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  • in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 16, 2025? #45846
    Mike Nolan
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      we're having more of the roast beef and potatoes.

      The weather has now been updated to a blizzard warning starting around 6 AM tomorrow with 2-4 inches of snow and high winds. It won't stick around for long because by Friday we'll be back in the 50's, but they've already called off public school and Nebraska-Lincoln (which is on spring break this week) for tomorrow based on the forecast.

      in reply to: Egg Prices #45842
      Mike Nolan
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        Egg sales around Easter have often been loss-leaders, that might happen again in 2025, but with tight limits on quantities.

        in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 16, 2025? #45839
        Mike Nolan
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          To me, frostings made with powdered sugar have a different taste and mouth feel, some of which may come from the cornstarch in it. It is possible to get powdered sugar that doesn't have cornstarch in it through baking supply companies, but you probably have to use it quickly and it may be a lot more expensive than ordinary powdered sugar or only be available in large bags.

          Baker's sugar is more finely ground than ordinary table sugar. And I've been known to pulverize sugar in the food processor.

          If the ganache is cooked a bit (longer), the sugar might fully dissolve from the heat.

          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 16, 2025? #45826
          Mike Nolan
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            We had our eye of round roast with mashed potatoes and gravy. Not very Irish, though.

            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 16, 2025? #45818
            Mike Nolan
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              Parts of Lincoln had a major dust storm hit Friday evening, but I think it went north of us.

              The next few days are likely to be strange: we have a high of 80 predicted on Monday and then possibly 1-3 inches of snow Tuesday night.

              We had salads with some of the leftover rotisserie chicken and some of today's tomatoes from the hydroponic garden.

              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 9, 2025? #45796
              Mike Nolan
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                I picked up a rotisserie chicken at Sams for supper tonight.

                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 9, 2025? #45794
                Mike Nolan
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                  I picked a small (49 grams) tomato today, sliced it up really thin and we both had it on sandwiches.

                  This was definitely a Defiant tomato and was the best hydroponic tomato I've grown so far. There are a lot of Defiants on the vines, and while they aren't getting much larger than this one was, they'll be tasty.

                  in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 9, 2025? #45789
                  Mike Nolan
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                    I had meatloaf, Diane had beanie-weenie.

                    in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 9, 2025? #45785
                    Mike Nolan
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                      I've been happy with most of what I've bought at Aldi's, sometimes the produce isn't as fresh as I'd like, though. I haven't bought a lot of meats, but I do buy dairy there. They usually have a good price on eggs but NOBODY has a really good price on eggs these days. They carry a keto-friendly bread that is better than anything I've been able to bake. I also like their fig bars.

                      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 9, 2025? #45780
                      Mike Nolan
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                        I suggested the half-hour idea on another forum and was raked over the coals by a lot of people, it would mess up a LOT of things. (But I still think it's a valid compromise.)

                        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 9, 2025? #45769
                        Mike Nolan
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                          All my clocks are reset. I wish they would pick a time and stick with it.

                          That would require Congress to actually DO something, they spend all their time avoiding doing anything that they can get blamed for by voters and donors.

                          in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 2, 2025? #45756
                          Mike Nolan
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                            I made banana nut mini-muffins on Saturday.

                            in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of March 2, 2025? #45748
                            Mike Nolan
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                              I made peanut butter cookies today. Same recipe I've been using for a while, but Diane said they didn't taste very peanut buttery, I think COVID has dulled her sense of taste, I know mine is still a bit off.

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                              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 2, 2025 #45747
                              Mike Nolan
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                                Diane's appetite is starting to return, so I made meatloaf tonight.

                                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of March 2, 2025 #45737
                                Mike Nolan
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                                  I had a sandwich, Diane had peanut butter on toast. Her appetite hasn't bounced back from COVID yet, mine mostly has.

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