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My mom put a double-decker lazy Susan (looks like this - click) in her spice cupboard. It works well to quickly zip through your spices to locate the one you need. One drawback is that you do have to move spice bottles to see the labels on the bottles in the interior of the lazy Susan. And large spice bottles won't fit on this obviously.

There's a James Beard Kindle ecookbook sale-a-thon happening on Amazon (US) right now. I won't list all of the titles on sale. James Beard's "Love and Kisses and a Halo of Truffles: Letters to Helen Evans Brown" Kindle Edition $2.99US Or check out his Amazon page directly (click) for more titles. Other current sales: Alana Chernila's "The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making" Kindle Edition $2.99US "Rachael Ray 2, 4, 6, 8: Great Meals for Couples or Crowds" Kindle Edition $2.99US Interesting that there is no "Look Inside" feature on this Kindle ecookbook. Also, note the reviews are mixed on this book. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

Sounds like it to me...

From this afternoon: Rebecca Lang's "Fried Chicken: Recipes for the Crispy, Crunchy, Comfort-Food Classic" Kindle Edition $1.99US I had to laugh at the first review, which happens to be quite negative, complaining because there were no oven-baked chicken recipes...in a book with the words "Fried Chicken..." in the title. "Michael Symon's 5 in 5: 5 Fresh Ingredients + 5 Minutes = 120 Fantastic Dinners" Kindle Edition $2.99US I am a US Prime member and the prices you see may vary.

That toast on the patty melt looks...uhm, well done. As for the container of ketchup for dipping...did you know they expand, which might make it easier to dip the fries in it? Just a thought...

While reading eGullet this afternoon I am eating Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies. Mmmm...

No running for the border, eh? (old sales slogan of theirs) I found a lengthier article about the chips here: "We Tried Taco Bell's Hot Sauce-Flavored Tortilla Chips" According to this article, the Fire sauce-flavored chips have a little bit of a kick to them, but nothing scary-hot:

I saw a brief news item (too brief to bother to link to it) this morning that said Taco bell will be selling tortilla chips in the grocery stores. The chip flavors will be based upon the three different kinds of taco sauce you can get at Taco Bell: Mild, Hot, and Fire. If anyone sees them in a grocery store, please post a pic and/or take one for the team and buy them for a taste test.

A few years ago, when Calphalon was phasing out their "Professional" non-stick line, I bought just about every pan/version of it on Amazon. It's all still going strong in my kitchen. But then I treat them right (don't use metal spatulas, etc, in them). Plus, they still clean up easy peasy.

From this morning...something old and something new. This was on sale about 6 months ago... Deuki Hong's "Koreatown: A Cookbook" Kindle Edition $1.99US Author Frances Mayes' "The Tuscan Sun Cookbook: Recipes from Our Italian Kitchen" Kindle Edition $1.99US She's the author of "Under the Tuscan Sun" and wrote this companion cookbook about the region's recipes. There's a Ragu recipe on the book's Amazon info page. Plus, if you use the "Look Inside" feature, you can see a lot more of the recipes. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

Walmart tries to compete: "In latest Amazon jab, Walmart to expand grocery delivery to more than 100 cities" And then I received a Costco email touting their delivery service: The competition is heating up...

Some of these may have been posted before...some of the titles sound familiar to me: "The Sprouted Kitchen Bowl and Spoon: Simple and Inspired Whole Foods Recipes to Savor and Share" Kindle Edition $1.99US Winner of the 2018 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook Award for "Baking" category: Jami Curl's "Candy Is Magic: Real Ingredients, Modern Recipes" Kindle Edition $1.99US From the San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market food stand, "Tacolicious: Festive Recipes for Tacos, Snacks, Cocktails, and More" Kindle Edition $1.99US Two cookbooks that don't have what I would consider to be bargain-basement prices: Chef Paul Kahan's "Cheers to the Publican, Repast and Present: Recipes and Ramblings from an American Beer Hall" Kindle Edition $3.99US Internationally acclaimed food and travel writer Colman Andrews "The Country Cooking of Ireland" Kindle Edition $3.00US Unfortunately, the "Look Inside" feature shows no content for this cookbook...pages and pages of nothing. Alas, no index. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

There's always "Essential Pépin: More Than 700 All-Time Favorites from My Life in Food"...it comes with a DVD of videos where he shows his techniques. Or my very first cookbook at 10 years old..."Peanuts Cook Book" by Charles M. Schultz.

The pessimist in me thinks "someone" (the banks? Credit card companies?) put that money that is being "held" into an overnight escrow account that earns a very low interest. But multiply that "very low interest" by millions of consumers and...someone is making a lot of money off these transactions and it isn't the cardholder or restaurant.

I get the big-ass bottles of POM pomegranate juice from Costco. It's far cheaper than what you can buy in grocery stores. It's quite tart so it's a good mixer for cocktails, or added to Canada Dry ginger ale or iced tea.

I've posted about this before. Corned Beef and Cabbage is my New Year's Day "good luck" meal (it's no Hoppin' John and Ham, but you eat what you want to eat for good luck and I'll eat what I want to eat for good luck ). I wait to buy my corned beef until the grocery store coupons for corned beef come out. Usually there's a limit of two packages per coupon. I put one package in the freezer for my eventual New Year's Day meal. I cook my corned beef in a slow cooker that looks sort of like this - click. My slow cooker's heavy glass lid has a glass knob on it. The corned beef usually comes with a package of the spice mixture included (one year it didn't have a package of spices so I bought some pickling spices and used waaay too much with my corned beef...it tasted like a cross between corned beef and bread and butter pickles! ). I never trim the fat off before cooking the beef. I put the beef in my slow cooker, fat side up, add the spice mixture, then add water until it covers the beef. Put the lid on, turn the slow cooker on high, and come back in an hour to turn the cooker down to medium (it will have come to a boil by then). I never "peek" (remove the lid) until it's done cooking...about 4 to 5 hours or so later. Usually the last hours I turn the heat of the slow cooker down to low. Then remove the corned beef from the water. Although I can use the slow cooker pot on my stove top, I have found I like a bigger pot to cook my potatoes and carrots. I pour the corned beef water into the larger pot. I take about a cup or so of the water and put it in a smaller pot in which I will steam/boil my cabbage. In the larger pot, I add the red rose potatoes (you don't have to peel them), and a bag of baby carrots (already peeled and cut down to size so there's no work there either). Add more water to the large pot if needed. Bring both pots to a boil and cook the respective veggies. When the veggies are close to being done, slice up your corned beef. It takes about a half hour for everything to be cooked and ready to eat. At dinnertime, I like to slather prepared horseradish on my corned beef.

Just a reminder that the Top Chef finale is airing tonight.

Silly question...but who says you have to use gluten-free whatever when making the recipes in the Tartine book? Why not use AP flour if it pleases you? Just asking...

Two more this afternoon: Gonzalo Guzmán (Author) &‎ Stacy Adimando (Author) "Nopalito: A Mexican Kitchen" Kindle Edition $1.99US Elisabeth Prueitt's "Tartine All Day: Modern Recipes for the Home Cook" Kindle Edition $2.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

More news about WF/Amazon: "Prime Members In San Francisco And Atlanta Get Free Whole Foods Delivery"

Corn Flake crumbs were what my mom used to coat round steak (pounded out) when she'd make her Chicken Fried Steak. The Corn Flake coating has a slightly sweet taste to it when compared to a flour mixture/coating.

An older cookbook this morning: Mark Bittman's "The Minimalist Cooks Dinner: More Than 100 Recipes for Fast Weeknight Meals and Casual Entertaining" Kindle Edition $1.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

I discovered that if I go to the local Walmart Neighborhood grocery store on Saturday before noon, the shelves are empty. So I started doing my shopping around 12:30pm or so and found everything restocked. Kinda weird but I make it work for me...

And bacon is my spirit vegetable...er, I mean, animal. Some carbs this time: From Seattle's Top Pot Doughnuts shop, "Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts: Secrets and Recipes for the Home Baker" Kindle Edition $2.99US Heidi Gibson's "Muffins & Biscuits: 50 Recipes to Start Your Day with a Smile" Kindle Edition $2.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

Really? They couldn't "suck it up" for one meal? In the future, said friend would be better served dining out instead of eating in my home. Da nerve of da guy!