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Actually, I could restate this. Mushrooms in machine-sealed plastic bag from the Chinese market, last just fine over one week. Mushrooms in styrofoam from any of the huge grocery stores, might get mouldy in a week; will definitely get mouldy a few days later. Mushrooms in a plastic bag from the vegetable section of the grocery story will definitely get slimy within a week. Mushrooms from the grower in a holey plastic container inside a paper bag will last well over two weeks. Eventually, they will get a little dry (chewy) but no mould. I don't know how much this increased storage life has to do with the total storage time (i.e. the other mushrooms may have been shipped long distance before hanging out in my fridge, which would shorten their viability in my fridge). This is true of strawberries also.

The mushrooms in my fridge do A LOT BETTER inside a paper bag than wrapped in cling plastic.

So they keep in the fridge? Cooked or uncooked?

@Okanagancook, if you had lots of mushrooms to use up but only two persons to feed for dinner, what would you do with the extra mushrooms? Keep raw in the fridge until tomorrow? Cook them? Freeze them raw, stuffed or unstuffed?

Has anyone experimented with "less sweet" butter tarts? Opinions?

@gfweb, tasty-looking photo. If you had choose between a mini-muffin pan (which I own) and a madeleine pan (which I don't), which would you choose and why?

@Ann_T, great photo! You mention using the cornbread as stuffing. In that case, do you actually stuff the chicken or do you cook the stuffing outside of the chicken somehow?

I remember butter tarts! Does anyone here make them? Have recipe?

Welcome, @benS. You might check out Joshua McFadden's Cooking with Six Seasons, here's a link to eGulleters' recipe tests. McFadden is fond of carrots and beets, so there are plenty of recipes in the cookbook.

Hi, @Cooker. Welcome. I have been reading this forum for many, many years and have learned a gazillion things.

No delivery service at all here. Hardly ever go out to eat either!

Shai, gosh, now I have pizza envy!! Can you post your recipe for pizza, please?

Also, need TWO measurements: kingarthurflour.com , for example, allows one click to switch from US measurement to metric. The difficulty with this is that SOME things I measure in weight and some by volume. An example would be all dry stuff (flour, sugar, dry milk) by weight but chopped nuts by volume.

@Okanagancook, what is the " A16 " for?

These are the jar openers I got from Lee Valley (called Strap Wrenches). They are absolutely amazing for opening jars, even with arthritic hands. Unfortunately, they are discontinued. 😟

@Shelby, what is Cowboy Candy?

This may be a little OT but how does one grate a bell pepper? Can shredding be done with a knife or does it mean using a one (to many) sided sheet of metal with sharp holes in it?

@Margaret Pilgrim, looks tasty. What mixture did you stuff celery with?

Looks scrumptious, @shain. How did you make the coconut chutney?

Home gardeners are NOT allowed to use RoundUp in Metro Toronto, Canada. The city of Richmond, California, has banned the use of glyphosate (RoundUp). "WHEREAS, there is documented evidence that exposure to glyphosate causes birth defects, fetal deaths, cancer, DNA damage, and other serious illnesses;" City of Richmond Pesticide Ban In the midwest US, soil treated with RoundUp is deemed safe once it has dried. Monsanto (makers of RoundUp) are very influential, so FDA and USDA may not be using only "science" to come to their decisions. 😧 See https://rounduprisks.com/glyphosate-pdf-library/

Looks fabulous, @Ann_T. Recipe please?

Looks great, @Kim Shook. Recipe?

I'm going to Greenville, NC next week, taking the scenic route. I'll put breakfast at Early Girl restaurant on my list! I'm not sure how I'm coming home but I'll keep Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro in Townsend, TN on my list too.

Paul, those mushrooms look out of this world! The coating looks very thin. How did you make it?

This summer my friend is fulfilling her promise to take her granddaughter (who will graduate high school) on a trip to Austria. The girl is very interested in dessert making, in fact, she makes something different almost every weekend. And she works part time at a local bakery. They will have about a week. What places would you suggest they visit?