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Today's lunch will be a braunschweiger sandwich but right now I'm enjoying a Saturday morning Bloody Mary. I've looked high and low for liverwurst but there doesn't seem to be any in these parts...next best choice was the braunschweiger...I confess I don't know the difference.

I have a good friend, who happens to be a millionaire, who used to volunteer at a thrift store. While he didn't attach prices to items he would sort the items and when he saw something he wanted he'd hide it under piles of stuff so he could retrieve it and buy it before someone else could find it. While I guess he wasn't dishonest I always thought it was borderline tacky. he could afford anything he wanted, why take away from someone else? i don't know, but I suppose it could have been the general mindset of the other workers as well.

I admire your integrity.

Outdoor freezer? How does that work in NJ?

The crab meat I bought in an 8-oz. can was Boss brand, It says the crab is from Asian waters and is called Portunus Pelagicus. The print on the can was so tiny I couldn't read it til I got home and used a magnifying glass (seems to be the norm these days - does the whole world have 20-20 vision except me?) It did not have the clean taste and smell of fresh Dungeness.

My family had turkey at Thanksgiving then ham at Christmas. The reason being that turkey, which is so labor intensive, is best done at Thanksgiving.

I got a box of peanut brittle hand-made in Napa W-S. It doesn't count if you only eat the broken pieces, does it? Oh....

I have had the Cuisinart electric knife for years and I use it for all my homemade breads except those with a hard crust; you're right, it doesn't handle those very well. For that I use my Wusthof, it does an excellent job (although it is considerably more expensive now than what it was when I bought mine eight years ago).

What happened to your water? Did I miss an earlier mention of this?

I buy the pre-made savory cheese Chex mix and then add Spanish peanuts to it.

Same here, the small size works for so many mixtures, I love mine.

My crab spread, which is normally outstanding, made yesterday with the canned Boss brand was not so good. When I first opened the can I noticed an odor, which was my first clue. I made it anyway but it most quite disappointing. It's edible but only just, the real thing has very little odor and I won't make the recipe again until I can get hold of the fresh.

Hurray!!! You got a salad shooter Pro! I bet you'll love it!

Enjoying my pre-dinner Dirty Martini. Still snowing lightly but the driveway has been cleared...all is good.

And then there's the 2013 W-S Hater's Guide which may be even funnier.

2017 Haters' guide to Williams-Sonoma

Host's note: this refers to making Orangecello; two topics were merged. I just ran across a recipe to make this. Wow! I have simply got to get started on it, it sounds amazing. Recipe Any suggestions as to where one would find a 64 oz. bottle (glass)? Oh, never mind, just found a half gallon growler with lid on Amazon.

Sent.

It may be just personal taste but I can't get enough of the stuff myself. It may be that it's only available seasonally that we get excited when it's for sale. Like Copper River Salmon? Or fresh off the vine tomatoes?

I've hurt myself enough with my mandolin that I now use one of those cut-proof gloves. However they are not foolproof, I know.

Went in search of fresh crab today and came away with a can...no fresh Dungeness here though the commercial season is open, at least in Oregon. I will make my favorite crab spread tomorrow and hope for the best. when made with fresh it is the one of the best things I've ever eaten.

I've never cooked a duck and your photo is tempting me; does it matter which type you use?

Last year I got the 12.7” iPad Pro primarily because my vision is not really good and the bigger screen is super helpful. Love it!

Chex mix, for me, is irresistible.

You will LOVE your new iPad (and I hope you get one!) It's great for access to recipes in the kitchen.