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@Alex thank you for this ref. Im a fan of Chef Howard, her books , and her PBS series . she has great talent , which you see in the shows and her books. it is sad that her flagship restaurant after so much effort and talent has closed. I am pleased she sees new ideas to get her dishes out there to people. good for her.

the Penzey's Sweet Curry is so similar to BOS chinatown and others in y area Id say this is what many people think of Curry powder It might very similar , to a good quality curry powder on a supermarkets shelf. can't see chinatown et al using something more rarefied . ie Maharajah

@blue_dolphin thanks for that I do enjoy price comparisons. BTW : Just to be sure : I had a second very small pour. I tiny bit more water W ! ;;1.3d w smooth , just a hint of 'bite ' flavor : Just right , and well made .

wel, I had to try it out : that's a Rorary glass small one. a bit of an over pour. 1 unit Whisky 1/4 or so unit cold water never ice. quite tasty i do say. [ed.: rotuts has the glass .why not use it appropriately.]

@TdeV time is tenderness not . done-ness re rare , medium R etc. if you cook what you had longer at those temps it might be a bit more tender , nothing more . if you are cooking SV ' for dinner ' vs re heat time your result for your convince .

@TdeV Looks good. SV time , at 132 F is about tenderness . not ' done-ness ' Im personally please your tries Pork , as a lower temp. if what you've made was not ass tender as you might have liked : more time at those temps. if you felt your chop was user done : pat it dry , and sear it in a hot pan for just enough ime to get some color . try that .

Went to TotalWine this AM https://www.totalwine.com my area Over the Years , i thought Id get : this whisky , as ive had it before but for the TiaMaria . the first bottle of the LVGN 16 YO was at this same store : 57 USD. noe its 89 USD well OK Im not a Whisky person what I remember what The Earl said to me in Scotland : a little water , but never ice . Ill have to drum up the BBC series ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endeavour_(TV_series) or its equivalent : Alway a bottle of Whisky , in the drawer I like to participate while I watch . BTW any other BBC series w Whisky in the drawer ? not joking ! probably not Downton Abby Im sure there is a series ive missed ? P.S.: in the interest of Food ( drinks ? ) photog : I used a paper bag as back ground. for fun nothing behind there of any interest . just sayh9ing

@Senior Sea Kayaker that looks so interesting Sit Some More !

@Dejah Penzey's has a number of curry powders https://www.penzeys.com/search/?q=curry powder their sweet curry powder is almost identical in flavor to the sort used in Cinatown here and two lical places.

@Dejah I always find your food delightful Your Singapore Rice Noodles look outstanding its one of my very favorite dishes . yours has shrimp . I used to get it always at a BOS chinatown restaurant , Ho Yen Ting it has a decent amount of Char Sui in it . **** sigh **** how did you do the noodles and the curry flavor ?

@ElsieD interesting That's a Lot of Dough.

@Duvel it might be my current Fluid Management , but this looks like some sort of car from the late '30's w a Rumble seat . just saying and this might be .. I also note 2 out of three have the aboe but not the third. as no movie was mentioned , guess its not Movie Night. looks very tasty anyway you describe it .

@blue_dolphin '''' maple syrup and garlic powder '''' new to me. Ill make a note.

I just bought a bag of TJ's medium , cooked shrimp. Fz. it was right there in front of me ! Ive had these a zillion years ago and was surprised they were not over cooked and were tasty after defrosting in a light salt solution w ice . patted dry , nice for me. I did see an ad for EZ peel shrimp , at MarketBasket but am starting w Tj's. they will go in a dinner that starts out w stock and those Keep Forever cooked noodles @ TJ's.

Oddly , generic Large white this AM @ TJ's were 3,49. a week ago # Marketbasket : 3.99 MB has always been cheaper than TJ's on the brighter side , both places had full shelves of all varieties.

@Anna N you have inspired me . I looked @ MarketBasket a week or so ago re SPAM. Id like to try to do something experimenting w it . it was $ 3.59 or so I moved on , its not going anywhere that slicing is just what Id like. Id place a few Slab-ettes in ice https://thegeeks.click/browse.php?c9=1&incldead=0&dur=0&search=&nonboolean=1water to remove excess salt , but keep that delicious fat Firm ! then pat dry , and fiddle with. thank you a P.S.: @Anna N if you then turn the slabs 90 degrees : Julienne ?

@ElsieD thank you. i get the idea. Ill look into those books thanks again

@ElsieD thank you for starting this topic. for me , how do you bake the items ? would they fit in a CSO for baking ?

@Anna N also good point. monkfish was not a fish I worked with very much removing the membrane seemed key , and I know MF is not Lobster and there was exceptionally fresh salmon right next to the MF. a few dollars more but well spent. w no fiddle and faddle .

@Senior Sea Kayaker that's a good point. right now i don't have the shiitake profile on the tip of my tongue and its true , seafood can be easily overpowered w CSt.J a la P : if i had them , and it was a concern Id just uses less .

@Anna N beat me to it. a la P is one of my favorite dishes .

prices are on the way up. for sure in my area, MA, the law changed a year ago , and MA only sells cage-free now MarketBasket is a quality family chain that had lower prices its stores are based in towns w cheaper realestate , that's part of it in the distant past , pre cage-free , white eggs were $ 1.49 or so , frequently $ 0.99 , if not lower there was a price bump w the cage-free law , but I can't remember how much $ 1.99 ? now they are $ 3.99 interesting analysis on the price of eggs : https://www.salon.com/2023/01/08/grocery-supply-chains-understanding-why-eggs-cost-what-they-cost_partner/

@Norm Matthews nice is that a glass ( Pyrex of Old ) double boiler ? sweet

@JoNorvelleWalker a more Modernist take on '' never go to the grocery store hungry ''

@TdeV WoW as I see it in the first pic " '' chunks ''' ie pieces of very reasonable , on the larger side Bacon ? Sausage ? and similar chunks of duck ?