JoNorvelleWalker

I trim the sharp points of artichokes with scissors and then boil or steam them. Richard Olney states: "Do not steam" but he took his reason to the grave. After eating the tender bottom of the leaves I take a knife and cut out the choke. You would not want to eat the choke.

Swordfish on the A4 Box.. By the time I sat down to eat I was feeling full but I managed to clear my plate. Could not get through the bottle of Soave though. I did save a little room for chocolate ice cream.

To reply to my own post: I brought a copy of Serve Yourself home from work tonight. It is by no means horrible and I might even make a couple recipes. But I resisted Jeff's blandishments to spend $5.99 for a copy of my own.

I have not seen it in a long while.

Shoprite has artichokes. I dip the leaves in olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

I still have my old anova cord. When I have the energy (which won't be tonight) I'll try to look for it.

I read today in the WSJ that amazon is no longer selling seeds or plants in the US from outside the country.

Sadly for me the cord is often the first thing to wear out on an appliance. If the Chefman had a detachable cord I would be leaving it out on the table all the time. I have a Salton warming tray on the table that's been there about forty years. Still the Chefman looks like a good product and it was not expensive. I have not tried heating with it yet. What really sold me was the temperature range.

Please pardon, but I used to be a scientist. Tonight I used my Chef's Choice to sharpen my New West chef's knife, which I sharpen perhaps once or twice a year. The sharpening procedure was three passes each side in slot one (the 15 degree slot), followed by three passes each side in slot three (the honing slot). Before sharpening the New West chef's knife weighed 205.206 g. After sharpening it weighed 205.183 g, a difference of 0.023 g.

My Chefman hotplate arrived today. I would have been much more enamored with it if the cord had been detachable.

CSO chicken thigh, buttered egg noodles (thank you KitchenAid), mushrooms in cream sauce. Sort of a deconstructed chicken Tetrazzini. Not by far the worst thing I have eaten but no chicken Tetrazzini either. Guess that is why I am not a chef.

I needed some cream (not for ice cream) but amazon was out of the cream I normally use. I took what I could get which is the type of cream Rose Levy Beranbaum calls for in Ice Cream Bliss, specifically Organic Valley Organic Heavy Whipping Cream. In addition to being ultra pasteurized and high fat, the Organic Valley cream contains gellan gum. Makes me wonder if gellan gum is a mysterious unmentioned ingredient in Rose's recipes.

You didn't even need to send me the picture.

I can't wait for a video of him trying to eat it.

I bought dried egg whites once and I thought they were disgusting. Sorry I don't recall the brand.

I flocked groats for breakfast yesterday. But then I do so about once a week.

Mine is gold, only because the color was being discontinued and was $70 off. I still wish I had held out for white.

Now showing as $10.99 for me. You are just a little ahead of us.

Last night here was Shoprite corn. Pretty good, I must say -- and at 19 cents* an ear, not much to complain. Even the Shoprite limes were acceptable. Tonight is to be a reprise of angel hair with Italian clams...once I complete my mai tai. *Indeed I know @liuzhou will explain corn is less expensive where he lives.

But what color?

Now through 9/13 Kuvings is having 15% off juicers and blenders with code LABORDAY, for USA and Canada. http://kuvingsusa.com

If anyone is considering a new mixer I recommend Ankarsrum. I've been quite pleased with mine* over the past year. I also have two Kitchenaids. I use mixers mainly for making bread. For me it is no contest. But for cookies or a cake I'd go with Kitchenaid. *except for the color.

No package, no instructions.

@Margaret Pilgrim (or anyone), how do you prepare Israeli couscous? My daughter-in-law gave me some Israeli couscous back before the pandemic and I have yet to try it.

Sadly I think that is because of where you live. Still $2.99 here.