At the same time, I really wish I could see more from the eliminated teams. They were all quite interesting.

Is anyone watching The Final Table on Netflix? The stadium/set, lighting, music and sound effects are over the top but at least the gimmicks stop there and no one has to cook an entrée from Cheetos outside during a windstorm with only a cigarette lighter and one hand tied behind their backs. The talent is pretty amazing - multiple Michelin stars amongst the contestants alone and while there is relatively little interaction shown between them, the contestants all seem to respect each other, as do the expert judges. The international mix of contestants, judges and cuisines is interesting. My favorite bit is during that second phase of each episode when the 3 bottom teams cook for the expert judge and he/she visits each team while they're cooking. Anyone else watching?

Thanks! I was so amazed that they puffed properly that I grabbed my camera to take a photo while they were still in the oven. This dough gets several series of turns & folds with 1 hr rise periods in between before resting in the fridge overnight. After portioning and shaping the dough into balls, they rise for 2-4 hrs but no additional rise or rest is specified after they are flattened out in the final shaping.

I tried making pita breads for the first today. The pita from Shaya uses the same dough for both pizza and pita. I've already made a couple of pizzas so I figured I should give this a try, too. In the oven: And out....nice chewy interior: I was kinda amazed that the pitas actually puffed up like they are supposed to and it's encouraged me to try these again and improve my dough handling. I liked that he says to slap the dough down on the hot stone (or steel) like you're giving it a high five but I was a little afraid I might actually smack it and burn my hand to I was a bit too tentative.

A version of the Pizza Bianca with Potato, Anchovies, and Sage from Ottolenghi's Simple. I used the pizza dough from Shaya that I already had on hand and the whipped feta (with goat cheese, feta, cream cheese & heavy cream) from Shaya's Whole Roasted Cauliflower recipe was substituted in for the marscapone that Ottolenghi calls for. Next time, I will slice the potatoes more thickly (I used the 1.5 mm setting) as they got a bit too dark - I would have liked to give the crust another minute in the oven.

You made me look! Spam varieties.

My thoughts are best expressed by adding some punctuation to the thread title: Cheese? I can't do without!

Here it is: Momofuku

Like yesterday But with 2 eggs

Pizza Enzo from Shaya. A mix of flavors from a quick sauce made from canned tomatoes & olive oil, fresh cherry tomatoes, anchovy, mozz & Parm, basil, oregano, red chili flakes. The crowning touch is something I never would have thought of - once out of the oven, it's draped with a paper-thin slice of mortadella that almost melts into the pizza.

Inspired by @robirdstx's recent post in the Dinner thread. Crab cakes with preserved lemon aioli from Shaya and a poached peewee egg. Should have poached 2 eggs. I'll do that tomorrow 🙃

As per usual, Amazon has a $5 book discount. $5 off any book priced at $20 or more using the code: NovBook18 at Amazon.com Not sure if it works on Amazon.ca but I wasn't able to find it the same way on the .ca site. Edited to add terms: 1. Enter promo code NOVBOOK18 at checkout to qualify. 2. Offer expires at 11:59 p.m. (PT) November 25, 2018. 3. Offer only applies to products shipped and sold by Amazon.com (look for "Ships from and sold by Amazon.com" on the product detail page). Products sold by third-party sellers or other Amazon entities will not qualify for this offer, even if "fulfilled by Amazon.com" or "Prime Eligible". 4. Offer does not apply to digital content. 5. Offer good while supplies last. 6. Shipping charges and taxes may apply to the full value of discounted and free promotional items. 7. Items must be purchased in a single order and shipped at the same speed to a single address. 8. Offer limited to one per customer and account. 9. Taxes, shipping and handling, and gift wrap charges do not apply when determining minimum purchase amount. 10. The maximum benefit you may receive from this offer is $5. 11. Amazon reserves the right to modify or cancel the offer at any time. 12. Offer is non-transferable and may not be resold. 13. Offer discount will be allocated proportionally among all promotional items in your order. 14. If any of the products or content related to this offer are returned, your refund will equal the amount you paid for the product or content, subject to applicable refund policies. 15. If you violate any of these terms, the offer will be invalid. 16. Unless an Amazon Gift Card is the stated benefit of the promotion, promotional codes (including those placed directly in accounts) may not be redeemed for Amazon Gift Cards.

I've got leftover pancakes that I stashed in the freezer and will reheat nicely in the CSO so I will give that rose tahini a try. I'll go drop-wise with the rose water and see how it goes. And congrats on that milestone post and a big thanks for all of your contributions to the group! I joined eG just about 5 months after you did and I am clearly not participating to the same degree but I love that eG has space for all of us!

This link should take you over to Eat Your Books and a list of online recipes that call for pomegranate molasses. Edited to add that there are over 900 recipes in that list. You can filter further by recipe type or other ingredients.

Thanksgiving breakfast: Date Pancakes from Shaya. For today, I served the pancakes with some yogurt and just a bit of date syrup. These are lacking the Rose Tahini that's supposed to accompany them. I bought some nice Medjool dates a the farmers market but keep forgetting to buy rose petals and rosewater. I think I'm subconsciously afraid of perfume-y food 🙃 The pancakes are light and fluffy. No sugar in the batter but the little bites of sweet dates throughout mean that they really don't need a sweet accompaniment so I can see why the tahini would work. It's made with tahini, rosebuds, allspice, cardamom, pink peppercorns, coriander, Persian lime, caraway and rose water.

I'll be interested to hear what you think. It's nice that it offers suggestions for making things ahead and identifies "pantry" and easy recipes but for me, it's not Ottolenghi's best book. Edited to add that it did garner the "Vintner Food & Drink Book of the Year) award at the British National Book Awards last night.

Gigli with Chickpeas and Za’atar from Ottolenghi's Simple. A quick pantry dish where the cooking method and seasonings (thyme, cumin, garlic, onion, anchovy, lemon juice and zest, chicken stock, parsley) infuse a good bit of flavor into the chickpeas. I'd just as soon use more greens, skip the pasta and serve with pita or flat bread and yogurt.

I heard about the recall yesterday as I was driving to my local farmstead. I bought some of their homegrown Romaine as I doubt it could be implicated in this recall. I plan to keep it and eat it myself but won't be bringing a salad to Thanksgiving dinner lest my relatives suspect me of trying to kill them.