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  1. 5 hours ago, kayb said:

     Have never tried dry brining. Will have to do that one of these days.

     

    Check out the NYT article and recipe (published in 2009, I think). I've been using the bay and sage dry brine for some years. Last year I also separated the white and dark meat for precise to temp roasting of each. 

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  2. On 10/6/2016 at 7:48 PM, blue_dolphin said:

    How have you adapted it? Do the leftovers keep for a bit? It's on my list and I was thinking I should really give it a go while we still have plenty of good tomatoes here. I'd like to scale it down a bit as 3.5 lbs of farmers market heirlooms will put dent in my wallet!

    I tried to send you the recipe. If it didn't work I can try again when I get home and have access to my computer. I use 7 cups seeded and diced tomatoes. I have not weighed that volume but I think a fist-sized tomato gives about one cup diced. Three cups are tossed with a little salt and sugar and drained. Four cups are roasted. I sprinkle a little parm on the bottom of the crust then layer the roasted tomatoes, sauteed onions and thyme, raw tomatoes, then a layer of a mayo-cheese mix (a little more than the original recipe) and another sprinkle of parm. It is definatly an investment of both time and money. It is best the day it is made but still good the next day.

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  3. On 9/30/2016 at 10:45 AM, Shel_B said:

    There are several recipes I want to experiment with that contain Calvados as an ingredient.  I know very little about Calvados.  Can someone recommend a good brand that works well in desserts such as this French Apple CakeI don't want to spend a lot of money, but do want a good quality product.  Hmm ... is Calvados a brand?  If so, are there other brands or liquors that would be a good substitute?

    That looks good - let us know how it turns out. I use dark (not spiced) rum in the Dorie Greenspan apple cake.

  4. I'm driving from Stillwater to St. Louis. I am leaving Thursday afternoon and am spending the night in Joplin or Springfield. Purina is taking care of my meals beginning with dinner Friday (no, not dog food; in fact I hear they put on quite a spread). I'm reading my way through old posts but most are very old. Any new ideas? BTW, taking a different route home to visit friends in Manhattan KS.

  5. 5 hours ago, Smithy said:

    I hope you still aren't waiting! :) How did you like it?

    I am glad I went. I really enjoyed the chicken liver crostada. It was on delicious bread and topped with excellent green tomato jam. The other small plate I had was squid and lentils. It was good but not great. I had a pasta with mushroom entree. It included (scant in number) fresh, pickled, and fermented mushrooms. The pasta and sauce were very good but I thought the funky tartness of the mushrooms clashed with the sauce.

     

    Hattie B's hot chicken tonight. Not sure what I'll do for lunch tomorrow. Sunday dinner and Monday all day I'm meeting family in Chattanooga. Back to Nashville Tuesday and will go to The Southern for fried green tomatoes. Heading home Weds am.

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  6. 1 hour ago, windyacres said:

    was hoping this bread machine would allow me to have homemade bread without having to use my oven during the hot summers we have here in Oklahoma.

    Search bread in the cuisinart combo steam/convection oven thread. I just made my 100% WW recipe in 2 smaller pans, like Shelby and Kayb. I increased everything by 30% but it was too wet so will decrease the water a bit next time. Yes, I know, you do not have a cuisinart combo steam/convection oven but after you read this thread you will probably buy one! I use it instead of my wall oven for anything that will fit. I does put out a bit of heat/steam into the kitchen but not a lot and things generally are done much more quickely than in a conventional oven. 

  7. 10 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

    Check back with me after the hurricane.

     

    8 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

    Not good -- my pizza -- but there is promise. 

    Good luck during the storm. I prefer my tornadoes to your hurricanes. Tornadoes are over fairly quickly and while it doesn't protect property, our storm shelter protects our life. Now, about that earthquake....

     

    What did you put the pizza on? I'm thinking of trying a (mini) baguette and wonder if the pan that came with the oven would make weird ridges on the bottom of the loaf. 

  8. 36 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

     

    Yes, although if an egg happened to explode, it could make for an annoying mess to clean out of the oven!

    That's true and I have had some explosions. I have been trying to figure out if the explosions are occurring in eggs that have inapparent pre-existing damage or are from collisions during the cooking process. Twice I used bamboo skewers to keep eggs from bumping while cooking and had no explosions either time. Of course with N=2 it could easily be a coincidence.

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