MaryIsobel

That's great information, thanks. Our local grocery has pork shoulder for 1.99/lb this week so I'll definitely pick one up and try slicing it int steaks.

Good to know - I avoid frying whenever I can, thanks.

I don't know if this has been asked before - but what kind of bear? We have a lot of black bears around here but I have never tasted any kind of bear. I assume that it would be gamey but how does it compare "gamey wise" to venison or moose?

That looks delicious. We used to be able to buy "pork leg steaks" here which looked much like yours. They were a great combination of fat and lean. Haven't seen them for years. Are they raising pigs without legs now?

What a great variety - interested to hear what you think of the krauts - I've never had anything but the original type - which I love.

This is another option that I have used a few times now.

If they taste good - that's a win. I have made many batches and oddly my first batch was the best. There are so may variables, one just has to perservere.

I wonder why listeria is so prevalent in the last few years? I honestly don't know if I had heard the word 10 years ago and now it's every other week. Are there better detection methods?

Thanks for the info. I always wanted to try those. Haven't been to Trader Joes since Covid. I'm in Canada but sadly Trader Joe's is not. My next foray will likely be after the next election...

Lovely meal!

Thanks for this - I got an eggplant in my Odd Bunch (similar to Misfits) box. My husband isn't a fan but maybe he would like it this way. I did think of parm - your version looks very appetizing compared to some I've seen. I assume that is toasted breadcrumbs on top?

That looks really lovely. I made an upside down cake yesterday too, but mine was with pears and gingerebread. No picture but this is the link. https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/upside-down-pear-gingerbread-cake/ It was well received.

When we did the charcuterie cups for my daughter's wedding (I ended up doing them for my other daughtere's wedding too,) I got some beer flats from the liquor store, turned them upside down and my husband used an xacto knife to cut X's in the bottom that we pushed the cups into to transport them from our basement fridge to tent in our back yard.

Wow - thanks so much for all the time you put into sharing your incredible journeys with us. Visiting local (not in tourist areas) markets is one of my favourite things to do on holiday. Years ago, when our daughters were about 10, we went way off the beaten track in Mexico and I hyped the kids up about going to a market and finding cool things to try. When a fish vendor held out a still wriggling fish to us and proceeded to slice a piece off for us to taste, one of my daughters began to gag and fell to her knees. The poor guy was devastated and kept apologizing. Fortunately, she has grown into a very adventurous cook and eater! And we did buy that fish!

That lemon artichoke pesto looks amazing - I could definitely make a dent in that! My biggest challenge these days is trying to figure out in the morning, how hungry we will be or not be a dinnr time!