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I got a advertising flyer in the mail from Aldi's. I'm so on top of things I didn't even know there was one in town! I see in the flyer the previously mentioned dehydrator and to my surprise, Porterhouse steaks advertised for $6.99/lb. Zoinks! Guess I'll have to meander over this week to see it all for myself...

Hmm...the recipe calls for "1/3 cup of baking powder cooking oil". That ingredient has me stumped...never heard of it before. A typo, perhaps?

I think you're right on track. Avocado has unctuousness and not much in flavor. At my local county fair, I tried the deep fried avocado slices which tasted of...wait for it...nothing. Yesterday I finished up the last of my TJ's dried Mandarin Orange slices, Makes me wish I still had my own dehydrator so I could make them myself. Like I would...yeah, sure.

Sorry to revive such an ancient discussion but Chick-Fil-A is changing some of their menu items: "Chick-fil-A says goodbye to spicy chicken biscuit" Egg White Grill? My, doesn't that sound appetizing. What's next? The Kale Quinoa Acai Chicken Wrap? You are informed...and yer welcome.

Something new on the horizon at Jack in the Box: Jack’s Brewhouse Bacon Burger (click) No info from the "article" other than that it looks quite tasty. Not sure when it will debut...

You can go to www.smile.amazon.com and, following their instructions, designate/select eGullet (or the charity of your choice) and every time you make a purchase on the smile.amazon.com web site (which is basically the same as amazon.com) a small portion of your purchase price will go to your designated charity. Easy peasy!

It looks sort of like an opener for tabs on cans. Here's something similar looking on Amazon (click). Not sure what the business on the other end is intended for.

Ten years ago Jason Perlow posted this dicussion "40 Years of Slurpees". Time has flown and 7-Eleven is celebrating 50 Years of Slurpees today. On 7/11/16 (today) you can get a free Slurpee (albeit, a small one) from 11am to 7pm. Brain freeze to go! Not much has changed with the Slurpees but now they do offer an app for true fans of the semi-frozen concoction (click and see the bottom of the short article). Any takers?

Shelby, that rocks. I feared for your garden after you mentioned the surprise hail storm that seemed to decimate it. Nature will out.

From a post in the current "Manitoulin Unravelled" discussion: "Had to make the mayo before I could assemble the sandwich." - Kerry Beal

Thanks to everyone who weighed in on (pun intended) the "lbs vs cups" question I had about the Plum Sauce recipe!

Jason, well said. I completely agree with your assessment of the despicable behavior on the part of Alphabet/Google and their murder of the Revolv product. And they want me to buy their Nest product now, instead? Only to have them kill it when they come out with something new and improved? Uhm...No, thank you, you Corporate asshats! (By the way Norton did the same thing a few years ago. They sent out an "update" on an older business anti-virus software that effectively killed the software. I had to, ironically, Google for a fix that revived the software). My mom blithely buys all the extended warranties that appliance sellers offer her when she buys their appliances. It turns out that the "repairmen" who come out to her place to investigate an appliance that is no longer working don't know how to make the needed repairs! It's easier to just order her a new appliance to replace the old one. She hasn't had to buy a new dishwasher in years since the ones that stop working just get replaced with newer versions.

Thanks for posting the link to the recipe. But there must be a typo in it. It calls for 3 & 1/2 pounds of sugar. Surely they must mean cups of sugar, instead of pounds. Right?

Starting today, June 20th, McD's restaurants in New England or the Albany, NY, area are bringing back the Lobster Roll. "McDonald's brings back its lobster roll" Has anyone tried this sandwich?

JIB has a new BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger (my guess is it's a limited time menu item). It's very "meh". The Western Bacon Cheeseburger from Carl's Jr/Hardee's is a much better version of this burger, IMHO. JIB offers either a sweet BBQ sauce or a spicy BBQ sauce with the burger which I thought was completely inconsequential to the overall burger. One would think it would be something to make the burger shine or stand out, but it doesn't seem to do much for the burger. JIB also adds lettuce and tomatoes to their BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger, which Carl's Jr/Hardee's doesn't put on their version of the burger. Save your money for JIB's Swiss Mushroom Butter Burger, instead.

So I'm no longer on speaking terms with Trader Joe's... My local TJ's has a refrigerated section in the back of the store where you will find pre-packaged green salads, potato salad and wraps (like buffalo chicken, etc). At the bottom of the section they used to have pre-made entrees like chicken enchiladas, meatloaf, lasagna, etc. I say "used to have" because, as of a month ago, they no longer carry those entree items. Last night when I went back to see if they had brought back the pre-made entrees I encountered a customer who was looking for the chicken enchiladas entree and was practically weeping when she found out that TJ's no longer carried them. TJ's replaced all of the pre-made entrees with what looks to me like Costco/Kirkland-type packages like Pulled Pork, etc. This has irked the hell outta me, removing what was a great item and replacing it with something I can buy just about everywhere else. Really? Now my love of TJ's has become tainted with disappointment. Such a sad day... edited for clarity

Wow. Something new in my local grocery store: Ruffles (made by Frito-Lay) "All Dressed" flavor (click for an article on them). I guess this flavor has been out for awhile but have only recently appeared on grocery shelves in my area. I don't get the "paprika" mentioned in the article. Upon first taste, I get the BBQ flavor (plus a little sweetness), I taste some sort of cheese flavoring, a wee bit of vinegar for a nice slight tartness and even a hint of bacon. They should have called these "Everything But the Kitchen Sink" flavor. They're strangely addictive and, on the plus side, they're Ruffles...the chips have ridges so they have some body to them. Two thumbs up!

A short while ago JIB introduced their Double Jack. It is a double patty cheeseburger. I think it's huge (and tasty) and could easily be cut in two to share with someone. One minor caveat, though...if you order this through the drive-through, make sure you pronounce it clearly. Sometimes the employee on the other end of the speaker thinks you said "Jumbo Jack" instead of "Double Jack'.

I think that's why it pays to get to know who you are buying from. At my local farmer's market, there's a produce broker who has one of the largest booths (and the longest lines). I refuse to buy from him since the produce could have come from half a state away. What's the point of a farmer's market if you're not buying locally grown produce?

I don't have a scan of the wrapper but I just belatedly tried a Snickers Xtreme (belatedly because it's been around for a while). It's basically a Snickers bar without the nougat. So it's just more nuts and caramel, all covered in chocolate. It's not a memorable candy bar. I think I miss the nougat. Go figure...

Did the peanut butter powder make any difference in the flavor?

Superlative! They look gorgeous. Well done!

JIB has re-vamped their onion rings and they are quite a bit better. They're now Panko crusted and are crispy as can be. Unfortunately, they didn't re-vamp any of the seasonings in the batter so they taste the same as their previous incarnation. Which is fine with me since I jazz them up with some of Penzey's Fast Forward seasoning (basically it's Seasoned Salt without the salt. Then I add a little salt of my own. ). I keep seeing televisions commercials touting that they're bringing back the Swiss Mushroom Butter Burger which I thought was da' bomb! Can't wait for it to hit my local JIB's.

File this under "Things that make you go 'Hmmm' "... McD's has re-launched their McPick 2 promotion...but with one major exception. The most recent incarnation of McPick 2 for $5 (as opposed to the original McPick 2 which was $2 ) featured four choices: The Filet O'Fish, the Quarter Pounder, the Big Mac, and the 10 piece McNuggets. Now it's down to three items ...they dropped the Quarter Pounder from the McPick choices. As if their customers will just forget that they're offering less to the consumer. edited for clarity

The article: "E. coli outbreak prompts massive General Mills flour recall" There is a link at the bottom of the article that takes you to the General Mills Contact page if you have questions.