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I placed y grocery order a few minutes ago (for curbside pickup) and am hoping that they can fill most of it. It's pretty basic stuff off the shelf so perhaps I'll have a better result than I did with my last order which left eight items out due to being out-of-stock. The woman who brought out my order told me that they get deliveries on Tuesday and Thursday nights so I waited til this morning to put it through. Even though I submitted the order before 8AM, the first available delivery window was for 12-1PM. Not too bad though when considering some people in other area are having to wait weeks for their orders.

I just finished reading the LoafNest review linked to above. If I weren’t in the process of purging my household in anticipation of moving I’d be seriously tempted, however, the price is off-putting. As mich as I love bread-making, I would love to have one to toy with. If it were half the price I’d be sorely tempted to buy now.

Yes. I use/used my first LeCreuset 5½ qt. Dutch Oven for no=knead with the same results. The inside is quite darkened/blotchy and not the least as pretty as my other LC pots with the inside looking very much like that pictured above by @andiesenji. Now it's used only for no-knead.

Is it clay or cast iron?

In anticipation of my upcoming move I've placed a moratorium on any new proteins and am working on using up all the meats in my freezers; and there's a lot in there. It appears I could easily go the next three months without any new purchases.

I made These rolls yesterday. This was the second time for this recipe and I made the rolls a lot smaller than stated. The first rolls were quite big so I made them smaller and used the rest of the dough into a smaller loaf. It’s really a good recipe.

I've noticed the same thing.

I've been meaning to make their recipe for Duchess Potato Casserole for quite some time. Just put Yukon Gold potatoes on my next grocery order.

These are unsettling times, at best.

Several local Grocery stores are isolating early morning hours exclusively for seniors and those at risk. What a good idea.

Yeah, I can see that I’m gonna need a whole lot of wine to get thru this. Fortunately I have everything I’m gonna need for the foreseeable future. (I get wine deliveries regularly).

‘Buy some sous vide weights (or use makeshift) and double bag.

I’ve been using chew.com for a long for home delivery of my dog’s food and treats. Free (with minimum order) and scheduled delivery via FedEx. Prices are quite good.

I made a lovely pineapple upside-down cake on Monday; a nod to the past when it was my most favorite dessert (along with Mom's banana pudding). It exhausted my supply of both white and brown sugars. Should have taken a photo, it's quite beautiful (and delicious).

When we lived in Eau Claire WI in the mid-fifties we had milk delivery; we also had a bread-man who would deliver bread a time or two per week; we also had a coal man who delivered the coal via a chute into the basement. My how times have changed.

I sent my order of 21 items to my nearby grocer this morning for curbside pickup. At lest 8 of those items were out of stock. i found out from my friend that a smaller market hadn’t quite sold down as much so I drove there where I got my white sugar, brown sugar, canned pumpkin (for Lucy), crushed pineapple, crackers, cookies, etc. There was a lot of re-stocking of shelves going on so I hope that everyone got what they needed. Amazing how much pasta and milk was going thru the checkouts. ETA: I had to buy 10 pounds of sugar because hat was he only size bags they had.

Happy St. Patrick’s day. May the wind at your back not be a result of the corned beef and cabbage you had for lunch.

I recently discovered a new snack. Vidalia Onion Petals. A friend served these with our other chips and cheese at our weekly card game. They are amazingly good. I love anything salty and these are the best I've had in a very long time.

I haven't seen any signs of panic-buying here; one of the benefits of living in a remote area. I'll stop in at my nearby grocer's this morning when I take Lucy to the groomer's. Buying vegetables to cut up for a veggie tray for our card game on Saturday. ETA: Montana has one case of the virus and that is only a technicality; the person resides here but has been in WA state for the last three months and contacted it there and is still living there.

I received my seafood ordered from my local grocer in anticipation of Cioppino this weekend. Shrimp, cod, scallops (no mussels - keeping it simple since it's a soup for one).

My go-to pans for just about everything are All-Clad's 3 qt. sauté and 1 qt. sauté..12-inch and 8-inch. I've had these for at least 15 years and both are still going strong. Maybe not quite as non-stick as they once were but still workable. One of these days I'll have to replace them but All-Clad no longer makes these units.

A feast!

BTDT.

Thanks so much for taking the time to add your advice. I have many, many decisions to make so input like yours is priceless. I’ll look carefully at the hoods, there are huge price differentials among them.

I have heard others say this too but, for me, that's not been the case.