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Mar 20, 2023Liked by Adam Roberts

OF COURSE i'm watching top chef. but i'm one ep behind so i haven't watched the ritz cracker challenge yet. i haven't latched on to anyone in particular just yet but if i have to watch dawn struggle through another season i will cry and rend my garments.

also i have nicole rucker's key lime pie in my fridge right now! i made it for pi[e] day but it's just my partner & me and i was away over the weekend so there's still a few pieces left. it's such an easy and absolutely delicious recipe. i add a bit of salt to everything (i know you understand) but otherwise i think it's the same as the original. speaking of, this last time i only had 9 graham crackers so i added a handful of mini pretzels to round out the crust crumbs. very good.

i love the ever present bay leaf discussion. i think it's definitely true that if your bay leaves are old (and this includes ones you "just bought" but have been sitting on a supermarket shelf for ??? months/years) then yes, it's pointless, and so too with *almost* any other [big name brand] spice you can buy in a [big chain] grocery store. fresh bay leaves are amazing but i get dried ones from penzeys and they are also good, imho. they smell awesome. i'm sure it also depends what you put them in - how many are you using and what are they going up against? again, true for anything out of the spice rack.

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Mar 20, 2023Liked by Adam Roberts

Re: the mixed berries - they are Cape Gooseberries or physalis. Very different indeed from an actual gooseberry, so best to use physalis!

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Mar 21, 2023Liked by Adam Roberts

Are you sure the yellow orbs aren't ground cherries? We get them in our CSA and have fallen in love with them. They usually have a little papery skin, but maybe your berry guy peels them? They taste like pineapple tomatoes and can go into a salad or cookies or whatever. So yum.

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Oh my goodness .. oh my giddy aunt .. that lasagne looks scrumptious .. and as for the key lime pie, I would have been in heaven ..

I realise I was NFi .. what a shame ..

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Mar 20, 2023Liked by Adam Roberts

Watching Top Chef - rooting for the Canadian chef Dale Mackay and Begona. There's a good podcast called Pack Your Knives that talks and recaps each episode.

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Mar 20, 2023Liked by Adam Roberts

LOVING the rain! Never gets old when you live in So Cal!

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Rooting for either Sylwia (she doesn't do rice, just potatoes!) or May (adorbs!). Buddha kind of drives me nuts, but I bet there's no shaking him for a while. The woman who couldn't get two Ritz crackers out in 30 minutes? Just throw something on it, girl!

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May.

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