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  • in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of April 2, 2023? #38914
    chocomouse
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      Cheesesteaks for dinner tonight, with fresh hoagie buns.

      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of April 2, 2023? #38911
      chocomouse
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        Mike, that is the worst part about cooking and baking! I absolutely hate figuring out what to make for tonight!! I try to make a menu for the week, knowing I can shuffle things from one day to another if needed. And new thoughts, recipes, cravings, etc can wait and go on the menu for next week!

        in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of April 2, 2023? #38910
        chocomouse
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          BakerAunt, sorry about the delay responding to your question about canning maple syrup. Yes, I would use a good quality pan to heat it, stainless or enamel would be good. Bring it to 185* and turn off the heat. Put it in mason jars immediately, leaving a little space for it to expand if you are going to freeze it. It will keep "forever" in the freezer. It will keep for a long time, generally they say about a year, stored in a cool, dark place.

          Thanks for the recipe for the buttermilk bread, I don't recall having made that, but it is very similar to my go-to bread. I'll make this one, with all your changes, next time I make bread. I'm having some vision issues, so reading recipes and computer screens is challenging at this time. Hopefully a new med will help.

          in reply to: Happy April 1st #38890
          chocomouse
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            Speaking of KAF, I bought a 50 pound bag of Sir Galahad (AP) flour there on Thursday. It was $49.95. I was surprised since when I bought it last, in November I think, it was about $55. I fully expected it to have gone up, since all their other products have increased. Unfortunately, since that is the whole sale price, sales or Rewards don't count.

            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 26, 2023? #38889
            chocomouse
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              Tonight we had chicken in a bun sandwiches. I had lettuce, onion, Trader Joe's Garlic Aioli Mustard, dill relish, and a slice of melted cheese on mine. My husband had Sweet Baby Ray's barbeque sauce on his.

              in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 26, 2023? #38888
              chocomouse
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                BakerAunt, that's great you have a local syrup producer. And the price is right! Around here, most folks are selling it for $23 quart, but my husband has not raised his price. We will boil tomorrow, and then it looks like Mother Nature will shut us down late this week.

                Where can I find the recipe for the Mostly Whole Wheat Maple Buttermilk Bread? We really like the maple oatmeal recipe from Beth Hensperger's Bread Machine Cookbook, but your recipe sounds like we should try it. I've made some changes to Beth's recipe, including subbing whole wheat for some of the bread flour, so it is also "mostly whole wheat"!

                in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 26, 2023? #38875
                chocomouse
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                  Thank you to your wife for figuring out the carbs, Mike. That's helpful. Three of those cookies would bring my sugars back up within normal range, too. If only my husband had not already finished off the batch!

                  in reply to: 2023 Garden Plans #38872
                  chocomouse
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                    Good to see my 2 favorite tomatoes on your list, Mike -- Amish Paste and Celebrity. I buy all my veggie starts, except for direct sow things and sometimes a couple of experiments. I've started a lot of annuals and perennials this year, and will start herbs tomorrow. I'm also trying winter sowing - not impressed so far; it's been labor intensive.

                    in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 26, 2023? #38871
                    chocomouse
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                      Mike, are you actually eating all those peanut butter cookies, or are you feeding them to the birds??!! Have you tried them with chocolate chips? IMO, that takes them over the top.

                      in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 26, 2023? #38867
                      chocomouse
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                        I made 2 loaves of Walter Sands bread, subbing whole wheat for some of the AP flour.

                        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 26, 2023? #38865
                        chocomouse
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                          We had BLTs with fresh bread.

                          in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 19, 2023? #38858
                          chocomouse
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                            Today I made Olive-Gruyere Rolls, based on the KAF recipe for Crusty Gruyere Rolls. I added a cup of chopped olives to the filling, and brushed the dough with olive oil and Penzey's roasted garlic. Then I rolled and cut them like cinnamon buns. They're perfect with tomato or veggie soup.

                            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 26, 2023? #38852
                            chocomouse
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                              Today I made corn chowder for supper.

                              in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 19, 2023? #38846
                              chocomouse
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                                Thanks, ItalianCook, I will try these. I'll probably use lemon juice powder too. I'll follow the recipe the first time around, and if I like them, I'll likely try to cut back on the butter and sugar by subbing oil and/or apple sauce and cut the sugar to 1/2 a cup.

                                in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 19, 2023? #38827
                                chocomouse
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                                  The lemon oatmeal sugar cookies recipe is from Taste of Home and available on line; google it. I used a 2 teaspoon (?) scooper and got about 4 dozen cookies. I think about 10 minutes is the best baking time in my Breville oven. I love lemon and like a very strong lemon flavoring; my favorite is the KAF lemon juice powder but I'm trying to use up some older ingredients so I used Boyajian lemon oil and lemon zest. I also threw in the remainder of a bag of lemon bits, a handful or two, maybe a 1/4 cup. I'll make these again, and am thinking about using lime flavoring. They are pretty rich, but I'm convinced the oatmeal makes them healthy!

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