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  • in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 16, 2025? #45885
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      I made a macaroni salad with onions, peppers, celery and peas and had with it marinated cucumbers and a ham steak.

      in reply to: A Feeder for Sourdough Starter? #45868
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        Anything to get more sales!

        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 9, 2025? #45791
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          Our dinner on Wednesday was salmon, fresh green beans, and Greek salad. Our meal routine is crazy these days, due to making maple syrup - as our plans depend so much on Mother Nature, and dinner might mean cooking and eating at 9 p.m. This was a very nice, more typical meal for us, not a thrown together food from the freezer, or casseroles, or leftovers.

          in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 9, 2025? #45759
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            Today I made raspberry pastry, which has been on my to-bake list for quite a while.

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            in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 2, 2025? #45753
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              Today I made focaccia using a recipe from Smitten Kitchen. I topped it with a mix of The Works and Everything Bagel. I like it better than the focaccia from one of KAF's recipes. It's not quite as browned and crisp as we like it, because the oven is old and failing, I fear. Next time I'll bake it at 425*.

              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 2, 2025 #45752
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                Tonight I made pasta sauce from with some of last summer's tomatoes, and we ate it on macaroni. It's good to be back in the kitchen after a week in Maine. I spent most of the day gardening in the sunroom, getting ready to plant herb seeds tomorrow.

                in reply to: February 2025 Cookbook Challenge #45650
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                  Sorry I'm not participating in the Cookbook Challenge. I somehow hurt my hip earlier this week and am not moving around much at all. No cooking, no baking, resting it as much as possible. I plan to be back in the kitchen next week!!

                  in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of February 16, 2025? #45628
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                    Cinnamon Buns, with maple sugar instead of brown sugar in the filling. The smell of it rising and baking was incredible. And the taste . . . perfect!

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                    in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of February 16, 2025? #45627
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                      We had a pork loin roast for dinner, with potatoes, carrots, and onions roasted in the same pan. I seasoned it with Penzey's Justice and some smoked paprika.

                      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of February 16, 2025? #45609
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                        I made stromboli and tomato soup, using frozen tomatoes from last summer's garden.

                        in reply to: Egg Prices #45593
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                          Large white eggs here are $7.49, large brown eggs are $7.99.

                          in reply to: February 2025 Cookbook Challenge #45577
                          chocomouse
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                            I made a couple of recipes out of that book for Peter Reinhart, but also do not remember which ones I made! I may have also tested some of the recipes in his Whole Grain Breads book. I do remember every recipe turned out great! I'll have to look for any sticky notes I might have pasted into the recipes. I took today off from all cooking/baking - over the past week I've spent a ton of time in the kitchen and I needed a break.

                            in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of February 9, 2025? #45563
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                              We should pick a book and a date and challenge ourselves to bake one, just one! recipe from it! I pick Five-Grain Bread on page 281 in Jeffrey Hamelman's "Bread". I will not make any major changes or substitutions (perhaps add a bit of water or flour if the dough doesn't feel right, or maybe reduce salt, for example of minor change). If anyone wants to join me- great! Or, you pick from a different book. Let's report back to the group next week Friday, Feb 21 - if that works for everyone interested.

                              Comments? Suggestions? Changes? Let's try this!

                              in reply to: Egg Prices #45555
                              chocomouse
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                                Whenever I read about "free-range eggs" I get an image of a large pasture with dozens of eggs rolling around in the weeds and grass!

                                in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of February 9, 2025? #45541
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                                  That's a pretty loaf of bread, Len! I'll have to look up that recipe in my book and give it a try.

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