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If possible - would love to see some foraging shots of your mushroom and other edibles in their natural environment. I think for anyone into food, Hunting and Gathering has to be one of the most rewarding activities imaginable.

Awesome. Foraging is one of my favourite things to do. Just starting my education and sadly only know about 2 types of edible mushrooms around here - one of which is in season now (Elm Oyster). Would love to see more 'shroomage and hear more about how you gained your mushroom hunting knowledge.

How did you form that conclusion? What makes them (a west coast based organization) more reliable than say the East coast, aforementioned organization which liam linked to?

Have had Wolf ranges for the last 10 years and would never go back to anything else. A solid piece of equipment.

Sadly not. My eldest just started JK last week and there is Curriculum night which I will be preoccupied with. Though if I were going, I would most likely try for an early reservation at Scaramouche and avoid the rush!

I try to avoid driving into downtown Toronto in any traffic (it is all heavy and painful!) Just purchased a Pizza steel, though for now I will stick to Pizzas and for breads, BlackBird!

That looks like an ingenious product, bt - thanks for linking it. Now to find out why on earth it costs more than twice as much on Amazon.ca than Amazon.com - I have emailed Super Peel and am waiting to hear back.

Had a great interaction with the owner of Baking Steel - ended up getting the one bt has above - curious, did you end up with the issues because it was exposed to water - as I understand it, they come pre-seasoned. Really looking forward to generating some nice char on my BBQ Pizzas! Now to find a good pizza peel!

Thanks btbyrd. I emailed the owner of Baking Steel - shipping is expensive, so perhaps he might be flexible (as I might order multiple). Pizza craft is made out of Iron, which is not what I am interested in. The Baking Steel one appears to come pre-seasoned, which I am a big fan of. What is the upkeep like?

Would love to hear more and perhaps some actual suggestions on Pizza Steel's I have looked a bit on Amazon and ones being touted as a "Pizza Steel" are in fact Iron, which is not what I want. FWIW - This would be going to Ontario, Canada.

Do you find dried parsley retains any of its original resemblance?

An awesome new discovery for green tomato usage - Slice 'em fairly thin Liberally salt them and weight them down in a colander for 5-6 hours Rinse them with white vinegar Place on a plate and add white wine vinegar and good evoo Add (up to you - though so far my favourite combination) a mix of chopped oregano, garlic chives, pepper and a bit of salt Enjoy. So good. Edit - The above appears to be Vietnamese Coriander.

I wonder how accurate my Wolf range is and whether I would benefit from one of those....I like the idea though.

Talk about some fantastic looking seafood! Drinks look very nice too - would be curious to hear what all those fancy concoctions are.

Looks excellent! Thank you for sharing.

Canada's - as I grow my own! Lately I have been enjoying a concoction of Lemon Grass, Mint, Ginger (non local) and Cilantro. Really tasty. This morning, it's Chaga, Lemon Grass and Mint. Far more benefits than traditional tea, no caffeine, and (in my opinion at least) far tastier. Though I do enjoy a nice Chinese White (White peony) or (red) Oolong every now and then.

It is a specialized food grade rubber. Really fantastic surface. Much more enjoyable to work on than wood, I find.

What's utter nonsense is how quickly the US Government approved the buy-out. This should not have been allowed.

Recently bought an Asahi cutting board after seeing how large and nice it looked at one of my local Japanese haunts. Not cheap by any means, but tons of real estate - really enjoyable prepping large meals on it. http://www.korin.com/TK-203-03-100?sc=28&category=286082

If I may suggest, somehow try to get under your carpet and get the fans blowing under it. Years ago my folks had a flood in their basement which was carpeted - only thing that saved them from mold & mildew was getting some industrial fans pumping air under the carpet. Oh, and back on topic - things these days, sadly, are built to break! Too many plastic parts, too many electronics, etc.

Finally something to share! Far better than the bounty was harvesting them with my 4 year old son. He was quite amused by the odd shapes of the cukes, to which I responded 'Welcome to Mother Nature and what real food looks like!'

I was going to say....perhaps it was just a bit tight. From what I can see, it does appear to be slightly compressed. I would also distribute the filling more evenly and perhaps in greater quantity so that there is even distribution between layers. You are adventurous in your double roll technique! I typically just roll up the entire sheet and slice 'em up!

This has been a lot of fun. Thank you, ladies.

Thanks for sharing. Was lots of fun.

Send it down our way, it is smoking hot in the city.