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@liamsaunt, all these dinners look fabulous (and easy as pie) I'm very interesting in these sweet potato dumplings. Have a recipe, please?

This is my favourite pepper https://spicetrekkers.com/shop/spice-blends/eight-pepper-blend

I ended up refrigerating the cassoulet overnight.

If anyone else can't read the Washington Post story, please let me know. I thought their links provided a paywall-free read.

Here is an unpaywalled version of the Washington Post article about Mushroom Murder Trial in Australia. https://wapo.st/43HKmQP

I cooked 3 pairs duck legs sous vide at @Duvel's temp of 155ºF for 30 hours and marked the bag as @rotuts suggested. Today I built a cassoulet using a 3.5 lb can of Moulard Duck Leg confit (4 legs) from Rougié (a US company but prepared by Aurpal Inc in Marieville, Québec), one of the pairs of sous vide duck legs, 2 kinds of sausages from d'Artagnan, prosciutto (because no ventrèche), duck fat, and Rancho Gordo Ayocote Blanco Beans. It cooked in the Anova oven for a few hours. The cassoulet will be eaten tomorrow but the liquids in the Dutch oven are about 1" from the top, so very dangerous to carry. However, I could put the lid on the Dutch oven and still get the pot into the Anova oven. Is there any temperature I could set the Anova wherein I could leave the pot in the oven all night?

Love your MacGyvered cooling system, @rotuts !

Clearly I don't actually fully read when I read . . . 🙄

Thanks for the vicarious thrills !

Why painful?

Liuzhou, could you tell me your current method for making congee? (I also have no room in my freezers). Thanks.

Why frozen rice, @lindag?

Martians!

Found them: https://mertenandstorck.com

Any idea how to locate Merten & Storck? They might have a recommendation for a Hot Handle holder.

The handle is long and the stupid pot holder only slides down a short way. Which is a long way from a stable hold on the handle. ☹️

Thanks for this suggestion Katie. These pans are very non-stick. Nice long handles. What do you use as a hot handle holder, @Katie Meadow? I bought a Lodge Silicone Hot Handle Holder from Amazon which is NOT 9" as advertised, just a mere 5 1/4". This provides a very sloppy hold of a hot pan.

Heyday?

Sigh. Lovely.

Yes, @DesertTinker, the beans survived. I'm wondering about the Instant Pot though. Black water has been leaking from the bottom of it. Does anyone know how long I should leave the IP alone so it can thoroughly dry? Surely this is something @JoNorvelleWalker knows, ya? 😅 Didn't @Kim Shook or @Shelby disassemble their CSO to fix something? Does @Tropicalsenior tinker with her appliances? Ideas welcome.

So. I was pressure cooking soaked Rancho Gordo Midnight Black Beans for one minute. Seemed to be taking a long time to heat up. I could smell the beans but the pot had not come up to pressure. Then I looked around behind the pot and there was black water everywhere! Seems I had put the pressure lid into the dishwasher, separating the sealing ring. Because it was wet when unpacked from the dishwasher, I did not immediately replace the sealing ring. Naughty, naughty, naughty! The counter is now cleaner though.

Gorgeous! Do you have some cream or some paste under the plums?

@rotuts, so glad to hear you have a new red notebook!

@lindag, me, me, me!

Maynards Bassetts Wine Gums.