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I am assuming that 6 pieces of lime means 6 limes? And the photo on Kicking Back in Manitoulin...did you cover the cake with whipping cream in the end? Thanks.

Several years ago we rented a completely empty house for a few months. Amongst the stuff that we bought at second hand stores and flea markets and dollar stores, etc, etc, were a few pairs of what my Mother would have called glass curtains, the sheers which went under the drapes. Brought them home with us and amongst their many uses was just what you are discussing: draining large amounts of yoghurt. You could buy some at a second hand store probably as few people apparently use them any more.

Where is the 'aarrrgghhh!' button?

Fortunately we are not a toast-eating home.

We realize that's all it was...a lemon. But there were no more to be had and life in the heat without a toaster oven was not to be endured for long. We don't have a lot of choice in our region.

OK. I give up. I can't find a meaning for CATO. Thanks.

The die is cast and the large Breville Smart Oven, Best Buy, $110 CDN dollars off at $239.00 (plus Ontario sales tax...arrgghh) has been purchased. The Oster was returned to Costco and none was in stock. We have 30 days to do whatever we are going to do about the Breville and be able just to return it to the store or buy a two-year warranty which Consumers Report says is usually a waste of money and the very first thing is to check the oven against our oven thermometer (which currently at least is more or less accurate.) And thus we go forth.

The best I can say of the Bon Appetit recipe is that it's mainly throwing stuff into a blender.

Thanks to Anna N who is kicking back in Manitoulin, we have found our rocking recipe for 2017...well, until mid-year anyhow: Yotam Ottolenghi's Cauliflower Cake liberally doused in Romesco Sauce courtesy of Bon Appetit. First we ate it pretty warm...and then we ate the rest pretty cold. Loved it both ways. Thanks Anna.

I was about to start a Toaster Oven 2017 topic when I fell across this topic. Hooray. Now that I have read it through thoroughly I am beginning to think that the Oster which we recently bought at Costco (see Kerry Beal's post above, Sept 16, 2016) is simply a lemon. Not that the basic product is a lemon...but that we got a lemon. It takes forever to heat up...if you can even get it to 400 degrees and then after you put in your food item...it loses so much heat and never gets back to the original temperature...implying that you could get it in the first place. So, back it goes tomorrow as planned before finding this topic, and perhaps they'll still have another one in stock which we can try. Obviously it works very well for others...maybe we'll be lucky this time. (Unless someone has something else to add. The Breville Smart Oven is $350.00 in Canada.)

Is it lemon or is it lime? And could you give your recipe please? I'd love to try it. And I've found that I can always sub lime for lemon in my current favorites. Thanks.

Best news, Liuzhou.

Just reporting in that the Cauliflower cake was delicious with the Romesco sauce. Gave some to our dog walking neighbors to try. Quite different. We loved it. Thanks again.

I am delighted to say that we are having Cauliflower Cake for supper tonight. Thanks for the recipe and photos, Anna & Blue Dolphin.

Delighted to report that our model is not among those with the possible cracked blade problem.

We have a new 12-cup Cuisinart FP-12C Series. I have no complaint about how it runs. And I don't know anything about the blade...although I'll Google it now. What I loathe about it...and suspect that it applies to most if not all new kitchen appliances...is the size and weight.

Interesting, but no mention of making the base with cornstarch, our got-to recipe. Skimmed through the ice cream maker section. Yes, we are on a low budget for such things and just amateur homemakers so I looked up the ICE-100 maker which is what we have used for a long time now. It's $49.00 in the States...$89.00 in Canada. Yup. That's how it is. Always. And as for the heat problem...I use two small bungee cords and place two plastic coated ice paks around the machine and it does a fine job. True, I can't make back to back portions of ice cream...but I can easily do one a day and sometimes even two a day.

We have a most amazing crop of Hawberries this year. Never seen anything like it. Hop Ironwood fruits also. I suspect it's a mast year for them.

And so we are off again. Good!

Sorry. I'm from the far frozen north and don't recognize what these are. Thanks.

I also get most of my new recipe from the web. I gave away a lot of cookbooks a few months ago...but it's time again.

If I ever get to choose a new sink again...I would pick one large enough to fit in a cookie sheet. And we always stick with Moen faucets. They are guaranteed for life and you can go to the supplier and get new bits for them if necessary for free.

When our youngest was born...about 52 years ago...I was in the Jewish General in Montreal. The food was terrific and it was here that I was introduced to that wonder of wonders: cheese bagels with sour cream and a bit of jam.

Quoting from Larry Olmsted, Real Food, Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating & What You Can Do About It, p.79: "While it is easy to make fun of retailers like Walmart, Costco and BJ's, these quantity-focused companies have enormous leverage over producers and suppliers, whom they often force to adhere to higher standards. " This quote comes from the section on fish, but is expanded to say that industry experts say that these "big-box stores" are more to be trusted than regular groceries stores. Olmsted also speaks favorably of Trader Joe's and Whole Food in this capacity. Interesting book.

My late Mother used to love to go into the hospital...they gave her hot tea in bed every morning. She was not a foodie. She hated cooking and it showed.