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On 6/4/2023 at 12:54 PM, curls said:
I use binder clips for chip bags and other bags without zip tops. That should work for your Xochitl corn chips. The GripStics are nice for sealing the large end of pastry bags.
I use cloths pegs
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No photo, but the other day I made a nice vegan stir-fry with soba noodles left over from a previous soup.
It was only vegan because I forgot the prawns, though.
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On 7/24/2023 at 6:27 AM, gulfporter said:
Ready made?? In deli, in freezer?? I'm intrigued!
We see ready to eat "slow cooked" bags of pork shanks in sauce in the store sometimes, but more often lamb shanks because this is Australia. There is a whole section of pre-cooked sous-vide stuff, most of which is ok.
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r/chefknives is closed due to reddit stupidity
It would be good to post location when asking about purchases. My recommendations in Australia might not help you.
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I haven't tried Starbucks' instant coffee but the roaster that supplies my coffee joints makes a surprisingly decent instant called Magic Bogan* Dust.
*Bogan: an insulting word for a person whose way of dressing, speaking, and behaving is thought to show their lack of education and low social class**
**social class, not economic class. Probably even more derogatory is "Cashed-up Bogan"
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One time in DC we went to the local coffee shop near where we were staying and had probably the worst espresso drink of my life. After that it was the Starbucks across the street, where the coffee was consistently average. Can't drink their drip but the espresso is adequate, not up to Melbourne standards and they haven't done well in Australia. Then again, you can get a coffee in the afternoon there and it is a good place to hang out, which isn't really part of our coffee culture. I confess to liking a little darker roast than you usually get here.
And green tea frappuccino. No syrup and extra matcha. Guilty pleasure.
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12 hours ago, Duvel said:
But truth to be told: Orange flavor doesn’t work for me in G&T, so it didn’t really had a chance to win me over.
I found it worked well in a Negroni and some other drinks. Wouldn't be my first choice for a G&T
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5 hours ago, dcarch said:
There is a spot in my garden where I feel will be perfect for a fig tree. So I started to dig for the fig. About 18" down, I found this huge boulder. I estimate it weights about 500 lbs. I really like this spot so I need to fig ure out how to get this monster out from the deep pit.
I decided I need to split the boulder into many smaller pieces.
Today, I managed to split it into two. It got too hot. I will try again tomorrow.
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I'd consider just planting the tree over top of the rock. Figs can have pretty aggressive roots. The larger varieties can benefit from being a bit root bound so I don't think the rock will do any harm.
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Haven't tried those two but am fond of the Sevilla Orange. Tanqueray seems to have the ability to change up gin but still make a tasty product rather than some who seem to come up with an idea and then produce it without worrying about whether it is any good.
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1 minute ago, heidih said:
Love NZ spinach! So by casserole it was baked with maybe a crunchy topping? Different countries, different terms.
I prefer real spinach but this is much easier to grow. Picking the leaves off the vines is a bit tedious. Topping is sunflower seeds and a sprinkle of paprika. I toasted the seeds this time but they tasted a bit burnt. Of course I used a can of Campbells mushroom soup. What would you call this?
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Lazy meal of tuna casserole with leftover spaghetti and warrigal greens. The warrigal greens are like spinach (also called New Zealand spinach) but really need to be blanched. I have a large patch of volunteers growing in what should be lawn.
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3 hours ago, heidih said:
Well we didn't have rice noodles. But mostly it is a generic label for a dish with variations - noodles, vegetables, sauces - filling and cheap. (like chop suey). The authenticity train generally crashes in my experience when we factor in migration and ingredient avaiability.
I understand the wheat. I don't understand the crispy.
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On 6/12/2023 at 8:43 AM, liuzhou said:
Also, chao mian in China uses soft noodles of any description, but are usually wide, flat noodles. The crispy chow mein noodles (a tautology if there ever was one) are unknown here. Also the type of chow mein that comes with the brown sauce is unknown here. The dish may include some soy sauce, but more as a seasoning than a sauce.
Sounds like you are saying that the crispy fried wheat noodle, brown sauce (god awful) variety found in North America is an American invention in spite of the interesting linguistic similarities to what you find in China.
If I understand correctly, the early Chinese immigrants to N America (California initially and then spread eastward with the building of the railways in the US and Canada) were Cantonese. Perhaps someone can correct me if I am wrong. So I wonder how they would have morphed their soft rice noodles into crispy wheat noodles.
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Read that. I wonder why companies think they can expand so rapidly rather than working for steady growth that can weather changes. Of course sales will slow after the initial surge. But maybe they are happy to leave the lenders to hold the bag.
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My understanding is the salt is a necessary part of lactobacillus fermentation, not just to block pathogens. you don't want salt, don't do anaerobic fermentation. I don't think anyone can give you the minimum amount because there are so many variables in how the fermentation occurs and what nasties might be introduced before sealing in the fermentation vessel. If someone uses a very low amount of salt and lives, that doesn't mean you will.
The standard is 2-3% salt by weight - but look it up - don't trust me. There are lots of resources on line. That isn't terribly much and my sauerkraut tastes fine to me. You can always rinse it off before eating. There are also resources for how to recognise relatively benign stuff like kahm yeast from mold. My advice is to try following a recipe before mucking with it.
Hope this helps.
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18 hours ago, pastrygirl said:
Two ounces per person or a pound a day would probably be a reasonable portion. Does this group eat cheese in reasonable portions?
I'd say double or triple for teenagers and for any very active people
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Spargle and boiled potatoes with melted butter and a kölsch to wash it down. Thanks for the suggestion @Duvel!
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Modernist Cuisine At Home has a "Fat-Free" [nearly] Mac and Cheese that is worth making once anyway. I say that because it uses an insane amount of cheese (550 g) to cook 180 g dry macaroni.
Basically you sous vide the cheese with 500 ml water at 80 C for 30 min which extracts the cheese flavour into the water and then cook the macaroni in the water.
They add sugar, salt, and cauliflower puree, too.
I wonder if there are other water soluble flavours that could be extracted this way, too? Smoked salmon? Olive oil?
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20 hours ago, weinoo said:
I can see how that recipe works really well, but I'm always of the feeling that mac and cheese is a baked dish. You know, for the crusty parts.
Stovetop Mac and Cheese is popular, too. I was never much of a fan until my partner started making some that is pretty nice. Different texture but not as weird as modernist imo
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2 hours ago, Duvel said:
I'm not super fond of the texture of this but it is a cool way to work with different cheeses. Still make it occasionally.
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If I'm going to remove the pith, might as well remove the seeds too. I do remove the stuff to manage heat sometimes.
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On 3/11/2014 at 8:44 PM, Shalmanese said:
Chicken Parma is an Australian shortened version of Chicken Parmigiana which means "Chicken in the style of Parma", a region of Italy that produces both Parma ham and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. While all 3 are a products of the same region, the primary cheese used on Chicken Parma is usually mozzarella or some other kind of melting cheese (with Parmigiano as a secondary cheese) and ham seems to be entirely an Australian innovation.
On 7/22/2021 at 12:06 PM, haresfur said:This brings up the great cultural divide between people who say "parma" and people who say "parmi"
When people roll out the argument that it must be parmi because of "Parmigiano-Reggiano" I roll out the "in the style of Parma" argument. Mostly just to tweak them, I don't really care.
But this leads to a discussion on whether it does or doesn't have anything to do with the cheese made in the style of Parma. I started doubting myself that an Australian Parma/i doesn't use Parmigiano cheese. From this topic, it often does not. However, I've seen people advocate Parmigiano in the breading or mixed with the mozzarella.
In the interest of science I added Parmigiano to the mozzarella for my parma tonight. Have to say it was pretty nice (although I didn't have any ham in the house, Parma or otherwise). It may be a keeper.
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Freezing chilies works pretty well if you are going to cook with them. Pickling is good too. Or you can lacto-ferment them for hot sauce.
You can also take jalapeños and stuff them with cream cheese, goat cheese or whatever, batter them and fry in oil. Good with beer. That would use up a fair number of them.
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What is so great about Starbucks?
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I dunno, on my trip to N America this year, I stayed with so many friends who drank bad coffee at home I was glad to get to a Starbucks. It's funny how people complain about how expensive it is to go out for coffee but are accepting of the cost of going out for a beer or a meal. Hey, I don't smoke cigarettes, coffee is a pretty benign vice.