[kimbob]

Cool that you lived in Germany, chocomouse. I bet you went to the Christmas markets. That's something I'd like to visit. There are a lot of recipes online, some use honey, some no flour, almonds, hazelnuts, different spices, fruits, wafers, etc. I think I'll start with kaf. I love gingerbread and spice type cakes. Maybe this weekend while it's snowing. Should go well with mulled wine! 😊

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Cvs got vaccines yesterday and I was trying to get on their website. After 2 hours, managed to get mom a vaccine on Valentine's day and the 2nd a month from then. Couldn't get an appt for my husband and myself. I really want him to get it because he has a lot of underlying conditions. Nightmare the way this is rolling out. More vaccines on the horizon.

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That's the truth, cwcdesign. I just opened a 32 oz of the Nielsen Massey's that I've had for over a yr plus I made a little homemade a couple months ago. I have a small bottle of tahitian that I only use for vanilla cake so the flavor comes thru. I'm set for a while. Prices are crazy. Let us know how the beanilla is.

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How much do you trust ebay. Listing
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-New-Nielsen-Massey-Madagascar-Bourbon-Pure-Vanilla-Extract-8-Fl-Oz-Free-Ship-/393126214258?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

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BakerAunt, nothing is made to last, it seems, except my 1958 pink and black bathroom which I love. Lol Glad you got the cabinets fixed.

[kimbob]

Used up misc fish in the freezer. Grouper, yellowfin tuna, and shrimp with fries and salad.
Whenever we have pancakes, I put maple syrup in my fireking glass measuring cup and warm it up in the microwave. Keeps the pancakes nice and hot.

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Yesterday baked KAF sandwich rye bread. Nice and soft. Didn't put caraway seeds or dill seeds in because my husband doesn't like them. I love caraway seeds. Sigh I'm thinking of getting ground caraway and using that next time for more flavor. I need more sandwich sprinkle (great mix) from penzeys anyway. Time for an order.

[kimbob]

Hamburgers and baked beans.

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Italiancook, found this recipe for making pickle juice.
https://shelfcooking.com/uses-for-pickle-juice

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Made my buttermilk pound cake today with 4 oz cream cheese and cut the butter a bit. Used cake flour instead of ap. Really good.
Italiancook, I've never seen pickle juice for sale but you never know!

[kimbob]

Fettuccini alfredo tonight using bow tie pasta (they're so cute) instead of fettuccine. Garlic bread, too.

[kimbob]

Speedy recovery, Mike.
My friend's 70th birthday is tomorrow. I was planning on making a 6" maple pecan cake with cream cheese frosting. Yesterday, she got a free cake from stop&shop--pecan praline (they're the size of a giant cupcake). So, now I scrapped that idea and was going to make blondies. But since I have 2 bananas ready to go, I'll make her banana walnut bread. 🤷‍♀️

[kimbob]

Boneless roast leg of lamb, oven fried potatoes, and carrots. We'll have bearnaise sauce on our lamb and mom mint jelly. Have a loaf of italian bread left from 2 loaves I baked on Sunday. Shorty's gonna be happy to have some lamb later. Snowing here! 🥳🥳🥳

[kimbob]

In case anyone is interested in the recipe. I prefer Michelle Urvater's blondies which I bake often.

Chocolate Chunk Cranberry
Coconut Blondies

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup packed brown sugar,

1/3 cup sugar

1 large egg

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup flour

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup dark chocolate chunks

1/2 cup craisins

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1/4 cup shredded coconut

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line 8 x 8 in. pan with parchment paper and spray with Pam.

Beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy.

Beat in egg and vanilla.

Mix in flour,  baking powder and salt until just blended.

Fold in chocolate, cranberry, pecans and coconut.

Spread evenly in pan.

Bake 35-40 minutes until golden brown.

Cool before cutting into squares.

[kimbob]

A woman I used to work with sent me a recipe for chocolate chunk cranberry brownies. Mom and my husband like them. They're good but too much stuff in them for me. They're blondies with choc chunks, pecans, coconut and craisins. It called, of course,for brown sugar which I have tons of with most of it being hard or sandy. Then I remembered I have a vacuum sealer! Duh. I softened it all up in a Tupperware container with several slices of bread and then packed and vacuum sealed it.

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