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All the Modernist books are indexed over at Eat Your Books. I you haven’t tried it, you might sign up for a free account, play around with the filters and see if it helps you out. Free accounts are limited to 5 books and Bread & Pizza have each volume indexed separately so you won’t be able to add them all to your library at once but could swap them in and out as needed. I rely heavily on EYB to search all my books and am a big fan.

Salmon salad, avocado underneath, on a toasted English muffin

Could you share a link to the smaller Twister jar? I have these two, both purchased in 2014

If you have one nearby, I've found Gelson's to reliably stock red Fresno chiles. No bargain, but they're usually there. It's too early in the season for locally grown Underwood chiles to be in the markets.

Another brisky brekky ZEF BBQ brisket, warmed in the CSO, shredded and piled on garlic-rubbed baguette toasts with horseradish mayo and pickled shallots.

Yes, I had some of their masks, too. Nice pivot to keep their staff employed and the business going when their restaurant business dried up.

Continuing the brisket theme but with considerably less elegance than @Ann_T, I made a Kimchi Brisky Brecky Sando Toasted brioche roll slathered with kimchi mayo, ZEF BBQ smoked brisket, warmed up in the CSO and shredded, topped with a fried egg

Roasted plum sorbet. Nice plums from the farmers market with excellent flavor so I didn't want to add anything and defaulted to one of my standard popsicle recipes. Cut plums in half, roast in CSO, 25 min, 350°F. Remove pits, blitz fruit and any liquid from the baking sheet in the Blendtec. Put through fine mesh sieve to remove tiny flecks of skin. Adjust with simple syrup and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Added 1 T Cassis for flavor and softness. Freeze O/N. Run one Ninja Creami sorbet cycle. Beautiful deep pink color, silky smooth texture.

Hedley & Bennett make very good quality aprons. They put the clip to adjust the length of the neck strap over on one side so it doesn't sit at the back of the neck. Made in the US. Nice selection of fabrics. I know a lot of people who are big fans. Edited to add that their cross back aprons are good if you don't want anything on your neck at all.

I agree, they look awfully good! Banana pudding wasn't really a thing in northern NY but it's a must-have for my Texas brother's family. He uses Pepperidge Farms Chessmen (which I like, but please, no soggy), banana pudding from a box, fresh banana and whipped cream. I think his kids might even prefer Cool Whip. It's not dreadful but I can't say it's worth the calories, either 🙃 The ZEF stuff, on the other hand, is very decadent in comparison. I bought a full pan to bring to a Christmas dinner and EVERYONE wanted the recipe! Yesterday, the last of the smoked turkey sandos. This one with pesto mayo, pickled shallots and manzana peppers. Today, avocado kimchi toast topped with a fried egg. I mixed up the kimchi mayo but forgot to drizzle it over the top. Dang!

I wouldn't put it past them. My Aldi has been carrying it for the last few months. They usually offer only their house brands unless they got some kind of a deal on a name brand.

The Kindle version of Sweet Paris: Seasonal Recipes from an American Baker in France (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) by Frank Adrian Barron is currently $1.99. I received a hard copy of the book recently as a birthday gift. Recipes are organized by season and, as befits a book by someone who's apparently well known from his Instagram account (@cakeboyparis), it's very prettily photographed. Same price for the Kindle version of One Tin Bakes: Sweet and simple traybakes, pies, bars and buns (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) by another baking boy, Edd Kimber. The Kindle version of Julia Turshen's Small Victories: Recipes, Advice + Hundreds of Ideas for Home Cooking Triumphs (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) is $2.99. I wasn't particularly excited when this book was chosen for a cookbook group I participate in but it's got a lot of great, simple recipes and stuff better described as "ideas" than "recipes. I go back to it regularly. The Kindle version of Richard Olney's Simple French Food (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) is $1.99

Two common Thai brands sold in my area are Shark (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) and Sriraja Panich (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

That company seems to thrive on drama. Years of tangling with the residents near their factory over air irritants produced by roasting peppers. Legal battles with the farmer who had been growing almost all their peppers. Recalled shipments to Australia and New Zealand due to potentially exploding bottles due to too much lactic acid. Underwood farms, their spurned grower, is local to me and started making their own Sriracha with the same peppers so I'll pick some up on my next visit to their farmstand.

You’re right, the two types of corn were fun and added distinct flavors and textures. The yuca was cut into wedges and fried. You might be able to make out one of the wedges peeking out from under the fish, just to the left of the rice. My friend said it was very good and kind of made the rice unnecessary.

Two lady friends and I had lunch today at a new-ish Peruvian restaurant called Limeña. It's a family owned place. The owner took our orders and delivered our food. His son is the chef. Gotta give them props for opening a restaurant during the pandemic. No menu to photograph - it's posted above the front desk where you place your order - but you can check it out on their website if you wish. It's the kind of place where you order at the counter and pay and they bring the food to your table. I insisted we sit outside, even though it's kinda right out on the sidewalk. There weren't many people inside but I wouldn't have felt comfortable dining indoors if it had started to get busy. As it happened, there was a steady stream of people picking up to-go orders but the indoor eating area stayed relatively uncrowded. I had the Ceviche Lemiña - Fresh local halibut tossed in lime juice, red onions, yams, Peruvian corn and toasted Peruvian corn nuts. The owner called the coconut milk/lime/ginger marinade Leche de Tigre or Tiger's Milk and I was instructed to eat it with a spoon to make sure each bite was came with some of the broth. Very flavorful, if a bit salty for me. Upon the recommendation of another diner, one friend ordered the Chaufa de Salmon sort of a "quinoa bowl," described on the menu as salmon served with quinoa in the style of Peruvian fried rice with bean sprouts, peas, carrots, egg, and green onions and their green hot sauce. She raved and raved about it. My other friend ordered the Pescado a lo macho - Pan fried white fish topped with shrimp, squid, and octopus in spicy Peruvian chiles sauce served with white rice and yuca. I got a taste of this and it was excellent. For dessert, we had alfajores, the caramel filled Peruvian cookies, baked by the owner's wife and we shared a dish of Lucuma ice cream. One of my friends ordered a Peruvian herbal tea called Emoliente which was served over ice since it was quite hot but can be served hot in the cooler months. It was a very viscous looking brown stuff. My friend said it tasted good but she didn't drink more than a few sips. I avoided looking at it! Edited to add that a bright yellow umbrella stood above our table, providing an odd gold illumination that I was only partially able to correct in the photos.

Love the bagel tasting, @Kim Shook! and a BLT on @Ann_T's bread - heavenly! On two recent mornings, I had Anna Banana's Nanner Pudding for breakfast. Got a pint in my ZEF BBQ order over the weekend managed to stretch it out for a few days. I'm sure there is something deadly that makes it so good. I could try to figure it out so I could make it but honestly, I shouldn't ever have more than a pint in my presence at any one time! I'm going out to lunch today so I planned to skip breakfast but started to get hangry. Took the edge off with some little baguette toasts slathered with Sheldon Simeon's kimchee dip and topped with radish slices sprinkled with herb salt. Those are French Breakfast radishes from the farmers market and this batch is very hot!

Another ZEFtover smoked turkey sando. This one a Smoked Turkey, Blue Cheese, and Red Onion Sandwich from Bon Appetit I used radish tops instead of arugula

I also love visiting food markets of all kind, including supermarkets when I'm traveling. Thanks for taking us along on your trips, @BonVivant. I love the beautiful farm, countryside and town scenes - beautiful country! Leftovers from Saturday's ZEF BBQ pick-up: Smoked turkey with cherry relish and baby greens on a brioche bun spread with sesame mayo. A sweet potato salad on the side. I made the cherry relish from an older recipe found in the LA Times. It was lacking something. I added more onion, more vinegar and a jalapeño, which helped but I think horseradish might have been the way to go.

I thought it was a booth in a Turkish bazaar!

I love one of those tarts for any meal!

I think this is the set:

Not @Annie_H, but I've had these 10" ones for years: Reptile Feeding Tongs (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) At $6.99 for a set of 2 pairs, one straight, one angled, they are hardly precision instruments, but they do the job, which is mostly retrieving a piece of vegetable from under the pot without burning my fingers. Haven't used them to plate pasta but they have been very handy to have around. Also, the reviews about feeding reptiles and using them to eat Flaming Hot Cheetos without getting orange fingers are pretty hilarious.

Bought a bottle of this "French Fizz" from TJ's last week. $5.99. They also have a rosé. I have previously confessed that I'm a sucker for reusable bottles which is why I bought it even though it doesn't even say "wine" on the label. Turns out, it's a perfectly fine, light white wine to sip on a hot summer afternoon. Alcohol level is 10.5%, also suited to warm weather. Not going to knock anyone's socks off but $5.99. And after I got home, I realized it does indeed say "wine" in small print on the back label 🙃

I tried a bag of these little lemon cookie thins from Aldi and enjoyed them. Picked up another bag and added the key lime and coconut versions today. They also have a chocolate chip version. Thin and crisp. Nice flavor, not too sweet. $2.45 for a bag of ~ 24 cookies. The ingredients are all pronounceable: