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Mike Nolan

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  • in reply to: 2020 Gardens #26784
    Mike Nolan
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      Possibly, though I doubt we need a big batch of it, there must be 10 pounds or more of eggplant, well over a dozen of them. I usually make it with a combination of eggplant and summer squash, plus sweet red peppers, onions and tomatoes. I need to buy some leeks, I'll ask my wife if she wants ratatouille before I go to the store.

      Based on how the tomato plants look this morning, it doesn't look like we got a hard freeze overnight here, though there may have been parts of the area that got one.

      in reply to: 2020 Gardens #26779
      Mike Nolan
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        Well, we're up to 35 for the predicted low tonight, but still have freeze warnings.

        We picked any tomatoes that were showing much color, got about 10 to 12 pounds of them. We also picked a big bowl of eggplants, not sure what I'm going to do with them. We usually give most of them to a friend, but she's in quarantine due to covid exposure.

        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 27, 2020? #26778
        Mike Nolan
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          I made about 12 quarts of chicken stock today, and will have 3 breasts worth of meat for something like chicken salad. (I added a package of bone in breasts from the freezer to five pounds of backs, also from the freezer, and I threw in some chicken feet for collagen.)

          We had a lavash pizza for supper. Tomorrow I may make potato leek soup.

          in reply to: 2020 Gardens #26776
          Mike Nolan
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            They've raised the predicted low for tonight from 33 to 34, but we have frost advisories. I'm going to pick what I can this afternoon and hope the rest survive. My wife has some planters she wants to move into the garage for a few days, then possibly into the house for the winter.

            The hummingbird feeders will come down, too, as I think we saw just one all day yesterday.

            We've been looking at getting an Aerogarden, our son has been sending us shots of all the stuff he's getting from his, including several dozen poblano peppers. I know he's got some cherry tomatoes that have set, I don't know how many he'll get. (I assume it is a dwarf/bush style plant.)

            I still want to do some more work with the grow lights we have, I think we started the bedding plants a couple weeks too late this year, but the outdoor weather wasn't all that cooperative for gardening anyway. I alsodon't think we had the right mix of soil/nutrients for growing things beyond the transplant point.

            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 27, 2020? #26770
            Mike Nolan
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              I'm getting ready to make a big pot of chicken stock, some of which will be used to make potato leek soup for the weekend. I may need to bake some bread for croutons, too.

              in reply to: 2020 Gardens #26762
              Mike Nolan
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                They're still forecasting a low of 33 early Friday morning.

                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 27, 2020? #26750
                Mike Nolan
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                  We had spaghetti with oven cheese toast.

                  in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 27, 2020? #26744
                  Mike Nolan
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                    We had cheese souffle with a mushroom sauce

                    in reply to: Wondering about Grapeseed Oil #26738
                    Mike Nolan
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                      I wonder if the viscosity is related to the amount of saturated fat?

                      in reply to: Wondering about Grapeseed Oil #26735
                      Mike Nolan
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                        The USDA says that 1.5 gets rounded up to 2 and 1.499 gets rounded down to 1. A tablespoon of oil is around 13 grams. So, a difference of less than 1 percent in terms of the amount of saturated fat present could cause what has to be listed on the label to flip from 1 to 2, a difference of 7.5 percent.

                        in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of September 20, 2020? #26728
                        Mike Nolan
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                          I made a small Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake last night, and had some at lunch with some strawberries.

                          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 20, 2020? #26720
                          Mike Nolan
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                            It is supposed to be in the 90's here on Sunday, but the high for next Tuesday is 67 and the low for next Thursday/Friday is around 36. BRRR!

                            in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of September 20, 2020? #26718
                            Mike Nolan
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                              What I generally do is shape bagels then let them rise long enough to get the water boiling. They're supposed to float when they've risen enough, mine always do.

                              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of September 20, 2020? #26715
                              Mike Nolan
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                                We had chili out of the freezer.

                                in reply to: Covid 19: The Next Six Months #26714
                                Mike Nolan
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                                  The Wall Street Journal says wholesale tea prices were at a multi-year low due to oversupply last winter. but have risen 50% since March. Weather, labor shortages and logistical issues are all factors.

                                  I generally drink Irish tea (Lyons, mostly), I usually order a year's supply around this time.

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