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

    in Kitchen Consumer

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    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.

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

    in Kitchen Consumer

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    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.

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    Food and Cooking Magazines You Still Subscribe To

    in Food Media & Arts

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    I have been getting Bon Appetit because it was ridiculously cheap, but I've become very disinterested in it. I just don't find much of interest in it any more. Maybe I'm too old and not urban enough to be their audience. 

     

    I have been having a great time going through the thousands of recipes I ripped out and clipped from magazines and newspapers over the past 40 years or so. It certainly makes food and food magazine trends apparent. And also shows how my own cooking and food preferences have changed over the years.

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

    in Kitchen Consumer

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    4 hours ago, BetD said:

    There are reasons to be tempted... the ease, the fun of unpacking the goodies... but I fear that in Minnesota winter, much would be frozen and ruined in the delivery process. In the summer, my CSA provides for my needs, but I never get the winter share and I tire very quickly of squash and roots in excess.

    Yes, that was an issue with my first order. I am giving it a second chance and hope I chose things that will not be so vulnerable to the cold. And I hope the shipping is a bit better (not having to sit on the truck so long) now that Christmas is past.

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    Vintage Cooking Booklets and Pamphlets

    in Cookbooks & References

    Posted · Edited by Maison Rustique
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    3 minutes ago, Anna N said:

    Thank you.
     

    As so often happens with such things (according to Pooh) the anticipation is everything:

     

    “... although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were....”

     

    What was I expecting? Haute cuisine?

     

     

    If you've ever had an MRE, you know there isn't much you can to make them better. I reckon powdered catsup and Tabasco sauce are about as good as it  gets. 😆

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

    in Kitchen Consumer

    Posted · Edited by Maison Rustique
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    I subbed kale for the usual greens in my black eyed peas this year. Couldn't easily find mustard or collard greens and had kale. I'm sure we will survive. 

     

    Edited. I forgot to say that I signed up for both Misfits and Imperfect at the same time. There are good things and bad things about both. Still evaluating, but will probably cancel Misfits and go with Imperfect as a fill in for stuff I can't get at Aldi or the grocer where I do curbside pick up. A big issue for me has been that in the deliveries I have gotten so far, on the days of delivery, things have gotten too cold from the weather. It doesn't sit on my porch--it is from the time spent on the delivery trucks. Frozen tomatoes, lettuce, etc. are not a good thing.

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    The #SaveChineseRestaurants Campaign

    in Food Media & Arts

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    18 hours ago, ElsieD said:

    We haven't been ordering from  Chinese restaurants mainly because we don't know of any decent ones.  We do have a Korean restaurant that makes top-notch Korean food and we do order from him.

    We also do not have a decent Chinese restaurant, but we do have locally-owned Thai and Indian places that we patronize. There are also some newer Vietnamese places that we want to try soon.

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    Mini Choppers/Food Processors

    in Kitchen Consumer

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    I have a much earlier version of this Braun immersion blender with food processor attachments. I'm not sure I've dragged out my Cuisinart in the 25 or so years that I've had this. I also have a heavy duty blender and hand mixer. I find these serves most of my needs. I also have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer that almost never gets used. Many of you cook a lot more and have different needs than I do, so might not work for you, but I find appliances that combine tasks are space-saving in my small kitchen with limited storage.

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    Aldi

    in Kitchen Consumer

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    18 hours ago, blue_dolphin said:

    Yesterday was the Grand Opening for the Aldi store in my neighborhood

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    I drove by the morning and saw that the parking lot was mostly empty so I decided to stop in. 

    No crowds!

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    I was apparently in some kind of porky mood as aside from some bananas that missed the photo, this is what I ended up with:

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    It's about 2 miles away, so within walking distance as long as I don't buy too much stuff. 

     

    Also, they had these whole frozen ducks for $2.49/lb.  I was kind of put off by the "seasoned with approx 12 percent of water, salt and sodium phosphate."  Has anyone tried one?

    Good choices! My favorite cookies. 🙂 I got one of the frozen ducks last year and it was very good. Last time I was at my Aldi, they also had roasted frozen duck halves at a pretty good price. If I had room in my freezer, I'd have gotten a couple of them to keep on hand for making salads or "instant" cassoulet.

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

    in Cooking

    Posted · Edited by Maison Rustique
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    It was been a different sort of week for eating since I was cooking for Thanksgiving, so I haven't used LGD as I might have under normal circumstances. For lunch the other day, I pulled out a Goat Cheddar (Aldi) and the LGD and crackers and dove in. It was delicious!

     

    We did not have a family dinner yesterday but I cooked some things and so did one of my sisters. We both portioned everything out. She brought all her stuff and I had mine. We exchanged foods and took dinner to our other sister and nephews. While she was here, I had her taste the LGD and showed her the book. She loved the LGD, as I knew she would. I told her she could borrow the book at some point, after I've made a few more things. She looked at me and said, "Well, I think that book would be a great Christmas gift!" So, I will order and can knock off part of my Christmas shopping. 

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

    in Cooking

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    13 hours ago, blue_dolphin said:

    Continuing my exploration of This Will Make It Taste Good, I made the Do Try This at Home Tartare p 117 which features Red Weapons p 104

    I used black cod (sablefish) and it was excellent.

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    I bought a piece of fresh, local black cod at the farmers market and trimmed it into 2 slabs to be cooked later and the thinner tail portion that I used here.  I followed the recipe, except for using cilantro instead of mint.  

    Served with homemade whole grain crackers.

    I had a little more cod than the 2 oz/single serving I planned for this recipe so I tossed the rest with some Little Green Dress.  That was good, but the Red Weapons version, per the book, was great! 

    Those crackers look so good. I'm a sucker for carbs.

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

    in Cooking

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    It must have been one of those weekends because I also made my first batch of LGD. With the arthritis and tendon issues I've got in my hands and wrists, I was more than happy to use a food processor. I did not break out my Cuisinart, but used the bowl/blade attachment for my Braun stick blender. It worked perfectly. I did take a photo, but don't have it on this device (Chromebook) so will try to remember to add it later when I'm on my PC.

     

    I love the olives, but think I now must have 6 open jars of various types of olives in the fridge. ☺️  I tasted it right after I made it, but not since. At that time, I felt like there could have been more anchovy in it, but maybe it will come through today. 

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