I'm not a big fan of shilling fer a food source, but I couldn't help
becoming sold on La Brea brand Telera bread buns. They are perfect for
flopping a burger onto.

I know La Brea is a CA-based bread company that revolutionized the
industry by sending out 'you-bake' breads to be sold at major sprmkt
chains. They're early attempts at a decent 'sourdough' were a flop,
IMO, so I pretty much discounted them.

I got some Telera rolls in the day-old bin and since they looked right
for a burger, I got my burger jones assuaged, somewhat. I was using
1/4lb burgers, so hadda pound 'em thin to size fer the buns. One-third
pound burgers would work better.

Made me use my Heinze Organic Ketchup. Not bad!

nb

On Sat, 28 Jul 2018 18:11:43 -0600, notbob > wrote:

>I'm not a big fan of shilling fer a food source, but I couldn't help
>becoming sold on La Brea brand Telera bread buns. They are perfect for
>flopping a burger onto.
>
>I know La Brea is a CA-based bread company that revolutionized the
>industry by sending out 'you-bake' breads to be sold at major sprmkt
>chains. They're early attempts at a decent 'sourdough' were a flop,
>IMO, so I pretty much discounted them.
>
>I got some Telera rolls in the day-old bin and since they looked right
>for a burger, I got my burger jones assuaged, somewhat. I was using
>1/4lb burgers, so hadda pound 'em thin to size fer the buns. One-third
>pound burgers would work better.
>
>Made me use my Heinze Organic Ketchup. Not bad!
>
>nb
Nancy Silverton of La Brea Baleru was one of the great leaders in the
current home artisanal bread movement. She won great acclaim. Her
par baked bread items didn't come out until much later in her career.
She shared great techniques back in the day when making artisanal
bread at home was a great mystery and we all met on the 'Net at
various groups to share any breakthrough tidbits that we had picked
up. Hers was one of the first bread books out that shared some of the
mysteries. I can't remember if I got her book first or someone
else's. Anyway, kudos to her

On Sat, 28 Jul 2018 21:57:08 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 28 Jul 2018 18:11:43 -0600, notbob wrote:
>
>> I'm not a big fan of shilling fer a food source, but I couldn't help
>> becoming sold on La Brea brand Telera bread buns. They are perfect for
>> flopping a burger onto.
>
>Oh, and yes - they make a good burger. Such as this Gyro Lamburger
>with cucumber, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and tzatziki sauce on the
>La Brea torta roll (Costco's name for their "telera" roll).
>
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwert...ream/lightbox/
>
>-sw

they keep really well in the freezer. I bag them individually.

Have you tried the Kirkland Organic Marinara Sauce yet? I really like
it and think I will always keep some on hand. it isn't "too"
anything. It's a little chunky and I like that.
Janet US

On 7/28/2018 11:07 PM, Sqwertz wrote:

> I'm not big on fancy tomato sauces. I buy the Hunts/Del Monte for
> $.88/25oz can and doctor them in different ways to my linking.

A time-honored method.

I been doing that fer over 65 yrs. Usta buy Golden Grain Marinara sauce
in cans and doctor the crap outta it (add Italian seasoning, fresh
onion/garlic, meat, mushrooms, olives, etc). Now, what with all the
jarred sauces on the shelf (Prego, Classico, etc), it's hard to find a
decent sauce in a can. "Hunts/Del Monte" is a good starting point.

Golden Grain is now in a jar, when available. 8|

nb

On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 00:07:00 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

snip
>
>I'm not big on fancy tomato sauces. I buy the Hunts/Del Monte for
>$.88/25oz can and doctor them in different ways to my linking.
>
>-sw

I have done that too. I'm talking convenience with the Kirkland
Marinara. I went over to the dark side this summer. The temps in the
100s made me not want to prepare any kind of meal. I like this
marinara because it isn't sour or too spicy but just has a really
pleasant taste and all I have to do is open a jar. No cooking, no
figuring out at the beginning of the day what I would feed us, no
defrosting. Just open a jar. I'm pretty fussy about this kind of
sauce and yet I am pleased with this.
My other forays into the Dark Side are frozen. I got a bag of
Kirkland frozen one-third pound sirloin beef patties (Horrors! I never
ever thought I would do something like that) They are good. I have
no complaints. I also got a bag of frozen Kirkland fish patties. Both
these items are cooked on the grill. Don't need to stand over them
and watch, just throw them on, shut the lid and time them. No mess in
the kitchen, no pots and pans, no heat. Both make decent sandwiches.
In the early morning I make some sort of raw salad (marinated, or corn
or bean, or cucumber) that will last a couple of days and I have a
quick, no-fuss dinner.
Janet US

On 2018-07-29 11:29 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:

> I have done that too. I'm talking convenience with the Kirkland
> Marinara. I went over to the dark side this summer. The temps in the
> 100s made me not want to prepare any kind of meal. I like this
> marinara because it isn't sour or too spicy but just has a really
> pleasant taste and all I have to do is open a jar.

Yep. I went to the dark side recently myself. For a long time I was buy
passata and dressing it up to taste with salt, pepper, garlic, onion,
maybe some peppers, oregano and basil. It was quite versatile. Then I
tried Kirklands. It was good and it was ready to go.

"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 00:07:00 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
> snip
>>
>>I'm not big on fancy tomato sauces. I buy the Hunts/Del Monte for
>>$.88/25oz can and doctor them in different ways to my linking.
>>
>>-sw
>
> I have done that too. I'm talking convenience with the Kirkland
> Marinara. I went over to the dark side this summer. The temps in the
> 100s made me not want to prepare any kind of meal. I like this
> marinara because it isn't sour or too spicy but just has a really
> pleasant taste and all I have to do is open a jar. No cooking, no
> figuring out at the beginning of the day what I would feed us, no
> defrosting. Just open a jar. I'm pretty fussy about this kind of
> sauce and yet I am pleased with this.
> My other forays into the Dark Side are frozen. I got a bag of
> Kirkland frozen one-third pound sirloin beef patties (Horrors! I never
> ever thought I would do something like that) They are good. I have
> no complaints. I also got a bag of frozen Kirkland fish patties. Both
> these items are cooked on the grill. Don't need to stand over them
> and watch, just throw them on, shut the lid and time them. No mess in
> the kitchen, no pots and pans, no heat. Both make decent sandwiches.
> In the early morning I make some sort of raw salad (marinated, or corn
> or bean, or cucumber) that will last a couple of days and I have a
> quick, no-fuss dinner.
> Janet US


I have found that I do that more than I used to, some of the Kirkland
products are very good IMO.

Cheri

On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 09:29:53 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 00:07:00 -0500, Sqwertz >
>wrote:
>
>snip
>>
>>I'm not big on fancy tomato sauces. I buy the Hunts/Del Monte for
>>$.88/25oz can and doctor them in different ways to my linking.
>>
>>-sw
>
>I have done that too. I'm talking convenience with the Kirkland
>Marinara. I went over to the dark side this summer. The temps in the
>100s made me not want to prepare any kind of meal. I like this
>marinara because it isn't sour or too spicy but just has a really
>pleasant taste and all I have to do is open a jar. No cooking, no
>figuring out at the beginning of the day what I would feed us, no
>defrosting. Just open a jar. I'm pretty fussy about this kind of
>sauce and yet I am pleased with this.

"Organic ground tomatoes (organic tomatoes, organic tomato puree,
salt), organic sauteed onions (organic onions, organic extra virgin
olive oil), organic basil, organic garlic, sea salt, organic spice"

Beauty!

On Sunday, July 29, 2018 at 1:13:01 PM UTC-4, Druce wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 09:29:53 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
> wrote:
>
> >On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 00:07:00 -0500, Sqwertz >
> >wrote:
> >
> >snip
> >>
> >>I'm not big on fancy tomato sauces. I buy the Hunts/Del Monte for
> >>$.88/25oz can and doctor them in different ways to my linking.
> >>
> >>-sw
> >
> >I have done that too. I'm talking convenience with the Kirkland
> >Marinara. I went over to the dark side this summer. The temps in the
> >100s made me not want to prepare any kind of meal. I like this
> >marinara because it isn't sour or too spicy but just has a really
> >pleasant taste and all I have to do is open a jar. No cooking, no
> >figuring out at the beginning of the day what I would feed us, no
> >defrosting. Just open a jar. I'm pretty fussy about this kind of
> >sauce and yet I am pleased with this.
>
> "Organic ground tomatoes (organic tomatoes, organic tomato puree,
> salt), organic sauteed onions (organic onions, organic extra virgin
> olive oil), organic basil, organic garlic, sea salt, organic spice"
>
> Beauty!

That is nice. No sugar.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 12:23:58 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Sunday, July 29, 2018 at 1:13:01 PM UTC-4, Druce wrote:
>> On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 09:29:53 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 00:07:00 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >snip
>> >>
>> >>I'm not big on fancy tomato sauces. I buy the Hunts/Del Monte for
>> >>$.88/25oz can and doctor them in different ways to my linking.
>> >>
>> >>-sw
>> >
>> >I have done that too. I'm talking convenience with the Kirkland
>> >Marinara. I went over to the dark side this summer. The temps in the
>> >100s made me not want to prepare any kind of meal. I like this
>> >marinara because it isn't sour or too spicy but just has a really
>> >pleasant taste and all I have to do is open a jar. No cooking, no
>> >figuring out at the beginning of the day what I would feed us, no
>> >defrosting. Just open a jar. I'm pretty fussy about this kind of
>> >sauce and yet I am pleased with this.
>>
>> "Organic ground tomatoes (organic tomatoes, organic tomato puree,
>> salt), organic sauteed onions (organic onions, organic extra virgin
>> olive oil), organic basil, organic garlic, sea salt, organic spice"
>>
>> Beauty!
>
>That is nice. No sugar.

Yes, rare.

Druce wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 12:23:58 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, July 29, 2018 at 1:13:01 PM UTC-4, Druce wrote:
>>> On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 09:29:53 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 00:07:00 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> snip
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not big on fancy tomato sauces. I buy the Hunts/Del Monte for
>>>>> $.88/25oz can and doctor them in different ways to my linking.
>>>>>
>>>>> -sw
>>>>
>>>> I have done that too. I'm talking convenience with the Kirkland
>>>> Marinara. I went over to the dark side this summer. The temps in the
>>>> 100s made me not want to prepare any kind of meal. I like this
>>>> marinara because it isn't sour or too spicy but just has a really
>>>> pleasant taste and all I have to do is open a jar. No cooking, no
>>>> figuring out at the beginning of the day what I would feed us, no
>>>> defrosting. Just open a jar. I'm pretty fussy about this kind of
>>>> sauce and yet I am pleased with this.
>>>
>>> "Organic ground tomatoes (organic tomatoes, organic tomato puree,
>>> salt), organic sauteed onions (organic onions, organic extra virgin
>>> olive oil), organic basil, organic garlic, sea salt, organic spice"
>>>
>>> Beauty!
>>
>> That is nice. No sugar.
>
> Yes, rare.
>

But the salt and sea salt are not "organic". Doesn't that screw things
up? The salts might have all kinds of contaminants.