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I didn't know hostas were edible! I'll have to give mine a try. How do you prepare them? Stir fry is great. I use the young shoots for salads. Hosta flowers are also edible. So are daylily flowers. dcarch

Wonderful spring veggies. Some are even free. dcarch Daylily stems are tender and mild Hosta shoots are better than endive, Ramps are getting to be glamorous. Fiddlehead fern season is only a few days.

Two kinds of celery leaves on the same plant actually. The tougher ones on the top,I use these for cooking, and the very tender yellowish young ones in the center. I use these for salads. dcarch

That's why once you have used a Chinese cleaver, you will never use any other knife again. dcarch

It took me a little while; I finally was able to get a whole duck. I mean WHOLE duck (everything minus feathers). Duck is delicious the many ways you make it. There are many classic recipes for making ducks. I have done most typical duck recipes. Duck a l'Orange, Peking duck --------. However, to me, duck has many parts, each part require a different way of cooking to make the best of it. The skin, the breast meat, the legs, feet, wings, liver, guts, bones --------. For the many dishes I will be making, here is how I completely deconstructed the duck. dcarch

Something for you to consider: I have a water distiller which I use to make 100% pure water. Very interesting that when I serve pure water to friends, I often get the same reaction, "Hey, do you realize that your water has gone bad? it tastes funny." dcarch

Can you be a little more specific? Not suitable in what way? Taste? tenderness? etc? dcarch

I just bought a duck. I mean A whole duck! The only missing part were the feathers. I will be using every part of it. dcarch

Not exactly food. I had a case of large bottles of soda inside my car. The car was parked under the sun on a hot hot summer day. A few bottle exploded. A sticky syrupy coating was on everything, and into all the seat covers, carpets ----etc. dcarch

There may be some truth in this. Microwaved water, just like boiled water, has no air in it. It could have stifled the roots. dcarch

A lot of the fear comes from the the confusion between radiation and radioactivity. That's why you hear "nuking" your food used. dcarch

I have ways of making small quantities of: 1. Beating one egg. 2. One serving of whipped cream. 3. Chopping very small quantities of anything. I will post when I have a little more time this weekend. dcarch

Jenni, the idiyappam and (kerala) vegetable stew is so great looking. I am thankful of all the creative vegetable dishes you post. ChrisTaylor, very impressive Alinea inspired dinner. So elegant!. Nothing wrong with your rack of lamb either. Blether, lovely lamb shoulder. Dejah, both vegetarian and carnivore lasagna look delicious. robirdstx, Wow! Nice duck breast with incredible skin treatment. David Ross, nice plating for the pork chop dish. Kim, very delectable PopsicleToze’s Steak. menuinprogress, your pork tenderloin looks perfectly done. C. sapidus, you can make a simple chicken wing dish look , Kayb, Is it time for BLT? I just planted my tomatoes a few days ago. I will check later and see how many ripe tomatoes I have. :-) . rarerollingobject, Mushroom foraged saffron milkcaps, You are truly amazing. Thai salad, I will say it again, no one can out do you in the art of salad making. Ann_t, Happy Easter! Very tempting chocolate eggs. ------------------------------------------- Made seafood salad, crab meat, squid and shrimps, on jicama and home-grown lettuce. Black rice on the side. dcarch

I mostly put the core in the blender and make smoothies. dcarch

Spinning off from the other mango thread. Mangoes are heavenly. Except opening one can be messy and slippery, especially ripe ones. How do you do it? dcarch

Bacon is fun. dcarch

No sous vide bacon? dcarch

This is what I do if I have a large main dish that I have to keep hot (not just warm) for the entire meal: I have my main dish on a ceramic platter, and the platter on my cast iron griddle, and the griddle on a table-top butane stove. The cast iron griddle is to help the heat distribution to be more even. I have done this many times. I have never cracked a platter or plate. dcarch

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How do you eat your grapefruit? I basically use a small tea spoon to scoop out the segments. dcarch

I have one. For me, it is a useless tool. I don't get the serrated edge on both edges. Does anyone cut counterclockwise? dcarch

Ann_T, I have not seen rhubarb in our area yet. I will have to give Rhubarb Galette a try. C. sapidus, the Jalapeno-baked haddock with simmered tomato-jalapeno sauce, lookes great. Shelby, what are you doing!? So many great dishes, especially the Puff pastry stuffed with prosciutto, asparagus and baby Swiss. Corinna, must be great to work for a winery. robirdstx, Spaghetti and Meatballs may be simple, but the photo shows the Spaghetti is expertly done. Kim, I don’t make Beef Stroganoff often, Please invite me the next time. You might as well invite me for the shrimp tacos too. :-). Pam Brunning, wonderful plating. Dakki, your Cochinita pibil is like the sun shining. rarerollingobject, without a doubt, you are the salad diva. SobaAddict70, Yumyum Tagliatelle with broccoli "pesto". Prawncrackers, thank you for the picture tutorial of the making of the dover sole. Dejah, that is a magnificent Steak and Kidney Pie. ChrisTaylor, I have done a few pork belly with crackling skin. I can tell yours is scrumptious. -------------------------- I made sous vide ginger scallion chicken breasts, sprinkled with coconut and pecan powder, on stir fried daikon. dcarch

You can easily have a lot of hot plates for a dinner party. I have a lot of small shop towels whcih I got from Home Depot. I just wet them and place them in between each plate and stack the plates. I put the stack of plates inside the microwave. Soon I will have hot plates for everyone to enjoy their food. dcarch

Yes I built the green house. I have been using it for many years now. It went thru many snow and wind storms. Looks like it will be good for many more years. After the removal, it does not take up much room for storing. The video is an old video. I will be planting my seedlings in it in a day or so. By the time I remove it come 5/1 or 5/10, my tomato plant will be fruiting already. dcarch