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Bobby Flay did a lot of Zoom interviews during the Pandemic and usually his long-haired pet cat would jump up on his kitchen counters during said interview. Put me off of eating at his house, were I ever invited.

A lot of finds this afternoon... From James Beard Award-winning authors Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid, "HomeBaking: The Artful Mix of Flour and Tradition Around the World" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see the list of recipes. Scroll further down to see recipes. Imperial measurements. From London Chef Florence Knight "One: A Cook and Her Cupboard" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Recipes centered around certain pantry staples/condiments. Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see recipe listing and recipes. Metric Measurements. Three by David Tanis... David Tanis & Alice Waters (foreward) "A Platter of Figs: And Other Recipes" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Tanis offers 24 menus with recipes. Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see recipes. Imperial Measurements. David Tanis' "Heart of the Artichoke: And Other Kitchen Journeys" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see menus and recipes. Seasonal/holiday menus this time. David Tanis' "One Good Dish: The Pleasures of a Simple Meal" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll to the top to see the list of recipes. Then scroll down to see recipes. From three top Manhattan restaurateurs, "Downtown Italian: Recipes Inspired by Italy, Created in New York's West Village" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see cocktail recipes. Food writing- Previously posted a few years back: M.F.K. Fisher's "Consider the Oyster" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) "Best Food Writing 2015" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll to the top to see the list of essays & authors. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

"Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Onions" I had heard about the multi-state outbreak and the trouble they were having to pinpoint the source. Glad they've seemed to have found it. Sad, too, because I am tossing the most recent onions I purchased just to be safe.

Once upon a time there was an eG discussion about the Dinner thread passing a certain goalpost (number of pages, or years continuing uninterrupted...whatever). The challenge of the discussion was to make something from a past post in the huge Dinner thread discussion. I chose a side dish from a post by legacy member @Jinmyo . It was simple and hardy. It was a can of Cannellini beans or Great Northern beans, heated with a can of Italian-spiced stewed tomatoes, served open-faced over garlic bread. You smash about 1/3 of the beans so the starch will thicken the mixture a little and also smash any too-large tomatoes from the Stewed tomatoes. You could also use regular stewed tomatoes and add your own spice theme (rosemary, thyme, whatever floats your boat). I tweaked the recipe a little and added shredded rotisserie chicken which changed the side into a simple peasant meal. Easy peasy. Perfect for a cold Autumn evening which we finally had here last night.

Pearls...swine. The shrimp look delicious.

It's also on sale for $1.99US at the Amazon US web site for a limited time (click here). (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Thank you for posting this. I tend not to post "healthy" or "good for you" cookbooks since I classify them as "diet" cookbooks. YMMV.

As some eG members are aware, I post a lot of sale-priced cookbook finds on eGullet. There was a cookbook with "Milk Street" in the title that I knew was not part of the Milk Street cookbook line. I attempted to contact Amazon to let them know of this "counterfeit-titled" cookbook but they wanted me to jump through so many hoops before they would lift a finger to verify that it was not an official Milk Street cookbook that I gave up on Amazon. They obviously did not want to know they were selling bad goods, so to speak. I turned around and let Milk Street know about the questionable cookbook. They thanked me and the next day the Amazon listing was gone. My advice would be to contact the Modernist people, give them the book's ASIN number and questionable title and let them handle it. Why waste your money on something that's obviously not authentic?

From a BookBub email: From the Maine Bakery Borealis Breads, "Borealis Breads: 75 Recipes for Breads, Soups, Sides, and More" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

From a BookBub email: "Asian Pickles at Home: 75 Easy Recipes for Quick, Fermented, and Canned Pickles" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll up to the top to see the list of recipes. Edited to add another find: Slightly more expensive... Christopher Kimball's "Milk Street Fast and Slow: Instant Pot Cooking at the Speed You Need" Kindle Edition $3.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down about half-way to see the recipe listing for the first chapter. Scroll just a little further down to see recipes. Imperial measurements. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

As suggested, freezing would work. My mom would make fried rice with rice leftovers...use the protein of your choice (my mom would dice up a ham steak...chopped shrimp would be good, as well). She used small-diced celery and diced water chestnuts (canned) to add some crunch to contrast against the soft rice (with chopped green onion, too). Plus, you could make a rice pudding. With raisins. None of my brothers liked raisins so I always knew when my mom made rice pudding, I would be the only kid eating it so I pretended she made it just for me.

Trouble in paradise? "This Popular Grocery Giant Is On a Downward Spiral and Losing Customers"

Another recall to post... "Butterball, LLC Recalls Ground Turkey Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination" See the article for specific product details.

Sorry for the (almost) double post: Another recall that's made the news... "Maple Island Inc. Issues a Voluntary Recall of Three Lots of Parent’s Choice Rice Baby Cereal" Impacted products are listed in the article.

Found this yesterday: Wilson Tang's "The Nom Wah Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from 100 Years at New York City's Iconic Dim Sum Restaurant" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll up to the top to see the list of recipes. Also, scroll all the way to the bottom to most of the recipe for Basic Bao dough. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

Two recalls to post: "Nick’s Famous Bar-B-Q Recalls Ready-To-Eat Pork Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination" "Crider Foods Recalls Canned Beef With Gravy Products Due to Possible Unsafe Levels of Lead From Outside Source" See the article for label/product info.

"Coffee Mate’s New Creamer Tastes Like Rice Krispies Treats To Make Mornings Better" Can I have some sugar with a side of sugar for my coffee? Someone should have stopped this new flavor in the early stages of product development.

I bought and used my wok in my pre-eG days. Haven't used it much lately though I was gung ho in using it quite a bit originally. I was told the wok hei would develop over time through use, and it did.

Yes. They don't explode. You're supposed to peel off the label which I believe exposes the porous "paper" underneath the label. The instructions I've seen on them state "8 minutes" on high in the microwave. I've always found, generally, a pierced potato (without any wrapping on it) takes about 7 minutes to fully cook in a microwave on high, so your mileage may vary regarding the "doneness" of these potatoes...also depending on the wattage of your microwave, too. The main reason I bought them was a) because it was just one potato and not a bag of them and b) I assumed they were completely washed and ready to cook and I was fine with that. Regarding the whistle you heard, most likely it just the sound of the steam from the potato escaping through the wrapping. As an aside, I've nuked those "steamer" bags of frozen veggies and they also sometimes make a whistling sound and inflate and look like they're going to explode...but they don't. Another reason I liked these wrapped potatoes is because they were approximately all the same size so I didn't have to sort through a pile of loose potatoes in the grocery store to find a decent-sized potato...they were all decent-sized.

From a BookBub email: "The Happy Sandwich: Scrumptious Sandwiches to Make You Smile" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes and scroll down to see recipes. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

"Wendy's is turning its Frosty into a cereal" If anyone sees this for sale, please take one for the team!

The link wording wasn't mine. It was the title of the article provided by that web site's editor and/or reporter. The gist of it means that the recipient of your electronic gift will be notified via either their email address or, likely, a text sent to their mobile phone number. All this means is If the gift giver doesn't have the recipient's home address, there's an alternative way of sending someone a gift from Amazon. Then when the recipient (who got the email or text) goes to Amazon to receive the gift, Amazon will let them decide whether to accept the original gift as-is, or they can opt to not receive that gift but receive an equitable gift card amount from Amazon. The original gift-sender won't know that the recipient decided not to receive their gift and get the Amazon gift card instead. The original sender will just be notified by Amazon that the recipient said something generic like "Thanks for the gift"...not knowing an exchange happened. Supposedly, this will make everyone happy.

Sorry for the double post but it's sort of relevant... "Amazon will allow US Prime members to send gifts using only an email or phone number" And I thought this was interesting: So if you're gifted that ugly seasonal sweater from Amazon, you can switch it out for something else and the original gifter won't be the wiser and everyone is happy.

From CNN: "Amazon is starting Black Friday deals early. Like, now" There is more info in the rest of the article.

"Cinnamon bun flavored Snickers bar announced" This is a "wait & see" for me. It would be far better if, instead of peanuts, they used chopped pecans. If anyone sees them in the store, please take one for the team.

The first three cookbooks are all from my BookBub emails. The Ruhlman is a "stumbled upon" find... From the 7-time James Beard Award-winning teacher, James Peterson's "What's a Cook to Do?: An Illustrated Guide to 484 Essential Tools, Tips, Techniques, and Tricks" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) A reference book. The Amazon info page blurb says there are dozen of recipes in this book but it's mostly a reference or "How-to" book. "How to Cook Without a Book, Completely Updated and Revised: Recipes and Techniques Every Cook Should Know by Heart: A Cookbook" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Another cookbook aimed at those who haven't been in a kitchen in a while...but at a little higher level than the cookbook listed above. Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see a couple vinaigrette recipes. A James Beard Award nominee, Suzanne Dunaway's "No Need to Knead: Handmade Artisan Breads in 90 Minutes" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature (you may have to scroll up) to see the list of recipes. Michael Ruhlman's "The Elements of Cooking: Translating the Chef's Craft for Every" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Very few basic recipes included. This is mostly a cooking dictionary with cooking essays, as well. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary. Interesting side-note: I found another cookbook with "Milk Street" in the cookbook's title. I queried the official Milk Street web site to see if this was a true Milk Street product and was told it wasn't. The cookbook in question is no longer listed on Amazon.