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Mike Nolan

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  • in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of January 25, 2026? #48382
    Mike Nolan
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      I think barley flour adds a slightly sweet taste.

      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of January 25, 2026? #48376
      Mike Nolan
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        We had tomato soup and fried cheese sandwiches.

        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of January 25, 2026? #48373
        Mike Nolan
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          They're often just sauteed in butter and served as a side dish, but you can add them to stews and other dishes and they're pretty good that way.

          I've seen them cut in long strips and used on something like pizza.

          Because of their shape, they don't work as a vessel for stuffed mushrooms, but you can use them in the stuffing or a sauce.

          I see them most often in dishes featuring several different mushrooms together.

          in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of January 25, 2026? #48371
          Mike Nolan
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            Does she have long hair? Some of the chef caps are pretty stylish these days.

            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of January 25, 2026? #48370
            Mike Nolan
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              We had 3 small tomatoes from my hydroponic garden, so I sliced them really thin and we had tuna melts, with the accent on the melt part, lots of sharp cheddar cheese.

              in reply to: Kitchen remodel #48365
              Mike Nolan
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                Building codes can be stupidly inflexible. When we were building our house, I found that some of the inspectors were more open to explanations than others.

                in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of January 25, 2026? #48359
                Mike Nolan
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                  Happy Birthday, BA. It's days like this that I really miss the folks who have dropped off the list or passed on.

                  in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of January 25, 2026? #48354
                  Mike Nolan
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                    At Christmas a year ago, I made croissants with plant butter and they weren't bad, but the real butter ones I had made a few days earlier were better.

                    in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of January 25, 2026? #48350
                    Mike Nolan
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                      We had loaded potato soup, with cheese, sour cream and bacon.

                      in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of January 25, 2026? #48349
                      Mike Nolan
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                        I use canola oil (or a mix of oils) in my honey wheat bread as well. I tried it with butter a few times, didn't like it as much that way. But I make some other breads where butter is definitely the right option for the fat.

                        in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of January 25, 2026? #48341
                        Mike Nolan
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                          I have a chef's beanie (and short hair, what there is of it), but I wear it because it keeps me from sweating on the food. I won't wear a toque because I don't think I've earned the right to wear one.

                          in reply to: Kitchen remodel #48340
                          Mike Nolan
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                            In our kitchen, which is 17 x 18 with a center island, the gas range/electric oven is on the west wall and the refrigerator/freezer are on the east wall. There's a prep sink on south side of the island, an electric cooktop on the north side and the cleanup sink and dishwasher are on the north wall. The south, west and north walls and island areas that don't have appliances all have counter space. There's also a two-drawer under-cabinet refrigerator to the right of the prep sink for fruits and veggies.

                            in reply to: Kitchen remodel #48338
                            Mike Nolan
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                              IMHO the 'work triangle' concept is either flawed or poorly executed in many kitchens.

                              I tend to think in terms of heat flow and wet/dry. Items that are designed to generate heat should not be very close to items that are designed to generate cold. Dry ingredients should not be stored near things that produce heat (by design or as a byproduct, like a dishwasher) or that use water.

                              I may still have a block diagram of our kitchen, if so I'll see if I can post it. Several chefs who have worked in it (catering events) have said it was very well designed for working efficiently.

                              in reply to: Homemade Baking Powder #48323
                              Mike Nolan
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                                That will not be a double-acting baking powder, for that you need something that doesn't start to generate gas until it is heated.

                                They write as if leaf lard is something you can find in a grocery store, not in any grocery store I've been in over the last 20 years!

                                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of January 25, 2026? #48316
                                Mike Nolan
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                                  We're planning creamed tuna on biscuits, sounds both warm and tasty.

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