[Mike Nolan]

My experience is that if it hasn't been opened, the effect should be minimal, if it was an opened package it might start going bad faster.

[Mike Nolan]

We had tacos tonight.

[Mike Nolan]

The thing about wireless thermometers is they operate on a limited set of frequencies, and that's not information they share with consumers, so if you buy two of them, even though they've got different brands on them, they may share the same frequency, which means they can't operate independently.

I bought a second one recently and it shares the same frequency with the one in the bedroom, so it is basically useless because one transmitter dominates the spectrum so the other one might as well be turned off.

Ones that handle multiple channels at least have a channel switch that can be used to support the other channels.

[Mike Nolan]

I haven't seen the lime powder, I've got some of the lemon powder, we find it works well in things like a frosting but it tastes very artificial if you try to use it in something like a lemonade.

[Mike Nolan]

I'm not sure what all he's growing, some herbs and I think some miniature cherry tomatoes are all he's mentioned other than the bok choy.

We managed to get enough plants started under the grow lights to put in some melons and tomatoes for our garden, but the buttercrunch lettuce that we kept indoors never really took off, I think it was in the wrong kind of soil for anything other than starting plants intended for transplant.

The melons are doing very well, we've got well over a dozen starting to ripen, the tomatoes aren't doing so well, but they got started late and weren't all transplanted to the garden until late June, and it looks like this isn't going to be a great year for tomatoes in general, even the larger plants we bought aren't doing as well as I'd like.

I want to try a different type of soil and container with the grow lights we already have, then I'll think about whether an aquagarden or similar setup would be worth trying.

[Mike Nolan]

My older son bought an Aquagarden kit, here's a bok choy plant after 10 days:

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[Mike Nolan]

Not sure how easily they'll come out of a burger bun pan, that's why I use ramekins for individual-sized ones.

[Mike Nolan]

They were listed as 'pending' posts, not spam. Not sure what causes that.

[Mike Nolan]

I made a double batch of crust to fit in a 10 1/2 inch diameter tart pan, this is a recipe I often make in individual ramekins. I used 5 fairly large peaches, so you've probably got enough for a smaller tart or a half dozen or so individual-sized ones.

Darina Allen's Irish Apple Cake recipe is online, I believe. You make the dough, which is quite soft, put some on the bottom of the dish(es), add the filling, then put some more on top.

[Mike Nolan]

We designed our house to have all the important stuff: kitchen, master bedroom, laundry room, etc. on the first floor, with a slight ramp up from the garage so there are no steps. All the doors are at least 36 inches wide, the bedroom hallway is a full 48" wide.

My wife has been using a walker for a few weeks because she's having some back and hip issues, but the house is ready for that.

[Mike Nolan]

I bought some Genoa salami and a cantaloupe, so that's supper, along with some sweet corn and the peach tart that I posted in the baking thread.

[Mike Nolan]

I had peaches that needed to get used up, so I made a peach tart in the style of an Irish Apple Cake.

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Here are some numbers for Aaron on weight loss during baking and cooling for yesterday's semolina/malt bread, baked in a loaf pan:

Pre-bake weight: 982 grams
Post-bake weight (still hot): 942 grams
Post bake weight (1/2 hour of cooling): 922 grams
Post bake weight (next morning): 904 grams

So it lost just under 8% of the pre-bake weight by the time it had fully cooled.

[Mike Nolan]

I'm baking another semolina/malt bread loaf.

[Mike Nolan]

Not sure this answers all your questions, but it does say when and how to pick and store it:
Table Queen Acorn Squash

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