[Mike Nolan]

I couldn't figure out the New England Hot Dog pan when I first saw it pictured, but when I saw one in person at the King Arthur store, it became clear how it was used, and then later on that same trip we had hot dogs on them from a roadside stand.

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I made some pickled daikon and carrot tonight, since I couldn't find any in the Vietnamese grocery stores. (Odd, because every Bahn Mi shop in town uses it, and we must have a dozen of them.)

I'm probably going to pickle some leeks this weekend.

We both had sandwiches on the Banh Mi bread tonight. Good bread! I think I'll try baking a batch with a little rye flour in it next.

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I have a small batch of tomato relish on tonight, about 4 pounds of skinned tomatoes, 3 large onions, 4 bell peppers, 3 cups of vinegar, 3/4 cup of sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons of salt.

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They're crisp on the outside but soften over time, the inside is pillowy soft.

I started with 64 grams of dough each, the hot dog buns (in a pan) wind up around 52 grams each, the banh mi rolls are more like 45 grams each.

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We had hot dogs on the buns I baked today.

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Some of today's Banh Mi items.

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I've got about 6 pounds of tomatoes (mostly small ones) so I think I'm going to try to make a batch of tomato relish with them later today.

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Making another batch of banh mi rolls today, 8 in a hot dog pan, 4 in a baguette pan.

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There were some shaping issues, but with how well it rose it is very light, sometimes this recipe comes out a bit on the dense site.

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Back home after a week in Wisconsin for the annual US Chess business meetings.

Made honey wheat bread today. Rose very well. (7 1/2" long, 3 1/2" wide, 5" high)

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Tags on tomatoes (purple of course)

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Montreal Bagels and Montreal Smoked Meat are two food experiences worth traveling to Quebec for!

I can't say that for poutine, I guess its an acquired taste.

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Got around to labeling all the tomato cages finally, using some plastic tags with wire fasteners that I got on Amazon.

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I'm making a batch of oatmeal crisps using M&M's tonight.

I haven't figured out why when I make these cookies with M&M's they come out flatter than when I make them with chocolate chips.

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We had hot dogs for lunch on the Banh Mi from yesterday. They did soften up a bunch overnight, as expected, but the YouTube video says 5 minutes in the oven will make them nice and crisp again. Didn't do that for lunch, but probably will next time, Diane liked the crunchy exterior and so did I.

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