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The little bit of the bakery we saw in the photo looked amazing. Sometimes I am so grateful that our local city has nothing to offer in the way of baked goods (and if it does...please don't tell me about it.)

My favorite living comedian, Danny Bhoy, once again quoted in this blog, on the Scottish Diet....We in Scotland officially have the worst diet in the world. Everything...deep fried.

Warning: long story: We now have a cleaning lady who comes every two weeks. She's has become a young friend which is lovely. She's the age of our youngest. She and her husband are financially worth ten of us. I note that only because most cleaning ladies are not financially well off. She owns the cleaning company but loves to clean and picks her clients according to some set of criteria...mostly old and to quote her own words concerning me... 'you really are a dear old lady'. Background now set. Her husband has some kind of incredible job where he travels a lot and last month he and the other executives went on a fishing trip where he caught many salmon. Neither my friend nor her husband like salmon at all. Today, cleaning day, every second Tuesday, she brought me I'd say roughly $75.00 worth of freshly caught salmon frozen professionally in water. I was stunned to put it mildly. Talk about an unexpected food gift. I am now going to make her a raspberry pie ice cream. Like my apple pie ice cream, but with raspberries. Oh, and feed her some salmon cooked by Ed in two weeks time. She said she cooked it once and it was just awful.

And that is why? Personal or what if I may ask?

Reviving this topic after 7 years. The December/January issue of Cook's Country has a recipe for Chickpea Fries (Panisse, Panissa, Panelle...depending upon where you live). They are now a popular restaurant snack in Boston at Chickadee. They really appeal to me...I could not live without chickpeas in some form or other...and I wonder if anyone has tried them in this format. Sending Ed for some chickpea (gram, besan) flour in the next shopping jaunt.

Very interesting. The choices for gluten-free are becoming so much greater and I am finding pretty much no problems at all in cooking and eating gluten free. I'm not celiac but find I do much better WITHOUT gluten in my life. Now...about the problems of being dairy free...mainly the loss of good cheese.

Welcome to the forum, Sipegaos123.

Welcome to the forum. I am definitely not a no fat, no oil vegan, but our daughter is and I could do with some treat recipes to make for her. Alas, I find it quite difficult to feed her.

Lots left to learn and with luck, master. Still drowning learning about the various flours. Made the same cookie using two different gluten-free flours...Bob's Red Mill and Robin Hood, and the cookies came out somewhat differently. Hmmm....

Made my first loaf of gluten-free bread in a machine with a gluten-free setting...my second-hand Breadman stainless steel bargain. Again I used a whole wheat recipe from All Recipes. The loaf has a good texture...if you like 'substantial'...and we do. The shape turned out pretty well...except the top fell, apparently a common problem with gluten-free homemade loaves. I'll try other recipes as time goes by. Ate my new loaf of bread toasted for breakfast today with almond butter and prune spread. Very good. So far the breads I've made taste far better toasted than un-toasted.

I give neighbors and friends food gifts, usually chocolate-dipped glacé ginger or a container of ice cream, their pick of flavor.

Sorry...I am missing the meaning of your post. Do remember that I am in my dotage...

Apparently our nearby Sobeys carries it along with 4 other local stores. Still...if I can make decent gluten-free bread I will do so.

Definitely the best of all the grocery store ones. Sobey's carries it near us. Thanks.

First time I've stepped into a second-hand store in a couple of years. Ed wanted to look for some electrical connections so I said..OK. Went to the kitchen section and lo! and behold! a very modern up-to-date breadmaker for $18.00 complete with the needed gluten-free setting. I could hardly believe my luck.

Made my first gluten-free bread in my bread machine which has no gluten free setting. The loaf will not win prizes for shape, but it is delicious. Recipe for whole wheat bread from All Recipes. Thinking about getting a new bread machine....

Nutella. We had read so much about it and then one time while in our home away from home (Moab, UT) we bought a jar and tried it. Thought it was sickeningly sweet and not much else. Gave it to the motel cleaning ladies. OTOH, I bought a slab of couverture Gianduja (the precursor to Nutella) to use in making chocolates and really enjoyed it.

OK. What I don't understand is when and how mac and cheese became a Thanksgiving tradition.

Went searching for your suggestion only to find that Amazon.ca (Canada) carries it but currently it is unavailable with no foreseeable date to be availalbe. And during my searching came across an inexpensive, but outdated looking, one at Lee Valley (not in the Christmas catalog which lists only a far more expensive but up-to-date looking one, and I think I'll order it. Thanks for your help...it did lead me to what we need.

Promise bread you say? The very one I have been using since I found it. Thanks. Still a king's ransom to pay for... And thank you.

We really need one. Ed cooks all the roasts and to tell the truth, he overcooks them substantially...fear of eating undercooked meat I guess. I see that a very reputable Canadian company has one for sale at around $42.00 (Ca$), but that the prices of the less expensive ones begin at $12.99 (Ca$). I don't really want to pay over $40.00 for a thermometer which will be used only a few times per year...but on the other hand, I don't want to buy a cheap one which turns out not to have been worth buying at all. Any advice greatly appreciated.

This is brand new to me. I had to reach 81 years of age to find out that I can no longer tolerate either gluten or dairy. Avoiding dairy...while heartbreaking...oh cheese...oh cheese...is simple. There are now so many easy to buy or make dairy substitutes available. And you can use them just in just about any recipe. Not so for bread. I've been using a bread machine for a good number of years now but have never looked for a recipe for making gluten-free bread. I know they are available online and in books which I could either buy or get through my library. But what I would really like is to attend a workshop on the subject. Second to that, read of any useful experiences that any eGer has had finding a good recipe for making the bread in a machine. (Yes, I know I should learn to make bread by hand, but it ain't gonna happen.) Thanks.

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2022/10/j-m-smucker-knew-about-jifs-salmonella-trouble-but-did-not-report-it-as-required-by-law/?utm_source=Food+Safety+News&utm_campaign=2963703d83-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f46cc10150-2963703d83-40727769 But will anyone go to jail for this disgraceful and criminal (well, in my eyes at least) act?

No photos. Just made and froze 9 containers of Martha Stewart's (with some changes, of course) chicken soup. And 8 containers of Ratatouille. Each container is one meal for two persons (us).

Welcome to the forum, xDraug. And welcome to the cooking life. And I have to admit that I was 67 years old before it ever hit me, so you have such a headstart on my learning curve.