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Ha! I wouldn't order the garlic again - it was a very small head of garlic and I paid an extra 50 cents for it. The mango smells good and I have it in the fridge, will try it soon.

Including tax & shipping that box was ~$30.

Instant Pot black beans from Melissa Clark's "Dinner in an Instant". I've made this recipe a few times, I really like the combination of peppers and spices that Melissa Clark recommends adding to the beans.

Salad with lettuce, Instant Pot black beans, persimmon, steak, and boiled egg.

The contents of my late December Misfits Market box. Package got lost for a few days and while everything looked great, some of the greens were a bit floppy (they were fine for cooking but not for salads). The mandarin oranges were fantastic. I think I'll give Imperfect a try next.

Had time for some baking and candy making and wanted to bring some cheer to the neighbors. @patris thank you for the marshmallow recipe; I really like how they turned out!

Recently I bought a new NordicWare cake pan. Baked a cake today using the included recipe. Very tasty almond cake! I was concerned that the cake might not come out of the pan nicely but I softened butter, brushed it in with a silicone brush, and coated the butter with flour. It came out of the pan perfectly!

Indeed, that is what you do for the single serving hot chocolate bombs. They also make larger ones that make a few cups of hot chocolate -- if that is the case, bring milk to a simmer in a pot and add the hot chocolate bombs to the milk, let melt, stir, and pour into suitable drinking vessels. https://player.vimeo.com/video/296300793

Hmm... maybe I should reconsider! I like blue_dolphin's idea of a raspberry hot chocolate with Chambord. 🙂 Still, make mine with dark chocolate. 😉

I’d go with your regular hot chocolate recipe and add pink marshmallows. I don’t care for the taste of the Ruby chocolate - tastes somewhat red fruity and acidic. But my taste in chocolate is more Valrhona Caribe or Jivara.

NPR article: Food Banks Partner With Fishermen To Get Nutritious Local Fish To The Hungry : Shots - Health News - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/25/949643418/fishermen-team-up-with-food-banks-to-help-hungry-families

Yes, at some point during the sale Whole Foods in Vienna was selling the earlier cheeses at 55% off! The cheese drawer in our fridge is full. One of tomorrow’s meals will be bread, cheese, and fruit. I agree with @weinoo, the La Tur is one of our favorites too. Just tried it because of the cheese sale, glad we did. We finished the first La Tur and I picked up a second one.

I think @Kerry Bealhas the small Big Green Egg up north. It has shown up in a variety of her Manitoulin eGullet blogs.

@Elkyfr what sort of colors are you using? Are they cocoa butter colors, water based, or oil based? You need to use cocoa butter colors when working with moulded chocolates. Please tell us more about your process so that people can offer assistance.

Thank you for the suggestion!

So, @Kerry Bealdid you make this sticky toffee pudding with 15 grams of butter? I’ll see about rereading that Manitoulin thread tomorrow!

Looks like Misfits Market is having shipping issues in my area. Definitely understandable given the uptick in the use of shipping for vaccines, pandemic shopping, and holiday shopping. My box was supposed to arrive Saturday, FedEx says it will arrive on the 26th, Misfits Market said Saturday and is now saying Monday. I’m guessing that FedEx’s estimate is correct. I’m going to stop my subscription and try again mid-January. Thankfully I can get delivery from Wegmans & Whole Foods.

It is wonderful when you can do something to help. Glad you can make their lives brighter. Wishing all the best to your friend’s husband.

Browsing this topic and missing this year's Santa's Spectactular Tonawanda Workshop. @patrisI hope that you are doing well. Hopefully you will be able to do this again in 2021.

Sourdough English Muffin Bread - uses a nice bit of sourdough discard. Recipe from Andrew Janjigian of wordloaf https://wordloaf.substack.com/p/sourdough-english-muffin-bread-874.

Another day, another cheese at Whole Foods for their 12 days of cheese. Stopped by the store around 8pm and there was plenty of the cheese of the day available. I rather liked this one. In the picture you can see that they had two sealed wheels of the day's cheese and a few packages of already portioned cheese. Has anyone else been shopping the sale? What is availability like in your area? I'm wondering if the pandemic is making it easier to obtain since others have reported problems in previous years.

More information on the trend, https://www.ecolechocolat.com/en/chocolate-blog/hot-chocolate-bombs.html.

I’m planning to make collards break character and but-a-nut soup (courtesy of my Misfits Market box). Has anyone made these recipes? If so, do you have any advice to offer?

It all looks delicious @Shelby. So glad you liked the gyros, they look perfect!

Another salad with Vivian Howards' LGD. Probably more nibbles than greens but it was tasty. 😉