[chocomouse]

Aaron, you should be able to reach it if you just google eater.com, I think.

https://www.eater.com/22537151/who-invented-no-knead-bread-recipe

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I learned in the Master Gardener course years ago that tomatoes (and peppers) set fruit only when the nighttime temps stay between 55 - 75, and daytimes temps below 90. I remember a year when the temps were quite warm every night for most of a week, and I lost a lot of blossoms.

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Today we hosted our two children and grandchildren for lunch and chat - first time we've seen any of them since Christmas Eve in 2019. I made a 7 Layer Mexican Salad, baked beans, and a berry trifle, and others brought pasta salad, cole slaw, and pulled pork. It was wonderful to see everyone again - they all live within a 45 minute drive of here, and with 3 kids in college and 2 with teaching jobs, I realized how much of their growing up we've missed in those 18 months. The 7 layer salad recipe came from thekitchenismy playground and was excellent; I would make it again.

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We had brats, roasted potatoes, and the last of the asparagus from the garden.

[chocomouse]

Happy Birthday, Kid Pizza!! I'm looking forward to another year with you sharing your baking wisdom with all of us.

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Our dinner was grilled chicken thighs, leftover potato salad, and a green salad.

[chocomouse]

We grilled boneless pork chops, with potato salad and asparagus.

[chocomouse]

I think you could rightfully, legally, say that is not the LA Times recipe, but a recipe by BakerAunt!!

[chocomouse]

Today I made Puddingwiches, which I used to make frequently during the summer when my children were young. I used chocolate graham crackers and instant chocolate fudge pudding. Let the pudding set up for about an hour (or less) and then spread a thick glob on graham cracker halves and top with the other halves. Freeze for several hours. You'll need to take them out of the freezer 4-5 minutes before you want to eat them, so they soften enough that you don't break any teeth! It makes about a dozen. Use regular grahams and your favorite pudding flavor. You could even make the pudding from scratch, but who wants to do that on a 90* summer day!

[chocomouse]

I had leftover steak and salad. Husband went to a potluck, with a pasta salad made from everything left in the vegetable drawer.

[chocomouse]

We had grilled strip steaks, potatoes roasted on the grill with Penzey's Pasta Sprinkles, asparagus, and a green salad. It's good to be home and cooking again. And it is raining, a gentle drizzle for the past 2-3 hours, although severe storms are in the forecast.

[chocomouse]

Dinner tonight was leftovers - half a tomato, half a sweet red pepper, some cold asparagus, and Pepperidge Farm dressing, for me. My husband also had leftover kielbase and meatloaf I had just made, fresh.

[chocomouse]

I'm going to save that recipe, BakerAunt, it sounds really good. I may need to hunt up some recipes that will leave me with leftover egg whites!

Today I baked 2 loaves of sandwich bread, with oatmeal and whole wheat.

[chocomouse]

Today I transplanted into the main garden all the starter plants I had bought - 12 tomatoes, 6 each bell peppers, broccoli, and cabbage. Tomorrow I will plant seeds in the planters on the deck - green and yellow beans, beets, and spinach. I moved the lettuce I had started under Gro-lights in the sunroom out to the deck today. Tomorrow I will also transplant the started herbs into planters and pots on the deck, and dig up some mint for my Mojito pot. It was a perfect day - low 70s, full sun, slight breeze. The electric fence is up and working, and I strung the invisible fishing line around the poles at eye level. The water lines are hooked up, but we discovered one of the hoses needs to replaced before the series will put out a good stream of water. The blueberries are blossoming, and the blackberry blossoms are about to open. Life is good!

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We had an omelet and English muffins.

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