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  • in reply to: Covid-19: It Continues #31693
    cwcdesign
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      I was in Harris Teeter after work today. I checked the pasta shelves and they’re better than they were 6 months ago and that’s at the end of a Saturday when it’s a holiday weekend AND fall break for the Atlanta schools so there are plenty of visitors. We’ve discovered a new store brand (HT is owned by Kroger) it’s called Private Selection and most of its shapes are imported. We usually stock up when it’s on sale.

      I had my flu shot yesterday and my booster shot is scheduled in 2 weeks (that’s the spacing my doctor recommends). CVS makes it easy. I had my shots at the health department, but CVS can still give me my booster - it’s 5 minutes from the house.

      in reply to: It never rains but it pours #31679
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        When I went in to pick up a disposal at Lowe's back in July (August?), I was surprised how few they had on hand. Fortunately they had the one we needed.

        I'm getting ready to replace the windows and slider on my condo (in case I didn't mention, I purchased the one I've been living in for 6 years back in June). My contractor said to expect 4 months. Good thing I'm not in a hurry.

        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of October 3, 2021? #31645
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          Put this in the wrong thread - will edit it out when I get home
          Last night I made buckwheat crepes for the first time and filled them with sautéed spinach and mushrooms with Jarlsberg for the cheese – it’s a good substitution for gruyere.

          Tonight I’m making pasta with chicken sausage, broccoli and red peppers (can you tell what we have on hand?)

          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 26, 2021? #31643
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            Oops - put in wrong thread. Moved it to week of October 3rd.

            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 26, 2021? #31609
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              Thank you BakerAunt - it looks really good and easy. I'll definitely try it sometime.

              Two nights ago, I grilled chicken that we ate for two days and tonight Will is making sweet potato nachos - a recipe we found on Half Baked Harvest before the pandemic (remember then?) and have adapted - it's a nice easy vegetarian sheet pan dinner.

              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 26, 2021? #31564
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                FYI, BA - I've been wanting a 12" stainless steel sauté pan and I also want a class lid. The one I'm eyeing is a Cuisinart (all my stainless is Cuisinart that I got almost 40 years ago) because I found it to be less expensive than all the other brands such as Calphalon and All-Clad. It's worth a look.

                I grilled chicken sausage to go with the leftovers of our salad. I've realized that I get the best flavor out of the sausage when it's grilled.

                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 26, 2021? #31558
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                  I made a salad which was a mashup of 3 of Ina Garten's recipes. I made maple roasted carrots which would make a fabulous Thanksgiving side. I chopped an apple, toasted some pecans and also added blue cheese and dried cranberries - the base was Bibb lettuce and baby arugula. I ended up using some Newman's balsamic vinaigrette that was in the fridge. I realized most of the items in her salads were too sweet, so I cut out the added orange juice and maple syrup (except for the carrots). I had some deli turkey on the side for protein; Will found other fill-ins.

                  found an Envy apple from New Zealand on sale at the Market which was nice but nothing that would make me rush out to buy it again. The regular honey crisps were more expensive than the organic ones. Go figure. One problem with living in the far South is there are no apple orchards near by.

                  in reply to: Biscuits #31550
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                    Thanks for doing that BA. I copied the file I have over to my new laptop. I’ll take a look at the folder on Wednesday when I’m off to see if I have any threads that could be added. I’ll also check to see if I gave Zen’s email.

                    in reply to: Biscuits #31535
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                      I have not made Mrs. Cindy's but she did a really long study of the Angel Biscuits. I'll see if the thread is on my laptop. I still have quite a few threads, but never had enough time to translate all of them to upload them. I will try to start doing it occasionally if I find some that aren't already here. But, I will start with the Angel biscuits if I have it - will confirm.

                      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 19, 2021? #31481
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                        We had torrential rains last night and a "cold" front came through - it was 66º when I went for my walk this morning - will go up into the low 70s today. We get to enjoy it for a few days until the heat comes back.

                        We have quite a few hummingbirds right now - we did put up an additional feeder with 4 stations and a perch for each. They've figured the perch out and are able to rest between sips - someone still goes to the other one that we moved to a tree branch.

                        And, still mostly females.

                        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 19, 2021? #31473
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                          Lucky you, BA - down here it was so hot and humid it felt like July. The rain didn’t even help. Good thing we had leftover salad fixings.

                          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 19, 2021? #31464
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                            BA and Mike - thanks for the suggestions - I’ll share them with him. I don’t think he sifted and I know I didn’t mention it to him

                            in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of September 19, 2021? #31454
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                              Because it was so humid, I didn't want to mess with the amount of water, but I probably could have added another tablespoon or two without a problem. The starter was also cold when I added it, but I'm not sure it made that much of a difference since the rise was so long.

                              I also followed their formula for increasing PJ's measurements for her 9x4x4 pan multiplying the ingredients by 1.44 for the 13x4x4 pan. There are a lot of good comments in the blog which I found helpful.

                              I'm thinking of trying Irish Meal in place of the rye - it has about the same protein. Also, I don't know about my WWW to rye proportions. Suggestion was combination - I did approximately 2/3 WWW and 1/3 rye. It can be done with all bread flour.

                              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 19, 2021? #31453
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                                Yes, he is! Because it’s so humid he put it in the fridge Sunday night - it was better last night and the chilling seemed to help the grittiness of the glaze.

                                I don’t know what it is about powdered sugar glazes, but they are often gritty and taste - for lack of a better word - raw.

                                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 19, 2021? #31447
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                                  I grilled chicken for a tossed Cobb salad. I made a marinade with Penzey’s fajita seasoning and garlic powder, lime juice and zest, olive oil and salt and pepper. We chopped it and added our own romaine, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, bacon, blue cheese and homemade ranch dressing.

                                  Then we had sourdough chocolate cake from KABC that Will made for dessert.

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