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RiversideLen

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  • in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of February 2, 2025? #45446
    RiversideLen
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      That looks delicious, Joan, I can almost taste it!

      Last night I had the leftover chicken breast, mashed potato and broccoli.

      in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of January 26, 2025? #45440
      RiversideLen
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        One of the secrets I've learned from you Len is that oil as an ingredient helps keep bread fresher longer. I made the connection with how well your Rye, Semolina, and Whole Wheat buns hold up. I've actually increased the oil a bit in some breads I bake and noticed the same result. Of course, I'm also using buttermilk, but the additional oil helps.

        I'm sure you're right, BA. I recall from when muffins were popular, one of the TV bakers attributed oil instead of butter as the key ingredient that made her muffins better. And I think the protein in milk/buttermilk plays a big role too. Some years ago another cooking/baking site had forums and one guy said he uses Crisco as the fat in bread as his experience was that nothing else he had used made the bread more tender. I haven't tried it but might someday.

        in reply to: Egg Prices #45433
        RiversideLen
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          I paid $5.29 for organic omega 3 eggs from Whole Foods today. This egg has always been a premium price, although not the highest, Whole Foods carries some from smaller producers that cost more (they also have lower cost options). When I bought this egg 2 weeks ago, it was also $5.29 then. I checked my orders from a year ago (I order online so I have access to that) and I paid $5.49 back then. While not significant, it went down a little.

          I wonder too, if the tariffs on Canada will put upward pressure on egg prices and other foods. I look at the country of origin on packaged food items and see that a number of them come from Canada. I think we all know from experience, when the price of one brand goes up, all the others are likely to follow.

          eggs

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          in reply to: We have tomatoes on the hydroponic garden! #45429
          RiversideLen
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            Sounds great, Mike!

            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of February 2, 2025? #45428
            RiversideLen
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              It looks delicious, Joan. I'd like to have an air fryer; I just don't have the counter/storage space for it.

              Tonight I cooked a couple of boneless chicken breasts in a skillet, had it with carrots and green beans and bread. Enough chicken left for tomorrow.

              in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of January 26, 2025? #45408
              RiversideLen
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                Thanks all! I'm not big on frozen bread, I tend to ignore it once it goes in the freezer.

                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of January 26, 2025? #45406
                RiversideLen
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                  I'm glad you had a great week, Joan.

                  Tonight I had a hamburger and chicken vegetable soup.

                  in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of January 26, 2025? #45398
                  RiversideLen
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                    Thanks BA & Navlys. I didn't use caraway seeds, so it doesn't have that classic flavor but still it tastes pretty good. The texture is good and has some chew to it. It's good toasted or grilled. The problem with my rye bread is that it doesn't stay fresh as long as some other breads, probably because it uses water instead of milk, so I have to hurry up and eat it, a task that I'm well suited for.

                    grilled-sandwich

                    That was lunch, grilled cheddar and turkey.

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                    in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of January 26, 2025? #45392
                    RiversideLen
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                      Today I made a loaf of Rye Bread. It's the recipe I have posted here except I used molasses instead of honey and subbed 3 ounces of semolina for an equal amount of bread flour.

                      rye

                      It's fresh out of the oven so I haven't sliced into it yet.

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                      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of January 26, 2025? #45391
                      RiversideLen
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                        Joan, that sounds like a feast!

                        Tonight I had a burger, roasted potato and brussels sprouts.

                        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of January 26, 2025? #45385
                        RiversideLen
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                          Stir fry again, but this with noodles instead of rice.

                          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of January 26, 2025? #45372
                          RiversideLen
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                            I roasted a pork tenderloin and used it in a stir fry. The stir fry had fresh green beans, kale, carrot and celery.

                            stir-fry

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                            in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of January 26, 2025? #45371
                            RiversideLen
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                              Those buns look pretty good to me, Patty!

                              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of January 26, 2025? #45359
                              RiversideLen
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                                I made a hamburger, mashed potato, green beans and carrot.

                                in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of January 26, 2025? #45358
                                RiversideLen
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                                  Happy Birthday, BakerAunt! I hope you had a great one!

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