On Fri, 2 Apr 2021 20:38:40 -0400, Dave Smith
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>On 2021-04-02 7:42 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Fri, 2 Apr 2021 19:19:47 -0400, Dave Smith
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>>> By coincidence, the next video that streamed was Anna Olsen, but this
>>> time she was using proper measuring cups. She eyeballed the vanilla, as
>>> she usually does.
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>> I always get a kick out of Martha Stewart VERY carefully measuring out
>> items like vanilla.
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>> With a new recipe, I pay attention to measurements, but after that, I
>> play.
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>> I have not measured vanilla in decades. I make my own and have several
>> bottles of varying strengths going at any one time and depending on
>> the type of food, I choose one over the other and adjust the amount I
>> put in.
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>You might get a kick out of James Barber. I used to love his show. He is
>unflappable. He kind of fumbles around, slopping things, spilling
>things, but never gets flustered. In this episode he makes chocolate
>muffins. He pours in "about a cup" of sugar from a bowl and then adds
>"about half a cup of cocoa powder, dumping it directly from the can.
Some people are good at that sort of measuring. If I am not mistaken,
his shows have been around for a long time and I saw some when he was
much younger (so was I, of course). He knows his stuff.
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>I have two of his cook books and have had great luck with some of his
>recipes. One of the best was salmon fillets wrapped in phyllo. It's
>easy enough to make... if you are comfortable working with phyllo.
I am more comfy with puff pastry than phyllo. I cannot be trusted to
keep it moistened while working with it.
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>some phyllo sheets in half and layer them, brushing each with melted
>butter. One one layer you throw in some sesame seeds. Place the salmon
> on top. Put a little minced onion on top, a bit of dill weed, salt and
>pepper, a little brown sugar and a splash of orange juice. Brush the top
>with some melted butter and sprinkle some sesame seeds on top, and throw
>it in a hot oven. Everyone who has tried that here has loved it.
Sounds like a good recipe and I am very fond of salmon.
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