Katie Meadow

@blue_dolphin How do you like to make slaw with it? What else goes in? Do you use it by itself with oil or mix it into mano? What else do you do with it? I've got a bottle of the one pictured on the right.

I tried the Delice de Bourgogne cheese today. Delicious, and a deal at $14 lb. One thing, though, it's pretty salty, so beware if you are not a person who likes salt. Still, creamy x 3 and rather addictive.

A hallucinogenic bolete? What's not to like?

Another vote for burgers on toasted bread. I hardly ever eat beef any more but once in a blue moon I get a great yen for a green chile burger cooked on the grill. Usually it's an Italian batard, or it could be rye. I just find those buns to be inedible.

I thought for ten seconds about springing for a Vitamix, which was seriously discounted yesterday, but the truth is I use a Ninja bullet thing for smoothies and find that the Bamix immersion blender works great for creamed or blended soups. So my haul for Prime days was, to say the least, modest. The Sciara pistachio cream I like was reduced. My favorite cotton socks were heavily discounted, so I bought a pack of those. So,no serious investment that challenges my counter space. I can't bear spending time scrolling for deals. Usually I'm glad when Prime Day is over.

The one thing my granddaughters like more than a dip is a choice of dips. Do a taste test with them and give them three dipping sauces to pick from. Then let them rate them on a scale of something: flavor, dipworhiness, whatever is fun. Although I don't eat chicken nuggets I can imagine that honey-mustard or duck sauce might be a hit. The girls will dip just about anything in guacamole if it isn't too spicy. They also will drink soy sauce out of the bottle if given the chance, so Asian style dips that include soy sauce might appeal. A mild BBQ sauce would work. Then you can upgrade them to paprika aioli or hot queso.

There was grower at the Berkeley Farmers' for several years that sold fresh Piment d'Esptete peppers. They were delicious. I haven't been to the BFM in several years so I have no idea if those people are still there.

To respond "like" means the sun has not stated to set. That's just lovely.

Rare duck is stomach-cringy. But so is any rare poultry, as far as I'm concerned. I love that hanging Chinese BBQ duck. We used to make Bahn Mi with it. And also duck noodle soup. Now long gone, there was a great restaurant in Oakland Chinatown that served Duck Leg Pho. So good.

This is completely irrelevant, but I always loved the name The Violet hour. I also liked Bar None in SF. But the latest great name for a sports bar that only screens women's sports on the TVs is in Portland. It's called The Sports Bra.

Indeed. Unless you live in an isolated environment like a farm in the middle of nowhere, it doesn't seem necessary to store potatoes for the long term. I usually buy Yukon Golds and keep them in the fridge. Potatoes are my go-to when I've eaten through most of my shopping list. They seem fine for at least ten days. I don't know how much longer they would last in the fridge since I've never tested it.

It looks really good. Was it? What recipe did you use?

I'm sure that's the best place for them. There was an ongoing fifty year study on this, but of course it was recently axed.

Oh, so it WAS you! That looks exactly like mine!

Personally I din't think anyone should have to choose. If you've had a box grater for a million years you know what it's good for and what it's not. I love my box grater and I love my microplane for the things my box grater can't do. The Moulinex is a pretty fun gadget too. Mine mysteriously disappeared years ago.