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Oh dear. Even though I am not a fan of rum this is still one of my favourite ice creams. Host's note: this was split from another topic, as the quote shows. Let the debate and possible fine-tuning begin!

Whatever works!

No complaints about lunch today! We were able to enjoy it on a Saturday which gave us more options and @Kerry Bealwas more than happy to order from Sakai. Kalbi Shrimp and vegetable tempura. Mandu yaki. Shrimp sashimi Plated. Rock shrimp in top row not shown in containers earlier. I finished every crumb except for the Mandu Yaki extras which Kerry had stashed in the fridge for me to enjoy later. On her way to my house Kerry spotted a few more places that we haven’t ordered from in ages. We have a list!

Perhaps it is a regional thing. The best squid we can get in our area is served at Bahn Thai. It is always scored. Since it is called squid on the menu I doubt that it is cuttle fish.

Sounds so very simple but only the Russett has the floury texture of a baking potato. As Darienne pointed out, our choices are white, red or yellow and russets for the most part. You might find tiny and expensive 2 pound bags of baby potatoes or even occasionally fingerlings. That’s our basic supermarket offerings.

Thanks. Not much fear that I would eat any mushroom raw. The only ones I have tried that way are white button mushrooms and I think they are boring.

Thank you. Loved this: “A couple of decades ago, Gloria Pépin, weary of the magazine and newspaper photographers and television crews traipsing through the house and commandeering the kitchen, gave her husband an ultimatum: Either they go or I do. Accordingly, a second kitchen was built on the ground floor of the back house. “The original structure cost us $21,000,” Mr. Pépin said. “When we redid it with the new kitchen, it was $300,000.” Marital harmony: priceless.”

Thanks.

I, too, wondered about this because I had heard at some point in the distant past that raw mushrooms were not good for one. But I cannot now find anything to back that up.

I suspect that people who have never been seriously ill can have little idea of how important food becomes to nourish so much more than the body. Glad you have friends who recognize this.

I caught a little bit of an interview that the CBC had with Michael Bonacini tonight and he certainly seemed to have great respect for Peter. (I fell in love with Michael Bonacini when he was on a Canadian cooking show. I think it was called Cook Like a Chef.) edited to add: Yep that was the name of the show and here is a description of my one and only meal at Oliver & Bonacini.

“Toronto restaurateur Peter Oliver, who started with a sandwich shop in midtown Toronto in the 70s and went on to become a recognizable name around the city’s restaurant scene, has passed away. Oliver & Bonacini Hospitality, the company which bears his name, announced Oliver’s death in an online post Thursday. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved leader and co-founder of Oliver & Bonacini Hospitality (O&B), Peter Oliver,” the post read.” Here.

Quite startling when you consider that Europe was in the middle of a war and food rationing in the UK had been in effect for a year.

Wow. Hope it tasted as good as it looks and that you are regaining your strength and health.

Oh please don’t be sorry. I had to try it even though I knew that someone else had the same opinion as me! And she did use fresh corn. It appealed to me because it was so simple. I can’t even tell you what it was except it was just meh. It’s one of those things that’s so simple that it’s never going to work unless you’ve got top quality everything. I’m glad I tried it.

Gotta be that garden corn! My only option was canned corn which I seasoned well with salt, pepper and smoked paprika. I used chicken thighs because that is also what I had. Meh! The chicken is not burned. It is just smoked paprika.

They are very beautiful. Hope you enjoy them.

Here. “Getting meat eaters in the US to adopt plant-based alternatives has proven a challenge. Beyond Meat, which produces a variety of plant-based products, including imitations of ground beef, burgers, sausages, meatballs and jerky, has had a rough 12 months, with its stock dipping nearly 70%.”

Here. I thought some of you might enjoy this brief look at Claudia Roden. This is a great selection of recipes ranging from Chicken Soup through Roast Belly of Pork to Lemon Tart and Apple Cake.

I’ll take two orders to go of the devilled duck bits, please!

I am not in the market for one as I just love the one I already have! I see there are still opportunities to purchase it. There was certainly much talk of it beIng discontinued and many of our members bought a spare just in case. On the manufacturer’s Canadian site it is $399 Canadian! Happy to see it’s still available.

I’m not defending David Chang. Neither am I prepared to judge him. I merely posted some information about him.

I think it unfortunate that so many varied small kitchen appliances have been tagged with the air fryer monicker. It has been pointed out elsewhere that whatever you call them they are all simply powerful convection ovens. But it becomes almost an impossible task to compare a bucket type air fryer with an oven type air fryer. they different so much in price, footprint, capacity, not to mention versatility. Incidentally, the appliance for re-heating leftovers is the Cuisinart Steam Oven (CSO) now unfortunately discontinued!

Back in April 2021 @Kerry Beal and I had a not very successful lunch from The Rose Garden Today when asked what I would enjoy for lunch I said either a slow-roasted lamb sandwich from a place called Stoney‘s or some liver and onions. The slow-roasted lamb sandwich ceased to be an option when we learned that Stoney’s was serving Sunday brunch. There are not a lot of places that do liver and onions but I did remember The Rose Garden. Kerry decided she would like the beef dip (the same thing she ordered in April 2021!). And I, of course, had the liver and onions (the same thing I had ordered in April 2021!). I wish I could tell you it was everything I had been dreaming of. The salad was lovely and fresh. Oh well.

David Chang, like most of us, is very complex. There is much information out there to suggest that he was not an ideal employer. He admitted as much himself. Here.