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About to cut into tonight's creations. Three minutes on KitchenAid speed 4. Last week's loaves seemed a little over mixed. The one end is a bit wonky. Maybe one shouldn't do bread and taxes at the same time after all? Oh, wait, that was supposed to be bread and circuses.
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Amazon informs me I own the Alice Walters one. Can't say I ever remember seeing it.
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I suppose if you were a murderer looking to dispose a body...other than that, fun and novelty when you are 12 years old and reading Darwin. http://amzn.com/B00086TPX4 As I recall they get mainly nitrogen from digestion.
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I tried to react "sad" to the post, but somehow the site is not letting me. I assure you I didn't mean to "like" the news.
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Grow hydroponically, save your dirt! I too grew carnivorous plants, hasn't everyone?
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The adventure continues...I realized tonight that I may not have had flour for tomorrow's bread. And, if asked, I was sick of chicken. Prime Now to the rescue! Branzini, and some bok choy for a stir fry! Well for once Whole Foods got back to me about items out of stock. But I was not looking at the screen because by now I was well conditioned they would not. I paid almost a 100 percent delivery tip: two pound bag of flour, two apples, and two organic avocados (on sale). Dinner is chicken. Edit: and I'm still almost out of milk.
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Cuisinart Combo Steam/Convection Oven (Part 3)
JoNorvelleWalker replied to a topic in Kitchen Consumer
Try it and report back! For most exquisite flesh I use 300F when steam-baking thighs. (I can't take much credit for the revelation since the advice comes from the CSO instruction booklet.) Though for crispest skin I go with 450F. Tonight I am doing my usual half Cornish game hen at 450F for 15-20 minutes. (Embarrassingly same as last night's Cornish game hen, actually.) Poultry dysonizing as we speak... -
Cuisinart Combo Steam/Convection Oven (Part 3)
JoNorvelleWalker replied to a topic in Kitchen Consumer
I'd go either lower (300F) or higher (450F). -
Not everyone has pull-knobs on her cabinets.
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Heirloom Beans by Rancho Gordo (Steve_Sando)
JoNorvelleWalker replied to a topic in Cookbooks & References
There is a lamb shank and mint recipe by Nigel Slater for which I used Marcella beans with great success. I would love to try the same recipe with Flageolets. Rio Zape I boil up pretty simply, maybe with a bay leaf. They have a lot of flavor. The wild rice I'll be interested to try against my current favorite: Bineshi Ghost. They look almost like different plants. Bineshi is straw colored and Rancho Gordo is almost black. -
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn...
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My box arrived several days ago. Have not tried any of the new varieties...which I shall not mention due to possible spoilers. I will say, no broken bags this time!
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Heirloom Beans by Rancho Gordo (Steve_Sando)
JoNorvelleWalker replied to a topic in Cookbooks & References
Rio Zape are one of my favorites. I'm looking forward to trying the Flageolet. -
The Ottolenghi recipe did not call for peeling beyond trimming. But yes, I'd be open to trying celery root in another capacity.
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Last night's dinner... Perfectly unremarkable picture that I'd otherwise not have posted but for the pineapple looking brownery in the upper center. It is Whole-roasted celery root with coriander seed oil from Ottolenghi's Simple (pp 128,129). I had never tasted celery root to the best of my knowledge, let alone prepared it. I rather like the taste and texture. What I did not care for was the slightly acrid coriander crust. If I prepare the recipe again -- which at this point is doubtful -- I shall bake the root on a rack at lower temperature, and omit the coriander entirely. A bit of rosemary might be nice. As it is I was disappointed, and disappointed in Simple as a cookbook. Unlike other Ottolenghi volumes nothing much inspires.
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And here I thought if referred to enjoyment of foods that were carminative. Or as Nigel Slater says, for the not easily embarrassed.
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I didn't see any information about timing? My current theory is that the sunny location of the Click and Grow (south facing glass doors) gets too warm from solar heat gain. Today I started some seeds in moist paper towels and put them in the bedroom, typically the coldest spot in the apartment. If these seeds sprout I will transfer them to the Click and Grow. Fortunately Kelvedon Wonder is not an exotic variety and I have plenty of peas to play with.
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Welcome! Chocolate tempering is also a recent thing for me.
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You must have more acreage than I. For my garden I am still deciding but I may include a pepper. Meanwhile my peas are suffering black thumb disease.
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When I was growing up it was corn meal mush. I was even taught corn meal mush in home ec class. With mandatory maple syrup. Real maple syrup. Scrapple is corn meal mush with flavoring.
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This week's loaves: After mixing 6 minutes on KitchenAid speed 4.
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As long as you'll push the corn a bit to the side...
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Drive home and check. You know you'll never sleep until you do.
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My package of two Multifunctional Bottle Openers arrived. Clever idea, though it pains me how little it must cost to make these things. Nonetheless I think I'll find them helpful.