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I had a nice harvest of tomatoes yesterday. They are in very good shape this year, I have not had any blossom end rot or insect damage. The plants, however, are showing wear.

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The defrost timer is a relatively inexpensive piece too, it's mostly plastic, but the charge for the service call is what empties your wallet. I have a top freezer Frigidaire, nothing fancy, but I've replaced the defrost timer a couple of times and it looks like it needs it again. I keep a defrost timer on hand and thanks to Youtube, I know how to replace it. Fortunately, on mine it is fairly easy to access, which is not the case on some of the fancier fridges.

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A pulled a couple of chicken thighs from the freezer and made a stir fry including broccoli, cauliflower and carrot. Had it over brown Basmati rice.

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Wishing your wife a speedy recovery, Mike.

I made an asparagus omelet for brunch. Haven't decided on dinner but it's starting to feel like a hamburger.

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Joan, I'm wishing your sister well.

I made my standard batch of sandwich/burger buns.

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Happy Anniversary, Chocomouse! 53 years, that's great!

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I had made KAB's Ultra thin pizza crust a little while back but without the Durum flour. I have bought a bag of it and made a batch with it the other day. Some little things I changed, when I made it the first time the crust bubbled up a bit while baking. That is the result of using more yeast than necessary, so this time I reduced the yeast from 1 tsp to 1/2. I also reduced the salt from 1 tsp to 1/2. I also subbed 1/2 of the AP flour with whole wheat. The recipe says to make two pizzas from it but I divide it into three. I made the first one last night (also with homemade sauce from my garden tomatoes). The crust still bubbled up so I think next time I will reduce the yeast again and use only 1/4 tsp. Otherwise the pizza was good but I don't know if I can tell a difference from the one I made yesterday and the original batch in which I did not have the Durum flour.

Tonight's dinner will be another pizza and a salad.

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Happy Anniversary BakerAunt!

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I ordered Chinese delivery, an assorted appetizer plate (egg rolls, pot stickers and crab Rangoon), won ton soup and sesame chicken. I have enough left for tomorrows lunch and dinner.

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I baked a batch of my burger buns today. I had to open a new package of SAF Gold that I bought last summer. I usually don't buy yeast that ships during the warm summer months because I don't know how hot it gets in transit, so I was a little concerned. But of course I bought it last summer when it became available because of the yeast scarcity. I had no problems with it, as usually that stuff performed like a trooper.

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I had a leftover burger on a fresh baked bun with some sweet and hot sauteed peppers from my garden and a microwaved ear of corn a neighbor had given me from his farm (a retired firefighter, he bought a farm a few years ago as a weekend getaway).

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I made brownies from a box mix, with the addition of a half cup of oats and half cup of additional milk (for the oats), which is my usual way of making them. I wanted to put a white chocolate ganache on it for the contrast in color as well as the taste. I have tried to make white chocolate ganache before but without success, it would always come out to runny so I would add powdered sugar and cocoa to it and turn it into a pretty tasty chocolate frosting. I saw a video on youtube in which she said for white chocolate to use only 1/3 or maybe even 1/4 of cream by weight of the chocolate. So I took a 12 ounce bag (340 grams) of mini white chocolate chips, put it in a glass bowl and microwaved it for one minute to get it started, then I added 85 grams (1/4 by weight) of hot half and half (just below boiling) and stirred it in. I let it set on the counter for a while and it still looked runny so I put it in the fridge for a while. When I took it out, it was perfect, nice and thick like a frosting. I whipped it and then topped the brownies. Turned out great.

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My condolences and hugs to you Cwcdesign.

Congrats on your anniversary.

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Yesterday I made burgers and Italian sausage on the grill. Leftovers for tonight.

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I put some semolina and durum flours in my KAB shopping cart last week with some plastic storage bags (I really like their bags) and waited hoping that a free shipping offer would pop up. I waited a couple of days and no offer so I placed the order. This morning I received 2 emails from KAB, one, my order has shipped, two, free shipping is being offered now. Of course it is.

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