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I made the coconut impossible pie and we enjoyed it. As I had a lot of limes on hand, I substituted some lime juice for some of the milk and also added some lime zest. Thanks for posting the recipe.

My mother used to cook up rhubarb, add strawberries and a package of strawberry jello. It had a fairly soft set and I loved it which is saying something because I detest rhubarb.

I'd add peach Melba and crepes Suzette. At least I think they were '60s.

I'm sure it must have been a slip of the finger but what is "1 inch thick"?

What suzilightning says. This is the brand I have.

To which I would add: d) they are much easier to clean.

Do CSAs count?

If you are doomed then I want to be doomed along with you. Looks delicious.

Jaynesb, can you elaborate on the cast iron plug in? I don't think I have ever heard of such a thing.

I looked for the frozen leeks but they did not appear to have any. We too really liked the triple ginger cookies. Interesting that Leo only likes the ginger cookies. We had a cat who loved Black Forest ham. Any other type of ham he would turn up his nose at, and refuse to eat, but man, he loved the BF. I shall download the Wegman's app. Great store, that.

Great article. Thank you.

I haven't noticed it in fish but I have noticed it in poultry. I was in a store recently where it stated that "up to 25% water by weight may have been injected". This was for either frozen chicken thighs or frozen drumsticks. The one that wasn't up to 25% injected with water was injected with up to 15%. I no longer buy frozen poultry.

Thanks, Mick. I'm taking the book back. Nice loaf, Smithy!

I just bought the book The Larousse Book of Bread. All of the recipes call for sourdough starter as an ingredient including croissants and various sweet doughs. I have never seen sourdough called for in croissants and that includes the course I took at Le Cordon Bleu when I took a course on Vienoisserie. I am a bit confused. Can someone enlighten me as to why croissants, brioche and other sweet breads are better made with sourdough?

We have now tried the Trader Joe's Rice Medley, the frozen stuff, and it is very good. I would happily buy it again.

I have purchase local strawberries three times now and have yet to have any sweet ones. They are on the tart side and have little flavour. Others in the area in which I live have said the same thing. Maybe it is just an off year for them. The berries, that is.

Rotuts, thanks for the link.

I have had both gas ranges and induction ranges. I much prefer induction. I now have a cook top, not a range and it is induction. I would not own anything but induction any more.

Smithy, I too took that class, and learned a lot. He is a terrific teacher.

According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, each person is allowed to bring back into Canada from The U.S. 20 kg. of dairy products. Here comes the caveat though - if the value is over $20 it MAY be subject to duty. Seems to me these rules were made a long time ago as $20 sure as heck doesn't get you anywhere near 20 kg. of dairy anything. I have brought back cheese and butter and have never had a problem.

Anna, your breakfasts the past few days reminded me of my mother's. Every day, without fail, she had bread and cheese for breakfast.

I occasionally go to Whole Foods as they have a few things I can't find any where else. If I ever buy anything there that is sold by weight, I'll be sure to weigh it when I get home.

Quinoa looks good. Next time I make it I will follow this recipe through the cooking stage but use my own add-ins. One of the things I like in quinoa (and couscous) is some form of dried fruit such as chopped dried apricots, raisins, etc.

I have the silicone beater but don't remember if it is a KA or some other brand. I do know it was specifically made for the KA. I also remember that there was more than one type of silicone beater and the one you bought depended on the model of KA that you had. That said, mine does not make any sort of thumping noise, in fact, it doesn't make any unusual noise at all, but I have only ever used it when there was something in the bowl to mix.