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Not food, but food-related: "Vitamix is recalling 105,000 blenders; 11 people injured" Wait a second...you mean if I separate the blades from the canister, thus exposing the sharp blades, there's a chance I could actually lacerate myself if I'm an idiot and mis-handle said sharp blades? Why...recall it at once, I say! What sadist designed this dangerous piece of equipment?

@heidih Thank you for the link! @gfron1 I am with @gfweb... this foraging stuff scares me, too. I know you've made a business/career out of it, but I'd be too scared of that 1-in-a-million bad-for-you mushroom that gets past the expert eye and onto my plate.

@lindag Best not to ask, so the Kitchen Gods don't hear you and try to test you! I've learned not to manifest things in my life by saying some things aloud that shouldn't be said.

@dcarch Your bacon raft is the stuff of dreams! Well done. If I could find a golf clap emoji, you'd get it.

@gfron1 Your link doubles back to your post. Was it supposed to lead somewhere else?

Not food-related books but this may be of general interest: Four of P. L. Travers' Mary Poppins books in one collection: Mary Poppins Mary Poppins Comes Back Mary Poppins Opens the Door Mary Poppins in the Park Kindle Edition $1.99US Be forewarned that the Mary Poppins of the book isn't quite the same as the Julie Andrews film version. But the books are classics. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

That's interesting. I've seen quite a number of "professional" chefs on FoodTV use plastic wrap (usually with foil on top of the plastic) and then put the food in the oven. I always thought the plastic wrap might melt in the heat of the oven but supposedly if you don't go over a certain temperature, it won't melt.

My local Vons' grocery is promoting Hatch Chile Days with roasting happening on Aug. 11th. Didn't this just happen? I am getting old.

@Shelby I was going to suggest the same dish. My niece learned her chicken adobe recipe from watching (and recording on her phone) her Filipino grandmother make it. Exactly this. See my response just above. My niece solved this issue by recording her grandmother on her phone while the grandmother made her recipes. My niece was able to figure out the amounts/measurements and now my niece is the one the family turns to make all of the Filipino dishes for the family get-togethers. (Yes, @Kerry Beal my niece did do the dishes after getting the recipes ). As for the "recipe tweakers" out there...my belief is you should make the recipe I've given you one time exactly as written. That becomes the veritable "yardstick". Then feel free to tweak it all you want. You just won't be making my recipe any longer. On the up side of this, my sister-in-law tweaked one of my mom's best dessert recipes (butter-flour-walnut-sugar baked crust with layers of sweetened cream cheese, chocolate & vanilla puddings, topped with whipped cream and shaved chocolate) and came up with a strawberry version (no puddings but replaced with a layer of sliced strawberries mixed with the red strawberry glaze you can buy in the grocery stores). The tweaked recipe tastes just like Marie Callender's fresh Strawberry pie. Win-win!

Another Holy Cow moment (at least, to me). Ever since I recently posted about that Lidia cookbook that was sort of on sale but not bargain-basement priced, Amazon keeps taunting me whenever I peruse the cookbooks by showing even more cookbooks from Lidia, and Ina and Emeril and even Pepin, but not bargain-priced, of course. They showed me an Aaron Sanchez (from the FoodTV network) cookbook that was $16.99US and I laughed and cursed at them as I passed by the book. It's on sale today! It's bargain-basement priced, too. Get it (if you're interested) before whoever at Amazon sobers up and realizes that they made a mistake. Aaron Sanchez's "Simple Food, Big Flavor: Unforgettable Mexican-Inspired Recipes from My Kitchen to Yours" Kindle Edition $.99US And another cookbook (not related to Aaron) on sale that had good reviews: "Cooking with Loula: Greek Recipes from My Family to Yours" Kindle Edition $2.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

I think it's interesting that the PBS station I receive on cable had the "Milk Street" cooking show last season. But not this season. They switched back to "Cook's Country". Sorry, Chris!

One from my BookBub email this morning: "Real Food Slow Cooker Suppers: Easy, Family-Friendly Recipes from Scratch" Kindle Edition $1.99US The recipes are supposed to be "from scratch" recipes, so no canned soups, etc. Too bad we can't see an index of recipes... I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

From this afternoon's perusal: "Das German Cookbook: Schnitzel, Bratwurst, Strudel and other German Classics" Kindle Edition $2.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

From this morning's BookBub email: "Jam Session: A Fruit-Preserving Handbook" Kindle Edition $1.99US Using the "Look Inside" feature you can see the fruit and recipes are broken down by season. Note this book is currently un-reviewed, if there's such a word. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

Something new: "Thought Flamin' Hot Cheetos Couldn't Get Better? They’ve Added a Chipotle Ranch Flavor" If you find them, please take one for the team and try them and then report back!

Hey, no one says you have to buy them. I was just sorry not to see those cheaper ($.99) cookbooks from a couple of posts ago. Still, with these sale prices, it beats paying full price for the books.

I'm such a goober. I forgot that we've started a new month so the current Kindle deals for cookbooks are different than last month's. Duh. So here's a new crop of some of this month's offerings (leading off with Marcus Samuelsson!): Marcus Samuelsson's "The Red Rooster Cookbook: The Story of Food and Hustle in Harlem" Kindle Edition $2.99US IACP Award-winning author Cal Peternell's "A Recipe for Cooking" Kindle Edition $1.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the long list of recipes. "Fermented Vegetables: Creative Recipes for Fermenting 64 Vegetables & Herbs in Krauts, Kimchis, Brined Pickles, Chutneys, Relishes & Pastes" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the long list of recipes. "The Chinese Kitchen Garden: Growing Techniques and Family Recipes from a Classic Cuisine" Kindle Edition $1.99US Virginia Willis' "Secrets of the Southern Table: A Food Lover's Tour of the Global South" Kindle Edition $2.99US Mediterranean/Milddle Eastern cooking with Einat Admony's "Balaboosta" Kindle Edition $2.51US "Carbone's Cookbook: Old-World Elegance and the Best Italian Food in the Northeast" Kindle Edition $2.99US "Cooking in the Lowcountry from The Old Post Office Restaurant: Spanish Moss, Warm Carolina Nights, and Fabulous Southern Food (Roadfood Cookbook)" Kindle Edition $2.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

"Arby's Just Added Slow-Smoked Beef Short Rib to Its Menu" I've seen the television commercials and it looks very good. Has anyone tried it?

Holy Cow! Pepin on sale... "Jacques Pépin Heart & Soul in the Kitchen" Kindle Edition $2.99US This might be of interest, too: "Middle Eastern Cookery" Kindle Edition $1.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary. Edited to add another book on sale: Daisy Martinez's "Daisy's Holiday Cooking: Delicious Latin Recipes for Effortless Entertaining" Kindle Edition $.99US

From my BookBub email this morning and several other discoveries: "Real Irish Food: 150 Classic Recipes from the Old Country" Kindle Edition $1.99US "Cuban Flavor: Exploring the Island's Unique Places, People, and Cuisine" Kindle Edition $1.20US With a foreword by Geoffrey Zakarian, it's Food TV's Marcela Valladolid's "Casa Marcela: Recipes and Food Stories of My Life in the Californias" Kindle Edition $2.99US First published in 1956, Benedictine Sisters of Peking's "The Art of Chinese Cooking" Kindle Edition $2.95US "The Brownie Diet: 101 Scumptious Recipes" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

"Trader Joe’s and Other Chains Involved in Massive Food Recall" and a second article on the same recall: "Parasite problems linked to packaged salads and wraps prompt recall"

Some "alleged" Kindle cookbook sale items - These first two have been previously on sale: Chetna Makan's "The Cardamom Trail: Chetna Bakes with Flavours of the East" Kindle Edition $.99US "The Japanese Grill: From Classic Yakitori to Steak, Seafood, and Vegetables" Kindle Edition $2.99US Buddy Valastro's "Family Celebrations with the Cake Boss: Recipes for Get-Togethers Throughout the Year" Kindle Edition $.99US Buddy Valastro's "Buddy's Best Cookies (from Baking with the Cake Boss and Cake Boss): 10 Delicious Cookie Recipes from the Cake Boss for the Holidays--and Any Occasion!" Kindle Edition $1.99US There's another Buddy Valastro book on sale but I won't bother posting it...you should be able to find it through his Amazon page. Jessica Seinfeld's "The Can't Cook Book: Recipes for the Absolutely Terrified!" Kindle Edition $.99US Jessica (married to comedian Jerry Seinfeld) is a previous author of those "How to hide veggies in your food so your kids won't know they're eating vegetables" cookbooks. From "The American Baking Competition", Brian Emmett's "Get Your Bake On: Sweet and Savory Recipes from My Home to Yours" Kindle Edition $.99US From Patricia Wells and her husband Walter, a memoir with recipes "We've Always Had Paris...and Provence: A Scrapbook of Our Life in France" Kindle Edition $1.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the short list of recipes. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary. I swear they're on sale as I post them. edited to correct a case error Edited to add a kind of Kindle cookbook I thought I would never post (the kind that look like someone Googled recipes and put them all in a book and called it "done"). I am posting it because it's well-reviewed and I know there are those who enjoy eating duck on eGullet: "Recipes For Duck Lovers" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes.

I just checked the link and I get the same price as you now. How odd that it was on sale for such a short period of time. Edited to add: Checking my Amazon links in my post from yesterday, It seems as if about half of the cookbooks I posted yesterday are no longer on sale. My apologies if anyone is disappointed.

Once again, I am floored by the number of Kindle cookbooks currently bargain-basement-priced: IACP Award–winning author Eileen Yin-Fei Lo's "The Chinese Chicken Cookbook: 100 Easy-to-Prepare, Authentic Recipes for the American Table" Kindle Edition $.99US "Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant: Ethnic and Regional Recipes from the Cooks at the Legendary Restaurant" Kindle Edition $.99US Moosewood has a couple of cookbooks on sale. Check their Amazon page for more sale titles. Sondra Bernstein's "the girl & the fig cookbook: More than 100 Recipes from the Acclaimed California Wine Country Restaurant" Kindle Edition $.99US Jerry Traunfeld's "The Herbfarm Cookbook" Kindle Edition $.99US Fifty 5-star reviews! Proprietor of the iconic Loaves & Fishes store on Long Island Anna Pump's "Summer on a Plate: More than 120 delicious, no-fuss recipes for memorable meals from Loaves and Fishes" Kindle Edition $.99US "Nonna's House: Cooking and Reminiscing with the Italian Grandmothers of Enoteca Maria" Kindle Edition $.99US Popular blogger Shelly Jaronsky's "The Cookies & Cups Cookbook: 125+ sweet & savory recipes reminding you to Always Eat Dessert First" Kindle Edition $.99US Owner of the Buttercup Bake Shop Jennifer Appel's "Buttercup Bakes at Home: More Than 75 New Recipes from Manhattan's Premier Bake Shop for Tempting Homemade Sweets" Kindle Edition $.99US Buddy Valastro's "Cooking Italian with the Cake Boss: Family Favorites as Only Buddy Can Serve Them Up" Kindle Edition $.99US "The Blue Willow Inn Bible of Southern Cooking: 450 Essential Recipes Southerners Have Enjoyed for Generations" Kindle Edition $2.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

Amazon's info page for the book states that there are 74 recipes in the book. He's such a great writer. You can really hear his voice in his stories.