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I would have to taste them side by side. The grape leaves I get are brined but I know what you mean by tea like and think the mulberry was similar. My grandmother had a mulberry tree in her yard and said they were common in Syria were she was born. We use to blanch the young leaves and freeze them for later use. The shape is better for rolling compared to grape. We would roll them sideways instead of steam to tip and called them cigars. But hey it was a Tampa thing

Oily fish are the best smoked. Casting into a school of Spanish mackerel can be a hell of a lot of fun

Vanilla beans have rehydrated and with hearing this year's harvest was short and prices are rising, it's a good thing. Probably have enough beans for the next several years

Threw some lamb ribs on the smoker this afternoon. Fatty as hell but the meat was tasty

Using up stuff from the fridge. Variety mini tomatoes, potato pancake made from leftover mashed and our last four eggs low heat scrambled. Love eggs done this way

Incredibly long berries. I've never seen them that long. As much as I like the fruit, I want the tender young leaves for rolling

Pickled cauliflower. Something I would find in our fridge as a kid. I don't make it often enough

The good thing is Costco has good return policies. My first and only purchase of cod from Costco smelled of ammonia. I tossed it and got a credit. A recent purchase of corvina from them was also off and tasted like it. It also went in the garbage and I got credit to my account. Haven't had problems with salmon or steelhead trout. Tuna I've purchased has been good

Crab cakes and slaw last night

Tenderloin, taters and string beans tonight

It's delicious

Lunch today. Home from work early. Poured a Old Chub Scottish Ale with a legal Cuban

That looks excellent blue_dolphin

Threw together a beef stew with a hunk of chuck, aromatics, sweet potato and dates. Wifey was working late and this is so forgiving. I changed out the veg once before adding the sweet potato.

When I last pulled out my beans and found them dry I sprinkled a little bit of water on them and resealed them. This thread made me remember and go check on them to make sure they were not moldy. It's been a few months Good thing they were not and were even a bit softer. Not like fresh but I think I could split one with a knife. Considering the hardiness of these beans I moistened a paper towel and placed in the bag and did a light vacuum but did not remove all the air. They are out on the counter so I'll now check on them in a few days. Hopefully they will rehydrate more without molding

Welcome back! You obviously love it, so stay focused, set goals that are realistic yet challenging and move up the ladder like you did years ago. From your dishes you still got it!

Soup looks excellent shain. Now I know what to do with the pack of broccoli in the fridge. Thanks

Scanning this topic from '02 brought back a lot of memories from when I first joined eG

Seems 5 + yrs is the max life of vanilla bean under vacuum

How long were they stored? i kept a pound of beans for several years with good results. Recently I went to open them they were dried but it's been over 5 or more years since I bought them and maybe a year since I last opened them.

Pastrami and potato hash with egg

Got that right. My cuz in nyc couldn't find it anywhere and ended buying the Y12 from Japan. A little store by my house had it at a great price so I stocked up and bought all they had.

Bruce, late reply but it was is 2004 Old Reseve Belize finished in port casks. A few few malts recently purchased

Ann_T, sorry, it was my first impression. Kinda took my breath away. Your biscuits look exceptionally delicious

Damn!