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Holy cow! But I absolutely admire your willingness to give this a shot. I expect with that much sugar it will make wonderful toast, and I have no doubt you will find some amazing ways to use it.

Yep. I cannot imagine partaking. This may in part be due to one of my careers. I spent 10 years as a.REEGT (Registered Electroencephalograph Tecnologist). Training involved a little too much close contact with pickled brains. Formaldehyde makes a poor appetite stimulant.

That translates to about $10.41 Canadian. Too bad I hate beans.

It is disrespectful in every way.

Me too! The root system of Belgian endive is especially impressive.

According to The Guardian, pepper, changed the world. With pepper, as it is for migrants, the answer to “where are you from?” is complex and varied, and involves many stories and histories including colonialism and violence; it can tell us about hidden pasts and forgotten voices. ……. So where does pepper really come from? It comes from hot, tropical landscapes. It comes from Subang’s small family farm upriver from Kapit, Sarawak, where pepper prices have dropped so much she is farming less and less. It comes from the Parameswaran family farm in Thiruelly, Kerala, where they have been farming for 35 years and hand harvest just as berries ripen. The answer feels infinite, but ultimately pepper comes from people and communities Here.

A “not classical” omelette and prosciutto sandwich.

Sooo cool! Seriously though it is a most interesting article. Thanks for posting that link.

You are such an iconoclast.

I am pretty sure the one I remember, was made by Heinz, but was also called sandwich spread. I think I tried to like it, but was never really successful. It was sort of like 1000 island dressing.

Niki Segnit has a new book on the horizon. The Flavor Thesaurus: More Flavors: Plant-Led Pairings, Recipes, and Ideas for Cooks Hardcover – May 23 2023

Now that sounds deliciously decadent. I am a huge fan of endive.

Oh my God. I just started but it’s such a fun read. Not much has changed. Let’s make cassoulet. OK but I want to put lobster in it. Oh wait, could we make Boeuf Bourguignon instead? I don’t eat pork what can I use instead? Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

Hope you added them to the compost pile.

Have you given any thought to a simple salad with a vinaigrette dressing to accompany such a heavy main dish?

No, I just googled and had a glance at the recipes to confirm that my memory was not totally off base.

Ooooooh. That looks very good and very easy. Edited to add: Oh, I even have the book!

I have never made cassoulet, but I’ve read many recipes, and I am sure that the recommendation was to rest it overnight. A quick Google suggests that I am not misremembering. Definitely not all recipes call for an overnight rest, but I think the majority do. I’ll be interested to hear what others have to say who have a lot more experience making and serving it than I.

So chili, con carne with crackers and cinnamon rolls for dessert doesn’t sound particularly weird.

Michel Richard had an excellent one too.

It is early days. Time will tell. I am an unlikely customer for this as I would be for the real McCoy. Nothing ethical. I simply do not like the richness? Love liver and pates of all sorts, so it’s not a taste thing either. It may well find a customer base in those who have never tried foie gras.

Here. “The company laboured over the recipe for more than a year, tweaking it 800 times. After being taste-tested by more than 150 people, the plant-based take on foie gras was deemed ready for market, setting in motion a modest plan to deliver 5,000 units to supermarkets and speciality stores before the holiday season. Within 12 hours of its launch in mid-December, the units had sold out across Spain. The company scrambled to restock – and watched in awe as another 30,000 units flew off shelves.”

Soft scrambled eggs with prosciutto.

Good grief. Who knew? I was aware of shallots and banana shallots! Thanks for posting this list although I doubt I’ll see many of them.

The ones that @liuzhoushows seem to be more round than those.