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I do it all the time. Get neck bones. 1/4 the price. Same taste. If you want to spend a little more, short ribs. dcarch

There are many types of sponges, including natural sponges. Interesting to read about natural sponges from WiKi: "------------------------------- Antibiotic compounds Sponges have medicinal potential due to the presence in sponges themselves or their microbial symbionts of chemicals that may be used to control viruses, bacteria, tumors and fungi.[89][90] Other biologically active compounds Lacking any protective shell or means of escape, sponges have evolved to synthesize a variety of unusual compounds. One such class is the oxidized fatty acid derivatives called oxylipins. Members of this family have been found to have anti-cancer, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties. One example isolated from the Okinawan plakortis sponges, plakoridine A, has shown potential as a cytotoxin to murine lymphoma cells ----------------" dcarch

Smashing the garlic with the knife is to make it easier to peel the skin off, not to make garlic paste. Although there is a nice technique to make paste with a knife. As I said, it's a very insignificant tip. I have many other more complicated tips on youtube. Here is one: For those who use the left hand to hold the knife and the right hand to smash, it make it easier to use the right hand to pick out the skin. Also there is always some small pieces of garlic which will stick to that side of the knife face as you are smashing. dcarch

Speaking of garlic, a very insignificant tip: For right-handed chefs, when you hold the knife with you left hand to smash garlic, try to have the knife edge face towards you right hand and smash. Because when you use the knife to scoop up the smashed garlic, you will be using the knife facing the otherway. This way you only have one face of the knife getting garlicky. Reverse the above if your are a lefty. dcarch

The Eclipse! A quick side for the highly promoted eclipse. Salad, Black Krim on Dad's Sunset tomatoes from the garden. Yeah, I am not going to run out of tomatoes for this year. dcarch

1. I am not sure you can actually melt lardo. You can get it to go very soft (if it is thin enough), but not melt like butter. 2. A heat gun is very hot. I don't think for what you need, you want it to be torch hot. dcarch

But if you look at a platypus, it comes with a tail that looks like a spatula. dcarch

For melting chocolate, not butter? dcarch

Use a convection oven. Or an electric heat gun. The one that looks like a hair dryer. dcarch

So, got to use up/keep up with the invasion of the Killer Tomatoes! dcarch

I like stainless steel. You can use "Easy-Off" on S.S. Only way you can clean the grease built up. dcarch

If you use a laser point, you will see that all splatter screens allow oil droplets through. It all depends on how small the perforations are. Using very small perforation screens also creates a steaming cooking environment. dcarch

Sorry! Organic is not good enough for me. I want free-range, non-caged yeast!. (going to check on my sourdough starter) dcarch

by coincidence, like LuiZhou, I also made Malabar Spinach and fish. Picked malabar spinach and tomato from my garden. Malabar done two ways, cooked and raw with tomato salad. With catfish sauteed in tamarind and calamondin orange sauce. dcarch

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Figs & Pigs pair well. dcarch

Amazing? Not at all. Today's catch: La Tomatina!!! Anyone? I don't can. I dehydrate. dcarch

I have about 80 plants, they are about 7' tall also. I use my "invisible staking system". It is working out nicely. Tomatoes are doing well. A box of 30 lbs going to a friend. dcarch

A dear couple of friends many years ago gave me an apple tree. Poor couple. They wanted children. They tried and tried. Went to fertility clinics, nothing. Went to folk "medicine man", nothing. Same thing with the apple tree. Beautiful lush big tree, but not fruitful. Then one year, the tree was loaded with sweet crispy apples. And the wife got pregnant the same year. Be careful dcarch

Don't worry about germs in sponges (for most people). Wash it once in a while. We really need some germs to improve our health. There are also studies linking sterile environment to obesity and allergies. At this point, our entire concept of modern health/medical care is to create weaker and weaker humans, and nastier and nastier germs. We spend (USA) each year $ 3,800,000,000,000.00 (nice profitable businesses) doing it. This $ does not even include all the sanitizers we use. I am alarmed to find sanitizer next to office building elevator up/down buttons. dcarch

Kim, Kim, Kim,----WoW! Wow! Wow!!! ------------------------------------ So, what to do with all the squashes from you garden? You friends will only take some of your squashes if you take some of their squashes. I guess I will just have to cook them. dcarch

Sponges have been in use by trillions and trillions of families worldwide every minute /second /hour for many many many years ------ How many people have died from using sponges??? At some point, they will say we should all stop breathing, there are germs in the air!!!! dcarch

People take poetic license. They will do anything to rhythm. Where can you find elephant in Oklahoma? Corn? Yes plenty. dcarch

As high as elephant's eye? Not yet, may be elephant's belly. dcarch

Speaking of dim sum. I was told that it really is supposed to be a breakfast thing. When I was in Hong Kong, the hotel was nearby a park. Every morning from my window, I saw a very typical Hong Kong thing, people exercising in the park: So beautiful. After exercising, then they would go and have dim sum. Is that still happening? dcarch