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Also 14 inches. I leave mine out.

My unit came today. Was as expected except I can't quite envision growing their spruce tree pods. Price is now $60 more than what I paid two days ago. There is a 20 percent off sale that lasts for a (very) few more hours and I may order some spare parts. If nothing else the Click and Grow looks nice. Edit: most of their stuff is sold out so I am spared for now.

I have a stainless steel William Sonoma stir-fry pan (eg. wok) that I got on closeout for about $30. It has become possibly my most used cooking vessel. Sticking has not been a problem. If I don't use it everyday I believe I can say without exaggeration I use it at least every third day for something. Last night for mushrooms.

How could I pass it up? Many thanks for all the work you do to add value to @rotuts stock portfolio.

Probably, I would think.

I don't cook with pepper either, if not for the same reasons. I don't feel that cooking does any favors for it's flavor. But if I do cook with pepper it is freshly ground white pepper. With maybe a pinch of nutmeg added.

Tonight is planned for pizza. Mushroom pizza for a change. Last night was faux chicken cacciatore, faux in that the chicken was steam baked in the CSO, sautéed mushrooms then added. Before that I'd finished up a serious creuset of black beans, beef chuck, sausage, and red wine. A favorite dish I do about once a year. Recent dinners include: Black beans with stale bread. Black beans with baked potato. Black beans with rice. Black beans with baked potato. (Some days I lack inspiration.) Black beans with polenta. Black beans with fresh bread. Black beans with stale bread.

Some people favor a pepper spray... But seriously I'm with you on the pepper. I've heard people say pepper adds only heat, though I suspect they lack the ability to smell it. My grinder stays close to the table however. Lovely pasta by the way.

Almost forgot: there is progress! The big orange sign in the wetlands that says Construction, Plan Alternate Route...is now covered in black plastic.

That is horrible. On a lesser note I had given one of my chocolate bars to a kind patron. He is an artist and his wife is a baker and craftsperson. They do their parts for keeping our lobby decorated and our circ numbers high. Last night he apologized that he did not realize I had made it. He said it looked too perfect not to be commercial. One of my colleagues must have set him straight. Fortunately he had not thrown it away.

This evening I brought one of my Darto pans to the local hardware store for advice on how to shine it up. The clerk took it into the women's room with a can of Barkeeper's Friend. As much as I love Jeff Bezos I would not have expected that kind of service.

Tonight we're supposed to get another inch or so of rain. Mindful of the Flood Watch, I decided today was about as good a time to go grocery shopping as any. It was a grueling trip: full backpack, four shopping bags, up hill both ways in the dark. OK, I exaggerate, only coming back was in the dark. The wetlands were covered in inches of water and muck. (Maybe why they call them wetlands?) Which was more of a pain because I had to hold the bags up higher to keep them dry. The journey was even more adventuresome because I had taken one of my new Darto steel pans over to the hardware store for suggestions on how to prepare the surface. Thankfully steel pans are not as heavy as cast iron.

I like Ortiz: https://www.supermarketitaly.com/ortiz-anchovies-in-olive-oil-w-mini-picker-95-grams/

I ordered some Kelvedon Wonder pea seeds that grow to 18 inches. Will I be in trouble?

I am of mixed feelings. Some years ago when I was out of work and food and income a friend gave me some past dated food that was inedible. Even considering. She also gave me a $50 bill.

Hearing no dissent I placed my order.

Or perhaps Rainier Fruit Company, the holder of the trademark, would like to see what Whole Foods is selling as Lady Alice?

Supermarketitaly.com is having a few promotions: $5 credit to an existing account or to a new account created by tomorrow, free shipping over $50, plus $10 off an order over $100. I was out of anchovies.

Thanks! I was worried for a moment.

Something else I noticed about the aforementioned applets that were purported Lady Alice: these apples are priced by the pound. The "estimated" weight was 0.88 pounds. The "actual" weight for which I was charged was 0.88 pounds. Good consistency there. Problem is that when placed on my scale they were all of 67 grams, charitably including the packaging and rounding up. I called amazon and told them this was dishonest. I wonder if there is some State bureaucratic entity that might agree?

I have a Cross & Blackwell plum pudding I purchased on sale from Grand Union circa 1995 when the chain went bankrupt and was going out of business. I was going to inquire about the expiration date. But now that I looked it doesn't have one. I assume that means like most plum puddings the product keeps forever? There is some sort of lot number on the bottom of the package.

I too am tempted. For the first time in years I don't have anything culinary growing over winter. It doesn't help that the Burpee catalog came yesterday. Can the Click and Grow work for seed starting for transplanting outdoors? Burpee has a neat new pink pumpkin. How deep is the soil in the pods? For some reason the Click and Grow romaine pods are sold out.

When things get warm, things go very fast. A little over three minutes. Bottom crust was rather dark but still delightful.

Odd. But I've never had anything too boozy so I wouldn't know.

I'm not positive but I don't believe the name Yukon Gold is trademarked. Yukon Gold is a specific variety however.