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rebeccmeisterI will be traveling as of Thursday evening, so it's Use Up Things in the Fridge time. This week's menu includes black bean and sweet potato burritos. Scones for breakfast, just to mix things up a little. And I couldn't resist a purple cauliflower at the grocery co-op this morning, so there's also an egg/cauliflower/cumin curry in the mix for the week.
There were some rather wrinkled apples in the fruit bin, so those got turned into an apple-almond tart that used up the second half of a box of puff pastry I bought for Thanksgiving. That also helped me figure out why the puff pastry seemed unusually finicky when I was trying to work with it before: it turns out I got gluten-free puff pastry. Whoops. Perils of shopping at a conscientious grocery co-op. Thankfully, when using puff pastry in place of pie dough, it doesn't really matter if it's broken apart into chunks.
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Beverage updates:
I am also pleased to present you with the result of this year's eggnog drinking tests:
I tested 5 different brands of eggnog available at the grocery co-op and the farmer's market. For arbitrary reasons they are lined up in reverse order of completion, with the first one on the right and the final one on the left. The first one I tried, from Ronnybrook Farm Dairy, was thick, creamy and sweet. After drinking it, I thought to myself, "Yum." The second one, from Pittsford Farms Dairy, made me think, "Eggy" in contrast to the Ronnybrook nog. Neither better nor worse, just different The third, from Battenkill, made me realize that both the Pittsford and Ronnybrook nogs must be artificially thickened somehow. By the time I tried the Battenkill 'nog, I was thinking, "Well, it turns out basically all eggnogs are equally delicious, but none of them comes close to that ONE eggnog from the U District Farmer's Market in Seattle that one year."
The Kalona Super Natural stands out as being more heavily spiced than the three previous ones - actually closer to the U District 'nog, against which all other 'nogs are now judged. At first I thought I'd be done taste testing after it, but then on my next trip to the co-op, I discovered even more varieties of eggnog to try. I regret to inform you that I decided to leave the $30 bottles of 'nog off the tasting list. Out of budget. I am sure they were phenomenal. Instead I tried the A2 Family Farmstead nog. It was slightly strange at first, because some of the cream had separated and risen to the top, but with some good shaking, all the delicious bits got reacquainted with each other. So in the end, the A2 came out as my favorite. It's still not as good as that U District stuff, but still perfectly enjoyable. Now I know and can just commence the 'nog drinking next year!
I suppose I should also note that I drank all of these in an unadulterated form. So future nog drinking can now also feature other additives. Good times.
I also recently ordered a round of teas from Stash. New favorites from that include a decaf chocolate hazelnut tea, and their golden turmeric chai (caffeine-free). With the golden turmeric chai, I think I've finally found my preferred chai. I am now very tempted to stockpile both tea types. I am going to run out of both of them quickly, by the looks of things.
There were some rather wrinkled apples in the fruit bin, so those got turned into an apple-almond tart that used up the second half of a box of puff pastry I bought for Thanksgiving. That also helped me figure out why the puff pastry seemed unusually finicky when I was trying to work with it before: it turns out I got gluten-free puff pastry. Whoops. Perils of shopping at a conscientious grocery co-op. Thankfully, when using puff pastry in place of pie dough, it doesn't really matter if it's broken apart into chunks.
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Beverage updates:
I am also pleased to present you with the result of this year's eggnog drinking tests:
I tested 5 different brands of eggnog available at the grocery co-op and the farmer's market. For arbitrary reasons they are lined up in reverse order of completion, with the first one on the right and the final one on the left. The first one I tried, from Ronnybrook Farm Dairy, was thick, creamy and sweet. After drinking it, I thought to myself, "Yum." The second one, from Pittsford Farms Dairy, made me think, "Eggy" in contrast to the Ronnybrook nog. Neither better nor worse, just different The third, from Battenkill, made me realize that both the Pittsford and Ronnybrook nogs must be artificially thickened somehow. By the time I tried the Battenkill 'nog, I was thinking, "Well, it turns out basically all eggnogs are equally delicious, but none of them comes close to that ONE eggnog from the U District Farmer's Market in Seattle that one year."
The Kalona Super Natural stands out as being more heavily spiced than the three previous ones - actually closer to the U District 'nog, against which all other 'nogs are now judged. At first I thought I'd be done taste testing after it, but then on my next trip to the co-op, I discovered even more varieties of eggnog to try. I regret to inform you that I decided to leave the $30 bottles of 'nog off the tasting list. Out of budget. I am sure they were phenomenal. Instead I tried the A2 Family Farmstead nog. It was slightly strange at first, because some of the cream had separated and risen to the top, but with some good shaking, all the delicious bits got reacquainted with each other. So in the end, the A2 came out as my favorite. It's still not as good as that U District stuff, but still perfectly enjoyable. Now I know and can just commence the 'nog drinking next year!
I suppose I should also note that I drank all of these in an unadulterated form. So future nog drinking can now also feature other additives. Good times.
I also recently ordered a round of teas from Stash. New favorites from that include a decaf chocolate hazelnut tea, and their golden turmeric chai (caffeine-free). With the golden turmeric chai, I think I've finally found my preferred chai. I am now very tempted to stockpile both tea types. I am going to run out of both of them quickly, by the looks of things.
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Date: 2022-12-19 10:50 pm (UTC)