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The recipe I made (and tweaked) was the same recipe @blue_dolphin linked to. It was originally linked to by @andiesenji in the "Christmas Cookies Reux" thread here (click). I PM'd andie about some issues I had with the cookie (being too fragile) and her tweaking suggestions worked well. Mr. Kim's version looks interesting. Kim, do you have a picture of the finished cookie? Because of the liquid/moisture in his recipe, are they more like cookie bars of a sort?

I'll take Campbell's Tomato Soup (made with milk, not water). It's a comfort thing and an easy thing, too. When I attended elementary school, we were allowed to walk home for lunch, which, of course, is not allowed these days. Once I fended off the dinosaurs () and got home for lunch, my mom would have Campbell's Tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich waiting for me. Total comfort food for me. It gave me the strength to fight off the dinosaurs on my way back to school after lunch. I suppose I could channel my inner Keller and make my own Cream of Tomato Soup but why would I bother when I like the soup Campbell's makes? So it's "Kraft" for me...

Another from this afternoon: Domenica Marchetti's "Ciao Biscotti: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Celebrating Italy's Favorite Cookie" 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.

This book has been lingering in the Sale halls for many a month so I am finally posting it. "Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book" Kindle Edition $.99US Not cookbooks but related...'tis the season. Two vegetable gardening books by Edward C. Smith: "The Vegetable Gardener's Bible, 2nd Edition: Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening Regions: Wide Rows, Organic Methods, Raised Beds, Deep Soil" Kindle Edition $.60US (well reviewed) "The Vegetable Gardener's Container Bible: How to Grow a Bounty of Food in Pots, Tubs, and Other Containers" Kindle Edition $1.20US "Tokyo New Wave: 31 Chefs Defining Japan's Next Generation, with Recipes" Kindle Edition $2.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

Slim pickin's this morning: Stephanie Thurow's "Can It & Ferment It: More Than 75 Satisfying Small-Batch Canning and Fermentation Recipes for the Whole Year" Kindle Edition $1.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

I was watching one of Ina Garten's cooking shows recently and she had a large jar similar to what Andie posted above filled with her own homemade vanilla. Perhaps she reads eGullet during her down times.

You're preaching to the choir. It sounds like heresy to some, but as I've posted before, when it gets hot here where I live, my oven or my stovetop does not get turned on. I use the microwave and that's it. It sometimes calls for a lot of creativity to figure what I can do with just a microwave for my meals but I accept that challenge. Anything is better than heating up the interior of my house more than what the weather is already doing to it.

The egg recall is growing. Nine states have been impacted. "Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Braenderup Infections Linked to Rose Acre Farms Shell Eggs"

One this afternoon: Master Patissier and twice winner of the prestigious Continental Patissier of the Year at the British Baking Awards, Eric Lanlard's "Totally Chocolate: 60 Deliciously Seductive Recipes" Kindle Edition $1.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary. edited to add the oddly priced: Steven Raichlen's "Grilling with Veggies" Kindle Edition $1.70US Only 25 recipes in this book. It makes me wonder if they were culled from one of his other books. Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the index.

A short while back, I posted on the Crazy Good eBook Bargains discussion that Karen Johnson had a number of Kindle ebooks regarding Asian pickling on sale (they're currently still sale priced). You can visit her Amazon page here (click) to view her titles.

I got an email from Penzey's this morning. edited to make the Penzey's URL an actual link

A current Amazon Lightning Deal: Excalibur 2900ECB 9-Tray Food Dehydrator with Adjustable Thermostat for Temperature Control Patented Technology for Faster and Efficient Drying 15 Square Feet Drying Space Made in USA, 9-Tray, Black $179.99US (25% off the regular price)

There used to be a pot called "The Everything Pot" that came with two inserts, one large insert about the depth of the pot and a second insert that was more shallow for steaming. I tend to use inserts more for steaming veggies than for cooking pasta.They don't seem to lend themselves well for draining pasta while the pot is on the stove. The minute you start lifting up the insert to drain the pasta, you've got water draining out of the insert holes all over the stove top (which sounds like something you may have experienced). Have you thought about getting a colander to put in the sink and then pour the contents of your pot into the colander? America's Test Kitchen recommends this colander for such a use. edited to add here's a video (click) from America's Test Kitchen on their review of colanders and why they chose the RSVP colander.

The aforementioned Instant Pot Ultra 6 Qt 10-in-1 Multi- Use Programmable Pressure Cooker has been further reduced in price. It's now $99.96US...reduced for Mother's Day, perhaps?

Discovered this afternoon: Chef Adam Perry Lang's "Charred & Scruffed" Kindle Edition $2.99US Chitra Agrawal's "Vibrant India: Fresh Vegetarian Recipes from Bangalore to Brooklyn" Kindle Edition $1.99US By Blogger Joy Wilson ("Joy the Baker") "Joy the Baker Over Easy: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Leisurely Days" Kindle Edition $1.99US On sale again: Christina Tosi's "Milk Bar Life: Recipes & Stories" Kindle Edition $2.99US Marc Vetri's "Mastering Pasta: The Art and Practice of Handmade Pasta, Gnocchi, and Risotto" Kindle Edition $2.99US And coming completely out of left field: Robin Ha's "Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes" Kindle Edition $1.99US A beginner's guide for cooking Korean food, written in comic book-form...well reviewed, too. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

eGullet needs a golf clap emoji for posts like this.

The Instant Pot Ultra 6 Qt 10-in-1 Multi-Use is still on sale at Amazon. It's about 40%US off the regular price.

I have a small metal tart/coffee tamper that I use to smash garlic. It's no stainless steel mushroom, but it'll do.

I confess I leaned towards their "Stir Fried Rice" flavor solely because of the slivered almonds included with the rice/pasta. It took me years to realize I could buy my own slivered almonds and add them to whatever rice dish I wanted. DOH!

Thank you. I bow to your web search talent.

I was looking over my weekly Walmart ad and they had a 6 qt. Instant Pot on sale for $79. I quickly went to their web site but did not find a $79 6 qt. Instant Pot. They had a few other Instant Pot models but none of the 6 qt. models were on sale for that price. Color me puzzled. Your mileage may vary.

Currently snacking on simple walnuts. I buy the big-ass Costco bag that costs an arm and a leg and keep them in my freezer so they don't spoil/go rancid before the contents all get consumed. Right out of the bag they have an almost sweet quality to them.

I used to take Banana Nut (walnut) bread in to work and everyone loved it. One of my co-workers asked for the recipe and was crestfallen to see that I used Bisquick in it. It's what I grew up eating so it wasn't a big deal to me that it wasn't "from scratch". I told her if she objected to Bisquick, she could always go to Alton Brown's web site and find his homemade version of Bisquick if that would make her feel any better. That's more banana nut bread for me...#silverlining

Once again, I step forward with my usual boring suggestion to not throw the cookies away but to use them in a trifle. Or crumble them and use them as a base for a banana pudding pie. The coconut cookies should go great with banana pudding. Granted, they wouldn't be office-friendly but may be family friendly if transformed I'm just sayin'...

I saw these yesterday and just plumb forgot to post them: Karen Solomon's "Asian Pickles: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Cured, and Fermented Preserves from Korea, Japan, China, India, and Beyond" Kindle Edition $1.99US Click on her name under the book title to access her Amazon page. She has a few other Asian pickling e-cookbooks on sale that are region-specific. Ken Sato's "Japanese Pickles Cookbook: Light salted and Fermented Preserved Tsukemono recipes from Japan - Samurai's Recipe Series (Samurai's Cookbook Series 1)" Kindle Edition $2.99US Ken doesn't have an Amazon page of his own, but he has written some other Japanese food-themed books that are currently on sale. You can do a search of his name within Amazon on its search bar. They seem a little "Kindle Single"-ish but I am posting this in case someone finds it useful. Haruto Souma's "Japanese Traditional Recipes Made Easy: A Step-By-Step Guide To Cooking Traditional Japanese Foods At Home (Japanese Recipes Book 1)" Kindle Edition $.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.