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I know that popcorn needs moisture content to pop. I had heard that it should not be refrigerated but kept in a tightly closed jar. I guessed the correct answer, maybe because I'm the only one who eats popcorn in my house. I pop it in a Whirly Pop on the stove top in a bit of canola oil. Sometimes a big bowl of popcorn, along with some soup, makes a meal.

I wonder if the research team also got to watch movies as they worked?

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Oops: I became confused and forgot that the higher number is the more experienced baker. Clearly it is bed time.

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On Thursday, I’m baking the King Arthur Whole Grain cookbook’s Maple Granola, but using the tweak posted online in their recipes of reducing the oil to ½ cup and adding ½ cup milk powder. (I use Bob’s Red Mill, not the KAF special dry milk.) I also add 2/3 cup pumpkin seeds.

Chocomouse--Welcome Back! For the frosting/glaze, I used 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 Tbs. 1% milk, and 1/4 tsp. vanilla. My husband says, "Don't change a thing!" I drizzled it on about twenty minutes after I took the rolls out of the oven.

NOTE: I meant granola, not biscotti, and have changed the post to reflect that. (Yes, I've also had biscotti on my mind.)

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Follow-up: The cinnamon rolls are yummy. I may cut back the glaze by using just 3/4 cups of powdered sugar next time, but they are certainly delectable, and in MHO, definitely Level 1. 🙂 Now we'll see if they pass the Cousins Test at the reunion.

Oops: Mike just reminded me in a post down below that I should have said Level 3.

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I know this one because I had thought about it before and had realized that Mike usually makes stock, and I usually make broth.

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On Wednesday evening, I made up another double recipe of my lower saturated fat version of Whole Wheat Sourdough Cheese Crackers. I’ll bake the crackers in a few days.

I also am experimenting with another cinnamon roll recipe to see if it will work for my husband’s family reunion. My plan is to take along my bread machine. I modified his aunt’s Snails recipe, which was, from what I can tell, a recipe that she herself often varied. I substituted 1 cup of white whole wheat flour and added 2 tbs. flax meal and ¼ cup special dry milk. I replaced ¼ cup of shortening with 3 1/3 Tbs. canola oil. I used 3/4 cup buttermilk and 1/4 cup water in place of 1 cup milk. I also used the special gold yeast. It had no filling but was often used with one by her daughters, so I combined 1 cup light brown sugar and 1 ½ Tbs. cinnamon. I spritzed the dough before covering it with the mixture (except for about ½ inch at the end), then spritzed it again and used the back of a spoon to push it down into the dough. I’ll let it rise overnight and bake it in the morning.

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I put my post in the wrong week, so I've deleted it.

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For dinner on Tuesday, I roasted some cut-up chicken pieces we found on sale. As is now my custom, I roasted them on a rack in the roaster pan. I miss the ease of sheet-pan chicken meals, but the rack keeps the chicken our of fat drippings. I still line the roaster with parchment, however, so the rack is the messy part of the clean-up, even though I try to spray it with olive oil cooking spray before using.

On Wednesday, I made the Cooks’ Illustrated All-American Potato Salad that is our favorite. My husband cooked boneless pork chops, and we had microwaved peas.

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I also worked out the correct answer.

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Hi, Skeptic--I'm doing it for health reasons. I have been told by the doctor that I need 1200 mg of calcium per day. While I agreed to take 300mg as a supplement, along with 2000mg of Vitamin D, current guidelines state that it is best to get as much calcium as possible from food rather than supplements. I said no to an additional 300 in supplements and said I would make sure that I got it in my diet.

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I was able to work out the correct answer.

It is helpful that Mike included the explanation. I find that helps me remember what I learn.

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For lunch on Monday, I made a mostly vegetable frittata, based on reading about it in a Mark Bittman email. I sautéed some onion in olive oil, added ½ cup leftover shredded zucchini, then a sliced mushroom. We had about five snow peas from the garden, so I added those. I whisked an egg, added some Penzey’s Mural seasoning, then dumped the egg over the vegetables. (I used my smallest frying pan.) I tipped the pan to make sure the egg was evenly distributed. When it had set, I flipped it over for a bit, and sprinkled cheese on the top, which I pushed into the frittata. I ate it as the filling on a sandwich made with the bread that I baked last night. It was yummy.

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Got it!

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Welcome back, Joan. I'm glad you had a good visit--with the exception of that 24 hour bug--and that you are now recovered.

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I'm making Salmon and Couscous with Penzey's Greek seasoning. We will have it with green beans from our now slowing garden. It has been warm here, and the plants continue to flower and produce beans.

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