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Hmmmph! Just enough to make me want to come back to it with a university account! 😛

Bernie's suggestion is the way I would go with good Blue Crab. Some sort of crab imperial. Or, alternatively, a cream of crab soup. Just make certain not to overwhelm the crab!

It's a thing, but often shouldn't be. @Dr. Teeth, am I correct that blue crab is your crab of choice?

I will not call myself a focaccia expert, but the LA bread is certainly not what I expect of focaccia. I'm curious what someone with more knowledge of the history of focaccia would say.

Cashew chicken variations are common in my experience. Cannot say I have sought them out, but I can confidently say they are out there. (Most of my sampling is in Virginia and Maryland.)

Pickle ice cream is one I am having a hard time wrapping my brain around. Salty, I presume? Dill, garlic?

My last dehydration project came from a surplus of peppers. I dehydrated a bunch of sweet peppers (including bells) along with a few hot peppers. I dehydrated them until definitively crisp then ran them through the food processor. My inspiration was paprika. This is definitely not paprika. It does make a mighty fine addition to scrambled eggs though!

Sounds like there will be whiskey.... Will you taste it?

Always good to see you, Franci! I know that @gfron1 did get into making tempeh, and I am pretty sure served it at his restaurant. I haven't attempted it yet myself, but your post reminds me that I wanted to try it. Thank you for sharing!

Not specifically Italian, and not currently active, but Alex French Guy has done some excellent deep dives on specific dishes, including some Italian dishes.

Yes. It's been a bit and a half, but just stick the can in the IP (label removed). I think I have done the same with the oven, but am starting to doubt my memory now! I definitely cannot remember more details on time/temp. Sorry!

I've tried the can in instapot method a few times. It's a touch faster than the oven, but I can't say it's enough faster that I consider worth getting the instapot out for. I find the results to be identical either way.

I don't get as scientific as I should. Eggshells and coffee grounds go into the compost with whatever else os appropriate.

Would you, could you, sell it if you don't use it?

In my experience, immersion brewing tolerates lower temps better. For example, I would expect to get something at least drinkable from an inverted Aeropress brew with a couple minutes of steeping starting at 195 degrees.