[RiversideLen]

I never had Hydrox but I don't care for the name. I like Oreos but think Whole Foods 365 brand version of the cookie is very good. The mismatched, one side vanilla and the other chocolate, is great. The vanilla side has true vanilla flavor and pairs up very well with the chocolate side. I don't know which brand is better, I have never done a side by side comparison, although the 365 brand gives you more for the money. This is one of those things that you don't have to declare a winner for, just sit back with your plate of cookies and a mug of hot cocoa or coffee and enjoy.

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I had a bbq pork sandwich and a salad.

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That's an idea Mike. I'll have to give it some thought.

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I had leftover rice from yesterday's stir fry, so I made fried rice with mushrooms, zucchini, peppers and leftover bbq pork. It came out pretty good.

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Some critter(s) is eating my tomatoes on the vine. I don't know what it is, I'm pretty sure it's not the suspect pictured below because I am doing container gardening and the containers are on carts which puts the containers several feet above the ground.

Anyway, this was 15 years ago. I had my first tomato of the season turning ripe, I was going to pick it the next day. In the early evening I went out there to water the plants, I was standing there with the hose watering each plant individually. A rabbit came out and sat near the ripening tomato. I never chase the rabbits away. Then his nose starts to twitch and the next thing I know his mouth is on the tomato like a vampire on a vixen. Several thoughts raced through my head but then I realized this was a Kodak moment. I gently put the hose down, slowly backed away and went to the house, got my camera, changed the lens to the longest I had, went back out to the garden and found the rabbit was still there.

In this pic, he is sticking his tongue out at me as if to say, "Go get your own, buddy, this one is mine!"

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I made stir fry with leftover bbq pork, mushrooms, carrot, red bell pepper and zucchini from my neighbor's garden. Had it with a wild/brown rice mixture.

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That's a fine looking loaf, Mike.

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That sounds delicious, Joan.

Yesterday I made a pork loin roast on the BBQ, had a large salad and noodles with it. I will have leftover pork for several days.

This morning I made pancakes (been wanting them for a while), half buckwheat, half White Lily self rising flour, also threw in a half cup each of oats and almond flour. Half buttermilk and half milk. Pancakes turned out nice and light and fluffy, real good. Have enough left for tomorrow's breakfast.

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That looks manageable. For some reason I was imagining 50 pounds to have more volume. That's also an interesting recipe, I might give it a try. I see by the volume/weight measurements that cup for cup, semolina weighs more than other flours, so pound for pound it has less volume.

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50 pounds of semolina could make a lot of pizza! I can't imagine getting a 50 pound bag, I would be overwhelmed.

This afternoon I made a batch of my sandwich buns.

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BakerAunt, I hope you're feeling better and will be fully mobile soon.

On Monday I made pasta sauce with ground chicken and Italian sausage. On Tuesday and Wednesday I had it with pasta. Tonight I had the last of it with toasted sandwich buns. I'm going to have to rummage through the freezer for tomorrows dinner. I've also been having salads with my homegrown tomatoes, they have been pretty good. Picked one of my peppers today and sliced it into the salad.

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I made pasta sauce with Italian sausage and ground chicken.

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I posted this in the wrong thread, doh!

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If a little is good, more must be better, right? Well, not always. I found this interesting. Why 70% Isopropyl Alcohol Is a Better Disinfectant Than 99% Isopropyl Alcohol When It Comes to COVID-19 It's on Martha Stewart's website.

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BA, I often use walnut oil as a substitute for butter in baking. I use walnut because I believe it to be a healthy oil. If I didn't have walnut oil, I would use some other oil.

ItalianCook, I think the pint of blueberries is just the right amount.

It's pretty good, I think the topping makes it, I can't keep my hands off of it.

This afternoon I made a batch of my sandwich buns.

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I made a blueberry buckle. I used Alton Brown's recipe from Good Eats, made a couple of changes. He calls for cake flour, I used KAF Whole Wheat Pastry flour. I subbed walnut oil for the butter in the cake, the topping calls for 2 ounces of butter, I used one ounce and 2 tablespoons of walnut oil. He calls for 3 cups of blueberries (15 ounces), I used a pint because that is what I had. After I poured the batter in the pan I realized I hadn't put in the blueberries, so I put them in the pan and folded them in the best I could. The cake baked up nice and the texture is light. I'm happy with it.

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