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Shrimp Louie is often my go-to when I’m out ideas or inspiration. I keep salad shrimp in the freezer at all times so it’s easy to do.

Mincing/dicing garlic is always tedious for me. So, I recently got this little item from Amazon which has made my life a lot easier...did I mention that I don't like mincing garlic? I'm quite impressed with my purchase. clickety

I use one of these and it works quite well (and it's cheap).

More on Anthony Bourdain's life here.

On Fridays during Lent our neighborhood Catholic church does a fish fry. It's really done well with cod, coleslaw, mac and chees and green beans. The beans are some like I'd never had before, they're slightly sweet and very tasty. Well, googled some recipes and it seems they're like these.

Since I got my new burr grinder, I've been trying a whole range of coffee beans. I know some of you do your own roasting or buy from a nearby roaster but that is not an option here. What I did find was a wonderful dark roast bean that I like very much. Raven's Brew Wicked Wolf. If you buy your beans you should definitely give this brand a try.

I always use Rao's, it's the best. However, here, it's now $10.66 a jar here.

@weinooMy Cuisinart FP does a great (!) job grating parm with the medium grating blade...it may be just a little coarser than your picture above. I considered getting the fine grating disc but thought the results would be just too fine. BTW, Ina Garten grinds her parm in her FP using the blade.

MY new Oxo grater has a much sturdier handle than the one that got broken.

that Westmark looks very much like the Mouli I used to own. Have you looked at the Zyliss rotary grater?

I usually just grate it in my FP....fast and easy.

Don't know that this one is new but the same thing happened to me a couple weeks ago and I had to replace my old microplane. I do not like box graters.

Love their beans, spicy coleslaw, brisket, spicy pickles and just about everything else they make. It's used to be must-stop for out-of-towners from the Seattle area (before they got their own).

I came across this recipe in my mail this morning: Do Noting Sourdough Bread I'm mixing it up today for baking tomorrow!

A snack while having a cocktail: And my other favorite:

I agree with you about the beans...thy're the best part of chili.

No exactly. I was looking for anew saucepan and decided to order one from 'made in'. Then I checked CI and read that their tests revealed warping. I have an induction range and a warped pan would make me crazy. I bought AC instead.

All-Clad handles, imo, are just poorly designed. The only complaint I have about the brand. I now use a Viking sauté pan rather than my AC because the handles are much more friendly.

So sorry to hear about that. My Zo induction is 13 years old now and the pot is still in pristine condition. I only hand-wash it but use it pretty regularly. They'll have to pry this Zo out of my cold, dead hands.

Made Sticky Rice last night in my Zo to go with Sweet and Sour Chicken. The rice was fantastic! I did soak it for several hours before cooking. Added some Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce on the side. I forget between uses just how much I love the taste of that.

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Thanks for the tips, however, there's no TJ's within this whole region.

I think I've talked myself into purchassing the Baratza Encore. I recently changed to pour-over for my morning cup and it was an improvement. I sole my old Technivorm that made great coffee but required that I make more than I could use. Currently I'm using pre-ground Morning Joe from Starbucks but I think I need to move up to grinding my own beans which I haven't been doing for several years. I tend to like the Starbucks dark roasts but I'm open to suggestionds.

I succumbed to Benriner Super Slicer mandoline. Noting that it was top rated by CI as being extremely sharp. My old mandoline gave me badly damaged knuckle when slicing rutabaga (while wearing a no-cut glove). Note that the price has nearly doubled! from the time it was reviewed.

Oh dear, I suddenly feel quite faint!