[Imperfect, Misfit, Etc. (The Food Delivery Services)]

I didn't love the croissant bread. It seemed a bit stale to me. I tried it in various ways. Best uses were for garlic toast and strata.

[Feast for the Eyes - The Story of Food in Photographs]

When I saw this topic, I thought it was about our own member @Carolyn Tillie and her gorgeous book.

[How to eat toast and jam.]

1 hour ago, weinoo said:

I like to offer butter in a little side dish (if butter is being offered at table) in order to not suffer the indignities of anything ending up in the butter writ large.

 

Otherwise, if I'm prepping the toast with butter and jam/jelly/marmalade/etc. in the kitchen, I am impeccably careful with the butter, and then I use a little spoon to remove said additional topping from its jar and onto the toast.

 

 

I can't stand it if someone gets crumbs in the butter. It gives me the jim-jams!!!

[Recipeasly - A short-lived website.]

1 hour ago, BeeZee said:

I appreciate when a blogger (usually the more professional ones vs the hobbiests) have the “jump to recipe” link to avoid the backstory and excessive explanation.

 

I do, too, but someone in a food group I belong to recently said that if you use that feature, it lessens the ad revenues the blogger receives. I think many of us don't consider that some bloggers do it as a source of income, rather than as a hobby. I respect that, but wish they could do something a different way so that you don't have to scroll forever to get to the recipe. The ones I really object to are the ones that you have to keep clicking on the arrow to go through 6 pages of crap before you get to what you want to see.

[Cooking with "This Will Make It Taste Good", by Vivian Howard]

Those citrus fruits are gorgeous!! I never see fun things like that here in the midwest.

[Rancho Gordo: Beans and More]

I down-sized to the Bean Club Lite version (twice a year), so not getting this one. Drat! I've gotten it for so many years, it feels odd to miss one now.

[Experimenting with my Bread Machine]

22 hours ago, ElsieD said:

 

If you can catch it before the final rise, you should be able to take it out, shape it, replace it and let the machine carry on.  I have found that helps a bit.

I always stop mine, take out the dough, remove the paddle and put the dough back in for baking. Much easier than digging out the paddle and leaving a big hole after it is baked.

[Imperfect, Misfit, Etc. (The Food Delivery Services)]

I am not going to order any more meat/fish/perishable from Imperfect Foods. I had an issue with pork a time or two ago. Today (and it isn't warm--it is in the 30s), the meat and fish had defrosted. That is not surprising since they are no longer putting insulation in the boxes. They put those items in a paper bag with 1 ice pack. That is not enough to keep it frozen. They are taking it all off my bill, but now I've not got the stuff to cook with that I'd planned for the weekend. I need to decide if it is worth it to even continue at all with them.

[Moving Tales]

I remember at some point seeing a post in a forum somewhere about someone who was looking for a lid for her "soup tureen" which she had posted a photo of with soup in it.  When many pointed out to her that it was not a tureen, but a chamber pot, she was horrified that she'd been putting it on her table to serve soup.

[Larousse - Editions. 2009 v 2001?]

You got me curious and I climbed over the stacks of books to be put away to get to my copy. 1961. I'd venture a guess that there have been a few changes since then and the new version. LOL.

[Imperfect, Misfit, Etc. (The Food Delivery Services)]

Yep, I messed up this week, too. I forgot to jump on as soon as my window opened up and the email they send doesn't come until an hour or so after it starts. I missed out on a lot. Oh, well.

[Vintage Cooking Booklets and Pamphlets]

I love the children's book! And I want to  make that pecan souffle in the flour book!

[Imperfect, Misfit, Etc. (The Food Delivery Services)]

1 hour ago, weinoo said:

I really think Imperfect is more perfect that Misfits.

 

Completely agree. I finalize my Imperfect order today for delivery Thursday/Friday. We have dreadful weather here in KC area so I am being mindful of that and not ordering anything that will suffer from freezing. I am learning that you have to keep weather in mind when you order.

 

I have been getting Facebook ads for marketwagon.com and think I am going to give them a try in the next week or so. I really like the local provider aspect. I also have a milkman from a local dairy and can get some produce and meats through them. https://shattohomedelivery.com/ 

 

It is wonderful to have all these choices during the pandemic and bad weather.

[Rosemary gone wild!]

[Rosemary gone wild!]

I'll have to get it from my PC to post, but came across a recipe in my old files last night for pork tenderloin roasted in rosemary and salt with fingerling potatoes. T sounded delicious. Will post it later.

[RIP member suzilightning]

I am so sorry to learn this. Many condolences to all her family and friends. She will be missed by all in the community.

 

Passing along sad news is not pleasant or easy and we are grateful to you for letting us know, Smithy.

[Agitu Gudeta]

If you are unable to read at The Economist, here is the article.

[Ina! C'mon - I expected more from you!]

2 hours ago, rotuts said:

no fan of I.G. here

 

passed on reading the Rx.

 

I would like to point out , she is not a Felon.

 

as far as I can tell.

 

but she has an awful lot of " Very Dear Friends "

 

I , on the other hand , provide for a Cat.

 

he does sometimes bite.   

 

I always know where he stands .

 

You mean I'm not the only one here who doesn't own an Ina cookbook? 😆 

[Imperfect, Misfit, Etc. (The Food Delivery Services)]

Has anyone tried this one? Market Wagon It looks to be more expensive than Imperfect and Misfits, but I like the local aspect. I am even familiar with some of the vendors in my area. 

[Imperfect, Misfit, Etc. (The Food Delivery Services)]

18 hours ago, chromedome said:

Somewhere recently online (Twitter, I think?) someone posted "Just had a perfect pear. Caught it in that 30-second window."

 

Just like avocado!

[Wear shoes while cooking, and other sound kitchen advice]

It is knives for me. I can't get a good grip on them anymore and have dropped them so many times. I've gotten good at jumping back and just letting them hit the floor.

 

Hope your burn heals quickly!

[On-line Recipe Hosting Sites]

16 hours ago, Kim Shook said:

Is anyone familiar with One Note or Copy Me That?  Any opinions?  Thanks!  

 

I use Copy Me That to capture the recipes and save them as pdfs on my PC. I don't use their storage.

[Imperfect, Misfit, Etc. (The Food Delivery Services)]

I cancelled my Misfit subscription yesterday. Just too much rotten food upon arrival. Will stick with Imperfect Foods as long as I can push out the orders for as long as I want. Right now I have a lot of produce to use up.

[Imperfect, Misfit, Etc. (The Food Delivery Services)]

I wanted to report that the avocados I got in my last Imperfect order were fantastic! I always seem to get bad avocados here in the midwest, but these were perfect in every way on the inside. The skin had blemishes, but who cares!

 

Also, I felt I was taking a chance on them because they were so cheap, but I got some of the boneless, skinless chicken breast chunks. At $2.99 for 14 oz., I felt like I couldn't go wrong. They arrived frozen and I put them promptly into the freezer. I used them yesterday in a chicken potpie. My husband had no idea, but said it was some of the best chicken he's had. I was very pleased. In the package, there were 2 pieces that were very close to breast half size and a few smaller pieces. 

 

I ordered a second time from Misfits and was just as unhappy as I had been the first time. The radishes were so soft they were unusable. A rotten lemon and eggplant that was nearly gone, too. I am cancelling them and will continue with Imperfect as I need them. I am so overstocked right now that I just skipped this week's shipment.

[Imperfect, Misfit, Etc. (The Food Delivery Services)]

20 hours ago, Shelby said:

Yeah, they are BIG (the sprouts) but they look nice and fresh. 

 

I've gotten it from Misfits, too.  I'll post a picture of it next weekend--it's not paper, but it's some kind of mushed together fabric...almost like the lint that comes out of my dryer lol.

 

I wondered about the weight too...but dang it couldn't have added that much to put those in....  and if it did, they could have used a much smaller box....

 

I dunno.  Out here we can just throw cardboard in our burn pile and get rid of it, but I imagine it's much harder for folks in the city and in apartments.

 

That mushed together stuff (I think their website says it is a recycled paper product.) is good for insulating bins to make outdoor shelters for feral cats. I have a couple of people who have asked for mine.