Darienne

I was lucky enough to have a longstanding relationship with John. Many years ago now I asked him for help in making what i thought would be a nostalgic meal for my friend Annette's dear father Carl. Carl had lived for many years in SA and was now at 99 years old living with Annette in Canada. The two of them, plus two somewhat disagreeable Border Collies, came once a month for lunch. The joke turned out to be on me. Carl's late wife had been British, a terrible cook, and Carl had never eaten any South African dishes at all. He did what I made and seemed very pleased. I also received a lot of information from John about his intended voyage to this side of the globe. Sad to say, it never took place. Just this morning I received a lovely long letter from John's partner, Elizabeth. She is also an enthusiastic cook and liked to hear about John's relationship with eGullet. I have a feeling she might well join the forum. We will all miss John's always interestings posts and I will miss a dear man who had become a friend.

Been there, done that, but usually on my T-shirt or sweater.

Yes I wear a long apron which has a bib, with long ties that do up at the front. I'm not as steady as I used to be and this keeps my clothes clean. I do have a collection of aprons including one which alludes to my former status as an amateur chocolatier.

Soft boiled eggs...also hard boiled which then takes in Devilled Eggs. Runny egg whites in any guize. I had an unfortunate episode with runny egg whites when I was three or four years old and WWII was going on. A British baby sitter, straight no doubt from food deprived Great Britain and food coupons, insisted that I eat this soft boiled egg she had made for me. She wasn't going to allow this little obstinate girl to waste a precious egg. Well, the egg finally went down and then came back up and I don't think I had an egg in any form until I was...well I don't recall when. Now I love fried eggs...cooked in the way Ed cooks them...which is the way his French-Canadian mother fried them. And omelets and scrambled...I do my own. And Egg Foo Young which I make when we make Chinese food.

I've been dragging this forum and not reading it for some time now. Today I did. Great fun. I've used a cornstarch base for many years now with great success. paulraphael was my first ice cream mentor. Two years ago a friend from NJ gave me the Cuisinart Commercial Quality Ice Cream & Gelato Maker. She had no intentions of ever using it. And I gave away my much used second-hand machine with the bowl you have to freeze first (can't remember its name, purchased for $5 in Moab, Utah, our old stomping grounds, at our favorite second hand store). I've no idea any more of where I found my recipe originally and of course I've changed it somewhat to satisfy my ice cream loving husband. I couldn't begin to tell you how many hundreds of batches of ice cream I have made. Go for it eGers!

What are you checking them against? Are they listed somewhere? I can't find them on the article that Chrome Dome posted.

Went to this topic and read most of it going back one day. I'm not cooking anymore at all except for gluten free brownies...bad timing on Ed's part, ending up gluten intolerant at 84...and ice cream. I've been basically bedridden since the summer with no idea when it will end...if at all. Ed is doing all the cooking and food prep now. Life is not fair and that's that. Some of you know my story. Surgery followed by loss of ability to function as I had my entire life. I'll just leave it there as this is both public and about cooking. I miss the cooking. I miss the forum but can't push myself to follow any of it. Some things just don't get better or have solutions. There is still a small ray of hope left but this weekend saw a decrease in that small ray. Sorry all. And thanks for so many good years.

Learning to make ice cream...which I don't care for and working with chocolate and candying orange peels and ginger. But I have to say it was and is mostly the people for me. My very first friends were HeidiH and Andiesenji and Lior who lives in Israel.

Cooking, as other than a loathed chore, came late to me. I recall I was 67 at the time I joined eGullet and the sun began to shine on my cooking life. Loved it for years. Learned so much, tried such new recipes, and made a lot of good friends. Then my health failed this last December and I haven't cooked since. I can't. I have kept the friends thank heavens. My thanks to all of you for your friendship and help. .

Fascinating. Thanks.

No useful thoughts or questions. We bought an air fryer last year and I think we've used it twice. During this time our son has come twice to visit and lend a hand. He uses it constantly.

Section of what store/s please?

Ed shops at No Frills, FreshCo, and Superstore mainly. We have Sobeys but Ed considers them too expensive and the only thing we get there are Poblanos. We got Promise bread there before it was carried at Superstore.

Thanks for the reply. I'm overwhelmed right this minute and not sure about buying M&M stuff. We never have before but I'll send Ed in next trip to get a copy of their products if they have a printed version.

No Farm Boy, alas.