JoNorvelleWalker

My corn tortillas are not crisp but they are not exactly soft. I'd say more like flaccid. I've never tried making flour tortillas. I'd like to know how to make my tortillas either crispy or soft and pillowly like those from @robirdstx.

Now that I have my copy of Secrets of the Butcher and two pounds of expensively boneless chuck short ribs from Whole Foods Prime Now I am no less clueless. I plan to braise the chuck short ribs and I am sure they will be delicious but I was hoping for enlightenment. I already knew chuck is from the chuck primal. I also picked up some pretty prime Angus strip steaks on sale from Shoprite. Ironically the Angus prime strip steaks were much less per pound than the Whole Foods chuck. I'm surprised amazon hasn't sued the USDA for trademark infringement over Prime.

Sadly this seems more making desserts out of chocolate than making chocolate. I passed. (Unusual, I know).

How do you make a soft tortilla? Corn or flour?

I cannot envision so much dinner preparation! I had a migraine aura at work. I couldn't see for half an hour. Walking home in the dark I got home about 9:45. Now, finishing up my Mississippi punch, it's going on 1:00 am. I dread getting up and prying the lid off the can of Progresso soup.

I can't help be minded of Michael Flanders' song Design for Living...

I never thought about calling the store directly but that's a thought. What I wanted was Bell & Evens thighs in a small package. They had been out of stock over the weekend but yesterday the showed up in stock, which is the reason I placed my order. Had they notified me that the small package was out of stock I would have asked for the larger package (which is of course is in stock). The problem is they don't notify me, which at least as I understand they are supposed to do.

Why "blasphemy"?

Tonight I gave Prime Now another try. The goods are packed impeccably and delivered promptly. But once again I gnash my teeth (which ones I have left) that the main dish was out of stock. Last time it was the duck. This time it was the chicken. If something is out of stock they are supposed to notify you about a substitution. They don't. Either they send you something else that you don't want (when you specify "no substitution") or you are out of luck. Charitably I suspect that since the Prime Now service here is so new they are having teething pains. Nonetheless that does not help with my dinner.

I've had Simple on my hold list at the library for quite some while. But at $13.90 I caved.

I think you're asking the wrong question. While I can speak highly of the ThermoWorks ThermaQ WiFi, do you really want to know 8 weeks in that your batch is ruined? Get a KitchenAid Precise Heat Mixing Bowl and a UPS. Granted, with the PHMB you will have to reset it every 10 hours. I have not found a way around this.

If anyone is interested amazon currently has Ottolenghi Simple for $13.90. (The Kindle version is rather more expensive.)

Anyone else noticed Jeff raised the price $5.34 since @rotuts posted -- or at least since I purchased my copy this afternoon?

All I have to look forward to is the Burpee catalog.

Didn't Joseph Lodge spend about eight years working in Peru?

Clockwise from upper left: 27, 20, 25. My order was repacked as well. I believe they originally sent it in the paper bag. The pans are going to need some cleaning up, but probably not tonight. And probably not this week. Looking forward to paella.

The Zojirushi website has water compensation instructions for jasmine and basmati rice. (And yes jasmine and basmati water amounts are slightly different, though details vary by model number.) Often as not I just use the defaults for perfectly lovely rice. I love my Zojirushi.

My library does not have it but amazon did. And so should I in two days.

I would if I could.

Not fair @rotuts got his first. Mine are out for delivery.

Interestingly searching for lettuce on Prime Now gives no hits.

Cincinnati fourteen minutes ago.

Best wishes for a full recovery.

Almost time to go back.