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I use the Wok Shovel/Spatula all of the time when I cook in my wok. No ladle, though I have seen it being used in Chinese cooking videos (in restaurant kitchens mostly). I also have a spider to help scoop fried things out of the oil in the wok. My cheap-o five dollar sheet-metal wok is finally getting some good "wok hei". As Mitch mentioned with his tools, the wood handle on my wok is a little loose but the wok still works great on my stove's electric coil burners (which I despise).

From this afternoon...It was posted quite some time ago but I'm reposting it in case anyone missed it the first time. "The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll all the way down to see some of the recipes for various stocks. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

When my mom was alive, I was her sous chef for holidays. I would pre-cook her pork sausage for her turkey stuffing in her cast iron skillet. I would crumble the sausage into the pan and cook it but would use the (metal) pastry blender to break the sausage up into smaller bits so there wouldn't be any big sausage chunks in her stuffing. The pastry blender worked very well for this job.

Regarding the $1 difference I was seeing in price (see above post), yes, it was because of an Amazon credit that somehow kept not getting applied to my purchases. This cookbook came in my morning's BookBub email: "Breakfast for Dinner: Recipes for Frittata Florentine, Huevos Rancheros, Sunny-Side Up Burgers, and More!" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature to see a recipe listing and scroll further down to see recipes. I am a US {Prime member and the price you see may vary.

Found a lot of cookbooks on sale, some previously posted in the past, some new. Also note, some of these cookbooks may have an Amazon credit attached, but I kept getting an error message regarding the credit. Let the Buyer beware. Previously posted in the past... Rick Bayless' "Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature to see recipes. "Heirloom Beans: Recipes from Rancho Gordo" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) "The Southerner's Handbook: A Guide to Living the Good Life (Garden & Gun Books Book 1)" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)Use the "Look Inside" feature to see a recipe. New-to-this-discussion: Guy Fieri's "Guy on Fire: 130 Recipes for Adventures in Outdoor Cooking" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature to see recipes. Tyler Florence's "Dinner at My Place" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature to see some menus followed by those recipes. "The Gefilte Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature to see recipes. Winner of MasterChef Canada, Mary Berg's "Kitchen Party: Effortless Recipes for Every Occasion" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature to see a recipe. From Montreal, "Mandy's Gourmet Salads: Recipes for Lettuce and Life" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature to see a recipe. From Australia's Lifestyle magazine Delicious Magazine, "At Our Table" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature to see recipes. You may need to enlarge the page to read the recipes. Measurements are Metric. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary. Edited to add: This is really odd but as I was copying and pasting Amazon info into this discussion, I discovered all of the prices had gone up by a $1.00US. Very strange. I only hope they don't go up further in price. Edited again to say that the price difference may have something to do with the Amazon credit that I kept getting an error message about.

An odd duck this afternoon... Slightly more expensive... James Beard-nominated chef Eddie Hernandez's "Turnip Greens & Tortillas: A Mexican Chef Spices Up the Southern Kitchen" Kindle Edition $3.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) There is a recipe for "Taqueria Del Sol Jalapeño-Cheese Dip from Turnip Greens & Tortillas" on this cookbook's Amazon info page. You can use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll all the way down to see the list of recipes for breakfast. No recipes can be seen though. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

"Costco Just Added A Brand New Food Court Menu Item Here" No, it's not a Polish Dog (which is no longer sold at Costco Food Courts). No, it's not the BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich (which is no longer sold at Costco Food Courts). No, it's not the Combo Pizza (which is no longer sold at Costco Food Courts during the Pandemic*). *I am hoping it will return after the Pandemic is over but won't hold my breath. Sadly, the sandwich has no pickles which makes me wonder what they're thinking. I suppose you could always sneak over to the hot dog relish dispenser if you need that little extra zing on your chicken sandwich.

To be released on Nov. 9th... Rose Levy Beranbaum's "The Cookie Bible" Kindle Edition (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

I had asked an employee about some non-food items that went on sale (according to their ad circular) on Wednesday (which were sold out when I dropped by Aldi's after work). She said they're limited item sales that when they run out, they run out. She didn't say it outright but the implication from her was that they were intended to get people into the store on Wednesday's and they never got a lot of the items. She said there was usually a line at the door waiting for them to open on Wednesday' mornings and those limited items sell out first thing in the morning. Some store call them "loss leaders". They work, though, getting people into the stores.

Found an oldie this afternoon... From 1955, Duncan Hines' classic "The Dessert Book" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll all of the way down to see some cake recipes (no box mixes!). Measurements are Imperial. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

The original recipe (click here) has been tweaked by Jacques (in your link). It's probably better since Beard's version is a little more...uhm, streamlined. Plus the original linked-to recipe seems to have the very end of the recipe lopped off for some reason (no big loss, really). I can't wait to try these. Thanks for the post.

Two slightly more expensive finds from this morning... "Larousse Patisserie and Baking: The ultimate expert guide, with more than 200 recipes and step-by-step techniques and produced as a hardback book in a beautiful slipcase" Kindle Edition $3.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) The slipcover for the hard-bound book mentioned in the title, is pictured on this cookbook's Amazon info page. Needless to say, the slipcover for the Kindle version is just as practical but only exists in our imaginations. Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the first chapter's recipes. Recipe measurements are Metric with some Imperial (it will have ingredient weight but not cup measurement). "The Pastry School: Sweet and Savoury Pies, Tarts and Treats to Bake at Home" Kindle Edition $3.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Measurements are Metric and Imperial. Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the chapter listings. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

This has been previously posted: Slightly more expensive... Rose Levy Beranbaum's "The Baking Bible" Kindle Edition $3.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. Measurements are in both Imperial and Metric/Weight. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

Sold at Costco, possible source of botulism: "Faribault Foods, Inc. Announces Voluntary Recall of a Limited Quantity of S&W Brand Organic Black Beans, and O Organic Brand Black Beans and O Organic Brand Chili Beans due to Compromised Hermetic Seal " Product specifics and product codes can be seen at the press release linked to in the article above.

"More Than Gourmet, Inc. Recalls Beef And Veal Broth And Stock Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination" Check the article for specific product/code information.

"The FDA Is Recalling All Cases of These [Enoki] Mushrooms"

Yet another Williams-Sonoma find: From the Willams-Sonoma Test Kitchen, "Favorite Cakes: Showstopping Recipes for Every Occasion" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. There are two recipes from the cookbook on this cookbook's Amazon info page: "FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE & HAZELNUT FALLEN CAKE" "CLASSIC WHIPPED CREAM" Looks like measurements are Imperial and Metric. Not Williams-Sonoma but cake-related: "100 Buttercream Flowers: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Piping Flowers in Buttercream Icing" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Lots of photographs in this how-to book. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

Coming in October: Dorie Greenspan's "Baking with Dorie: Sweet, Salty & Simple" (eG-friendly Amazon.com link)

From this morning's BookBub email: "Israeli Soul: Easy, Essential, Delicious" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) There's a recipe for "5-Minute Hummus with Quick Tehina Sauce from Israeli Soul" on this cookbook's Amazon info page. Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see some recipes. Looks like measurements are Imperial. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

Some more finds this afternoon... There are a lot of UK cookbooks currently on sale on Amazon. "Under the Olive Tree: Recipes from my Greek Kitchen" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) You can find a small partial list of recipes from this cookbook by clicking on "Read More" under the cookbook's description on this cookbook's Amazon info page. From the London restaurant of the same name: "The Chilango Burrito Bible: Mind-blowing Mexican flavours" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) From Joseph Trivelli, co-head chef of the River Café, "The Modern Italian Cook: The OFM Book of The Year 2018" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll all the way down to see a couple of recipes. Measurements look to be Metric. "Rustic Spanish: Hearty, Authentic Recipes for Everyday Eating (Williams-Sonoma)" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) There are two recipes on this cookbook's Amazon info page, one for "Patatas Bravas" and the other "Beef Stock". Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see the list of Starters recipes and scroll further down to see recipes. Measurements look to be Imperial and Metric. From the United States and slightly more expensive... "Dinner at the Club: 100 Years of Stories and Recipes from South Philly's Palizzi Social Club" Kindle Edition $3.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

I stumbled across this cookbook this afternoon: Mary Berry's "Fast Cakes: Easy bakes in minutes" Kindle Edition $0.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see some recipes. Note that the measurements are Metric and Imperial. The recipes are also very British. For example, some recipes call for "Baking Spread". Google says that in the US that would be margarine. Note that there are quite a few British Bake-Off cookbooks and other Bake-Off-related cookbooks currently on sale on Amazon. I am a US Prime member ad the price you see may vary.

Martha Stewart's method is the reverse of Kenji's. She starts off with the high heat and then does the low and slow until it's done. There's always a lot of melted fat at the bottom of the pan when the roast comes out.

"Everyone's Excited About This New Trader Joe's Snack on Shelves" The bolding of typeface is from the article. If anyone tries them, please report back.

"JBS USA Food Company Recalls Imported Boneless Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination"

As a child, there were some small candies that were wrapped in a sort of rice paper. You just popped the whole thing into your mouth and the rice paper just dissolved. As I recall the rice paper had no flavor to it.