Tereza Okava

silly question: whatcha all putting this cheese sauce on? We don't eat much pasta, and between the lactose intolerants in the family and the lack of nachos where I live cheese sauce sort of fell off my radar in the last few years. But I'm always looking for new ideas...

I'm going with the G-Bombs: greens, beans, onions/alliums, mushrooms and berries!
plus seeds (chia, pumpkin, flax)

last night i found my long-lost jar of sichuan pickles-- only chayote, in brine that had been used for several months. When not actively fermenting a batch, I keep it in the fridge, and this was probably at least 2 months old (if not more).
[what can i say, the other produce has been good and i forgot about my pickles!!]

it had a white scoby, just like a kombucha scoby, on top, on top of the napa cabbage leaf that had been the 'top lid' of the pickles. Looked like maybe it had mold rhyzae going from the scoby into the leaf (or vice versa?).
This is a new one for me. I've had slimy pickles, moldy pickles, but never a scoby.

I tasted the pickles but they were waaaaaay too far gone. Scoby got composted.

Yes, rinse and dry thoroughly. I don't clean out my barrel, it definitely gets stinky, but then again I am in a relatively hot environment and that's just sort of how it goes. I keep it down at the bottom of the garden and don't worry about it.

Good for you!! I wish you a swift and productive recovery.

Several people in my family have done this, and my mother recently replaced her hip. The one thing that seems to be absolutely imperative is to do the physical therapy religiously. It will hurt anyway, so do the therapy (besides, everything probably hurt even worse before the surgery!!).

And the lesson everyone seems to learn the hard way, including myself-- take the meds during those first days on the timetable prescribed, even if you're not hurting. When I had my hand done I left the hospital (after a nerve block and general anesthesia) with 4 different kinds of heavy-duty painkillers, two specific to bone trauma and cancer, staggered around the clock. When I asked the surgeon if it wasn't overkill she laughed and said bone surgery is a whole different ball game. And it was. You don't want to be agonizing waiting for the meds to kick in.

I wish you swift healing! Most everyone says it's the best decision they ever made. When I was in high school I knew an old farmer who had both his knees done at 70ish and went on to become a country dancing phenomenon (at least in our corner of rural NJ)!!

in more general applications I also use both together, but in cream cheese, i'd use just the dried or it might get too runny. maybe top the whole thing with a slice of tomato? (or dice up and freeze those fresh tomatoes to throw in something later on).

John Weiland wrote:...why did you bring up Bonnie Tyler!) ]

Alas, about 10 people rickrolled me with the Total Eclipse song last week! i feel your pain....

Everyone knows the only way to cure an earworm is with a bigger, badder earworm.

Only the most intrepid and fearless will dare to click on this link!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TfWo3GsIII

Douglas Alpenstock wrote:

John Weiland wrote:...at least none of you has the theme song to the "The Patty Duke Show" in your heads!!!.....
;-)

On dear god, like the fool that goes downstairs in every horror movie, I have to check this out ... cover me dude!

DONT DO IT MAN!

I often have earworms but the worst are when it's something like the song i made up for my dog's baby hippo toy, which I can't even infect anyone else with.

It's been a rough few weeks between the eclipse and the passing of Bonnie Tyler. If you haven't been infected yet, I'll spare you.

[VIDEO SUMMARY] ** I did not check this against the ingredients or the video, AI tools cannot be entirely trusted so use at your own risk**

Dough Preparation
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Boil 2 glasses of water with 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, and 1 tbsp olive oil, then add 2 cups flour and let cool in a pool shape to prevent hand burns before kneading with 1 tsp baking powder.

Assembly and Filling
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Roll out dough, spread with butter, tightly roll into a log, cut into pieces, and fill with grated cheddar cheese and parsley (filling can be replaced with alternatives).

Baking
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Brush assembled pieces with egg yolk and oil mixture, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and bake at 185°C for 25-30 minutes to create oven-baked scones without frying.