JoNorvelleWalker

Tomorrow is forecast to be an unusually bitter day. I am not working, and if I feel up to it, the plan is to dump the contents of my refrigerator freezer outside in the cold so that I can properly defrost the freezer. I wish my freezer were self defrosting. Accordingly, for dinner, I've defrosted a freezer container that I hope is a precious batch of Giuliano Bugialli's farro soup. It is now heating. Of course it might well be oatmeal.

Why not try to find a better frother and skip using the additives?

@blue_dolphin I brought home My Bombay Kitchen. At the moment I don't feel up to looking at it.

Oh, I stock a few varieties of dried Peruvian peppers. I often use ground aji amarillo as a table condiment.

The same restaurant also has a Mexican menu. Both countries' flags fly out front. I am not positive but I believe I was once told one owner was Peruvian and the other owner was Mexican. Now, if they would only be open when I had a chance to eat there! In contrast there is a good Thai restaurant about a mile and a quarter from where I live.

Canned beans they would like. I'm not sure the food pantry wants dried beans.

Now I am torn. The price has gone up and the Bean Club delivery is about to happen. I have no lack of beans, even if not the varieties I would most want. Do I cancel my subscription before it is too late and risk missing out on something wonderful?

This morning I had a doctor's appointment, and the friend who took me suggested we have lunch afterwards. I chose a Peruvian restaurant I've been wanting to try for years. Of course, like the last time, the Peruvian restaurant was closed today. She suggested a restaurant that overlooks the Delaware river... My dish was lobster cake with spinach risotto. Hers was grilled salmon and Caesar salad. This marks the second time I have eaten in a restaurant since the start of COVID. Food was good but I admit to disappointment at missing the chance of Peruvian cuisine.

My Bombay Kitchen should be in my kitchen 1/31.

Sorry, I do not have My Bombay Kitchen in my collection. However the library has a copy on the shelf. It should be waiting for me when I return to work.

I count 16 pages pertaining to culture, the foreword and the introduction. Plus bits here and there in recipes. May not be enough culture for your purpose. Though there is a section on how to make yogurt. Did I mention that I love the book?

I can report I am delighted with the book. Ingredients are mostly specified in grams. The few recipes I've read so far were clearly written. Sections of the book are divided by course, not by seasons. Photographs are plentiful. The font could always be larger but with reading glasses I can read it. I expected to enjoy the book primarily to learn a bit of Parsi culture, however I might even cook from it.

Alas, I do not have one yet.

The Ankarsrum doesn't cook. You may be thinking of the Blendtec I have used for soup. Although now that I think of it, I have an as yet unused blender attachment for the Ankarsrum...

Yet the white looks fully set?

How did you achieve the egg?

There is a large Indian (from India, as opposed to Native American) population here, so it is not impossible. But I have no knowledge of a Parsi restaurant. When I get back to work I'll check with my Indian colleagues.

I live far from Bombay.

I ordered.

I prefer barrel strength, no water, no ice...but not with dinner.

As I've told before I love my Paragon. However even a non-temperature controlled induction unit should be safe to use. If there is no pan the unit won't start, and will shut off when the pan is removed. If an empty pan is left on the unit, the pan could potentially overheat. One solution is to use pans of a special alloy that becomes non-ferromagnetic at a safe temperature. Once that temperature is reached the pans don't become any hotter. I also use a Silpat (as this afternoon for oatmeal) when I'm not employing temperature control.

Waiting for French onion soup; grilled roasted vegetables on foccacia with sliced mozzarella and pesto. I may get to come home tomorrow.

I was not allowed to eat or drink for 18 hours. The chocolate milkshake is so good I wish I had ordered three.

Tonight’s minestrone was freshly made and nicely seasoned. Picture would not upload.

Lunch. Cardiologist came in the middle.