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I don't think I've seen picka peppa around here but I'll look for it now.

I'm wondering if this was a one-time situation,. Perhaps they disn't have the best product available on that particular day. I've dined there before and did not get the bagged salad product. Let's hope that was the situation.

I'm making Swiss steak in the Ipot now...chuck steak, potatoes, carrot, onion and canned Italian tomato, slow cooking. the aroma is intoxicatingly. it's a cool, wet day here and Swiss steak seemed like a comforting dish for a gloomy day. Used my new non-stick inner pot which worked beautifully.

It still is. There are a few farmers' markets around but the growing season is quite short and the options are not much. The Hutterite farmers come to Stevensville (a few miles South of where I live) and bring their produce, poultry, breads, etc. but the quantities are suitable for huge families (like theirs). Giant loaves of bread, huge cabbages the size of basketballs, chickens around 7 or 8 pounds. Too big for my needs. Very little In the way of delicate items like tomato, lettuces, summer squash, etc.

I had dinner last weeke at one of town's better restaurants. I was so disappointed in the salad. the lettuce had clearly come from a bag because it had that unmistakeable chemical taste I recognized. i should have complained but didn't. Why would a good restaurant compromise their ingredients this way?

I'm thinking of carrying my own small bottle of hot sauce for use in restaurants because they all seem to have only Tobasco available. I hate Tobasco sauce! It tastes, to me, like too much vinegar; I will not use it on anything, even if there's nothing else available. Some time ago I did a side by side testing of hot sauces (I have at least 6 to 8 in in my pantry). My favorite of those that I have was Dirty Dick's. But now I also have some of the Inner Beauty, I'll try that one in my next test.

what's a low-salt cucumber? You mean they're not all the same?

I got my first bottle of the Inner Beauty Hot Sauce yesterday and was eager to try it on my meatloaf sandwich...I like it a lot; it adds a nice extra layer of flavor to an already great sandwich.

My Schwan's delivery is coming today. Not a meal kit, but it works better for me. Today's is cod, chicken spinach ravioli (I got some Rao's marinara for it), garlic French bread, chicken cheese quesadillas, chocolate brownies, and ham and cheese omelets. The quality has been very, very good and I can put my meals together anyway I like. I'm only limited by the available space in my freezers!

I'm so envious of those of you who have a TJ nearby. My closest is a 3-½ hour drive each way. Just to have access to the wine selection would be great. When I lived in Portland, I'd drive my SUV up to the door and get a load of eight cases of various wines. That'd hold us for a good long time. Each trip was an adventure, and I really miss that.

I'm crazy for beets prepared any way. I ran across these while grocery shopping and picked up a package. Not impressed, the flavor was quite mild and they weren't salty enough for my taste. Too bad, a crispy, salty cracker tasting of beets sounded heavenly.

this happened to me with an order of Darwin's frozen dog food. My previous UPS driver retired and I was getting a new guy every visit. I got an email that my package (30 lbs.) was delivered yet there was no package at my door. I called Darwins and the CS person said she'd check with UPS. Turns out the package was delivered to a neighbor. Woman then suggested that I schlepp over and get the package from the neighbor. I said no (I have a bad back and can't walk very far, let alone carrying a heavy package). UPS driver appeared shortly and got the package to me. Doesn't happen often here; we're a small town and most people know their way around. And I get a lot of deliveries so unless the driver is new to the area the service is very good. I do like that I get emails now announcing the deliveries otherwise they may sit at the door until I happen to upon them. It has happened more often that I get mis-delivered mail, but even that is now a rarity.

I guess that's why I never buy food (or anything else) from gas stations! Really? Who needs it?

Check this out! Pressure cooker potato salad sounds terrific!

But it's $15 instead of $6. For $6, I'd take a chance that it'd end up in the garage with the other unused items.

Wait! I just saw this on Amazon. Looks exactly the same as far as I can tell. And it's 6 bucks?! I may have to grab one.

Nanaimo bars?

Today's the last day for the Kohl's summer20 coupon code that gets you (U.S.) the new Instant Pot for only $80, shipping is free too.

So I just saw this mini chopper on another thread. And there's a writeup about it here. It doesn't look like it's currently available in the U.S. Anyone seen this locally?

While I'm crazy for peanuts in any form I find I prefer the pretzel M&Ms. I've noticed that occasionally the peanuts in the Peanut M&Ms can become a tad rancid tasting; maybe I stored them too long. In may somewhat remote area we don't get many of the new and novel kinds.

Maybe not before but give it time!

Diana, I use that proofing box as well and it works like a charm. You can dial up whatever temperature you need depending upon your conditions and whatever you're proofing and there's a water tray to add moisture to the doughs. I leave mine set up in the dining room all the time but it's nice that it collapses down for those who want to store it. What a great picture of George!

Thanks a million! I'll use your method next time.

For the crumbs, I use crushed saltines as suggested by CI. Easier to do than processing your own bread, as well. Someone told me they had a meatloaf where Ritz crackers had been used, they loved it.