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I bought a rectangular cube sponge from KAF a few years ago that works well to clean muffin tins. I later found them at T.J. Maxx and bought a couple more.

I fed my sourdough starter on Monday. I made pan pizza with my usual sourdough pizza crust. For sauce, I mixed some tomato paste with water and spread it on, before sprinkling liberally with Penzey’s Tuscan Sunset (salt-free blend) and garlic powder. I topped it with browned ground turkey, 8 oz. of sliced mushrooms, red bell pepper, green onion, 4 oz. Mozzarella, and Parmesan. We had it with a salad.

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I’ve been yearning for some yellow pea soup. Yesterday was cold and rainy and Monday morning rather cool, so I made a big batch and had some for lunch. The recipe, posted years ago in an e-newsletter by Nordic Needle (a stitching business that is no longer what it was), calls it typical of Swedish pea soups. I used split yellow peas, and so I did not have to do an overnight soak. I always add celery and carrots. I replaced the salt pork (too salty for my dietary needs) with some chunks of ham shank—with some bones—that I found at the store yesterday. At the end of cooking, they are removed, the meat cut from the bone, then replaced in the soup. It’s seasoned fifteen minutes before it is done with thyme and marjoram. I estimated on the water, and I would use a little less next time, as I like a very thick soup, but it tasted delicious, and I’ll be eating it happily the rest of the week,

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I got it too. I'm curious as to why it is safer to add the bleach to the water rather than the water to the bleach.

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Len--Could you add a question mark to the title of this thread, so that it matches the other "What" threads? I'm thinking long term being able to find it on this site. 🙂

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It's an appliance apocalypse!

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A cookbook editor remembers Maida Haatter:

https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/remembering-maida-heatter-article?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=epi&utm_mailing=EPI_CTN_060819_INACTIVE&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5c93032824c17c329bff212e&cndid=44882808&esrc=bounceX&utm_term=EPI_CTN_Inactive

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When my Maytag washing machine--stored two years in the shed--could finally be moved into the house and hooked up, it had developed a problem: it cannot go past the wash and initial spin cycle. It is stuck on that time, and repeats the cycle. I had to call Maytag to find out who could repair it, and they gave me the number of a company that works in this area. The guy came out on Wednesday, but according to his "test" program, the machine is fine. However, it is still unable to advance to the rinse cycle and beyond. He left, promising an answer for me, which I hope will come this week. I suspect that two years in the unheated and uncooled shed has mucked up the central processing unit. I may have to calculate the cost-benefit of an expensive repair versus replacement. It's a Maytag Epic front loader I bought eleven years ago.

So much for the legendary Maytag repairman.

The guy did fix the dryer in the stack unit in the garage apt., so at least we can do laundry out there.

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Me too.

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I'm glad that you were able to get such good service S. Wirth, and that they found the right color as well. 26 years is a good run. Enjoy the new refrigerator--in the right color!

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Saturday night dinner was my healthier version of my mother’s hamburger stroganoff, served over brown rice, with microwaved fresh broccoli on the side.

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So did I, Len.

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Any business meeting goes better with cookies!

I have one of her cookbooks that I bought a couple years ago at an estate sale. I need to see if there is a recipe in it that I can bake.

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I made Salmon and Couscous with Penzey’s Greek seasoning for Friday night’s dinner. We microwaved peas from the freezer for a side dish.

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I like the maple-glazed ones.

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I realized on Friday morning that we were almost out of bread, and my husband had not told me. I baked another loaf using my basic bread machine mixing recipe. I used 1 cup of BRM 5-Grain rolled cereal, 1 cup whole wheat flour, ½ cup white rye, 2 Tbs. flax meal, 2 Tbs. special dried milk; 2 Tbs. wheat bran (need to use it up) and 1 ½ cup bread flour. I used 1 cup buttermilk but reduced the water to ½ cup, and that made a better loaf. I used half regular and half special gold yeast, which I need to use up. The bread, baked in an 8x4-inch pan, came out very well, and I look forward to cutting into it tomorrow.

On Friday, I again baked Black Raspberry Oatmeal bars, using that Apricot Oatmeal recipe. I tried adding 2 Tbs. of powdered milk to the crust/topping. We will see how that turns out.

Addendum: The bars are as delicious as always, so sneaking in a fine powdered milk works.

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