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  • in reply to: Induction burners and pans #36538
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      I like that BA. But my contractor and I talk relatively often - I try not to bug him - he is having trouble finding workers too, I know he will be here soon. I had to get the name of a plumber from him and he got right back to me - I purposely did not mention the windows. Called the plumber Friday, asked if he could come on Tuesday and he was here first thing. A problem with the toilet that I could have done but missed. At least he knew why I missed it.

      Being in hospitality, we are short handed company wide - and a lot of the guests can’t seem to understand why hours of restaurants have to be adjusted, or services might not always be there, even for a high end resort. The staff that is working works really hard and management/ownership have decided to take care of staff by increasing wages, making sure they have a better work/home balance and a bunch of other steps. They finally realized that if they didn’t take care of their team first, they weren’t going to have one.

      Our little market is very fortunate as we are fully staffed right now with a good team that works hard and looks after each other.

      in reply to: Induction burners and pans #36523
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        My new induction stove is in storage still because my contractor hasn’t gotten the firewall in yet - I thought it was going to happen last month.

        Anyway, I was reading about pans for it and thought my flat bottomed Cuisinart pans were going to be fine. I did the magnet test and nope, they do not, nor do our non-stick sauté pans. often the stainless steel pans have an aluminum care. So I started researching best pans for induction - some were very expensive, some were not. Since I loved my Cuisinart pans for 40 years, I went with what I think is a good deal from Williams-Sonoma - a 17-piece set with glass lids for $268. The lids count as pieces - I had 16 pieces and was missing a steamer insert. The magnet works perfectly!

        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 18, 2022? #36477
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          I made a batch of crockpot Buffalo Chicken today. Asparagus was on sale at HT, so I had that with some chicken and blue cheese.

          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 11, 2022? #36404
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            I wish it would cool down here. We’ve had lots of rain, but it doesn’t reduce the humidity. It’s even hard to walk in the morning because of all the mosquitos and gnats. Ugh.
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            Will went off for about a month on Friday - he has a couple of shows around the country so I’m on my own again. He left me sourdough and tortillas. He did tell me that his secret to his tortillas is olive oil instead of butter/lard - it was recommended by the person he learned from and a friend’s wife who has made them all her life is going to try. He also said the rolling is hard, even for him.

            Anyway, last night I made my tuna and white bean salad - I grabbed a can of garbanzos by mistake, but it’s still good and I have dinner for tonight.

            Good news is if it cools and stops raining I’ll be able to use the grill as we got some more propane before Will left.

            in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of September 4, 2022? #36352
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              Aaron, there are directions online - I think we had a discussion about it on the old BC - for making your own boiled cider by of course boiling your own cider, but it’s the time, temperature and consistency that is in the directions that matter

              in reply to: Happy Birthday to Mike Nolan #36303
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                Happy Birthday, Mike! I hope you had a great day.

                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 28, 2022? #36272
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                  Will’s turn tonight - he’s making Basmati rice, chicken sausage and frozen broccoli with tomato and onion sauce(?) - it will be more flavors than sauce.

                  in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 28, 2022? #36269
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                    Last night I made a Korean beef and noodle dish from Half Baked Harvest - it came out quite well. It called for flank steak or chicken, but I used ground beef which we had in the freezer. I also bought a bag of stir fry vegetables which were on sale to speed up the process. Last week I got a box of 8 of my favorite Lotus brand brown rice noodles from Amazon, much less expensive than buying from the local store.

                    in reply to: When You Can’t Fit a Dough Sheeter into Your Kitchen.… #36261
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                      Glad to hear your new well is in progress, BA.

                      Hopefully, my windows should be here soon - my contractor was given a firm date of mid-September.

                      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 28, 2022? #36260
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                        Joan, when you roast beets they have more flavor and are easier to peel than boiled ones. They are actually less messy and easier too. Basically, you cut most of the greens off, put them in a baking pan with a little bit of water, put foil on top and bake low (I think 325º-350º - I can't find my recipe from the Victory Garden Cookbook - for about an hour - if a sharp knife slides in easily, they're done. We always just peeled them under cold water - the skins slip off.

                        Beets are something I've always loved, my stepfather used to grow them. But, learning to roast them was a game changer.

                        in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of August 28, 2022? #36223
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                          We needed same KAF AP, it was $6.99 at HT and $4.49 at Target - neither store had any today. But they both had bread and WWW. Harris Teeter also carries the organic types (up to $8 per bag)

                          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 28, 2022? #36198
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                            We had takeout pizza -unusual for us - it’s Harris Teeter’s special on Mondays

                            in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of August 28, 2022? #36186
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                              No baking for me today, but Will made sourdough biscuits and will be making sourdough bread later today or tomorrow.

                              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of August 28, 2022? #36185
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                                It's way too hot and muggy here to start thinking about fall cooking 🙂

                                in reply to: What are you Cooking the week of August 21, 2022? #36174
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                                  I made Greek chicken meatballs baked on a sheet pan with yellow squash, leek and kalamata olives. With it we had a tomato/cucumber salad and orzo. It was a nice light dinner from the Washington Post newsletter, Eat Voraciously.

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