Interesting that there are coupons for just
these items.

Today's freebies were razors and baby food. Bath soap wasn't free, but I got a six-pack of Dove bars for ... 50 cents. I'll be keeping that and trading them some cocoa butter soap I like but that my pipes hate.

Oh. Dove bars. I was thinking Dove bars.

disadvantage, the difficulty of cooking it rare.

That's a problem, but I have someone in the house who prefers hers ... medium. Not me; I want it hot in the middle but that's about all.

Sounds like a thicker piece of meat cut in
two before cooking would be just the ticket.
The steaks in the grocery that are under a
pound tend to be thin cut, worse luck.

Too true. OTOH I don't make steak too often, so I survive.

Here, it's a daily occurrence. I don't mind
this at all, though I do miss the occasional
oyster.

get the Oster French-door tabletop oven (made
in China, of course, but isn't everything?).

No fear. I have better use for my kitchen counters.

We paid something like $47 postage to
correct that particular mistake.

Ouch. Depending on the price of the appliance I might have just donated
it.

I suggested that; also selling it on eBay or the
local newspaper. Those ideas were vetoed.

Wake Up Chocolate Chunks
categories: KfP, dessert
yield: 20

1 lb dark chocolate, chips or pieces
1 c almonds
1/2 c raisins, dates, or other dried fruit
1/8 c coffee beans
2 ts cayenne pepper or tt
1/2 c unsweetened cocoa powder
Matzah meal (optional)

Line a large baking sheet with parchment
paper, aluminum foil, or waxed paper.

Melt the chocolate in a large heatproof bowl
set over a pan of simmering water. Remove
from the heat.

In a food processor with the chop blade,
combine the almonds, raisins, coffee beans,
and cayenne. Pulse until coarsely chopped.

Stir the cocoa into the melted chocolate.

Once the mixture is even and getting stiff,
add the chopped nuts and fruits. Keep
stirring. Taste to check the spice level.
If the mixture is too moist and sticky, add
more nuts, or matzah meal, or wait until firm
enough to handle. (Cooling in the refrigerator
will firm the mixture faster.)

Roll the mixture into balls and place on the
prepared baking sheet. Cool completely.

Remove from the baking sheet and store in a
covered container.

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Today's freebies were razors and baby food. Bath soap wasn't free,

but I

got a six-pack of Dove bars for ... 50 cents. I'll be keeping that

and

trading them some cocoa butter soap I like but that my pipes hate.

Oh. Dove bars. I was thinking Dove bars.

You'd figure out which was which on a taste test. I don't buy the other
for the house too often. That way I can't eat them.

The steaks in the grocery that are under a
pound tend to be thin cut, worse luck.

Too true. OTOH I don't make steak too often, so I survive.

Here, it's a daily occurrence. I don't mind
this at all, though I do miss the occasional
oyster.

I'm more the hot Italian sausage type, but to each his own.

Ouch. Depending on the price of the appliance I might have just

donated

it.

I suggested that; also selling it on eBay or the
local newspaper. Those ideas were vetoed.

Too much chance of someone else actually trying to use that clunker.

Wake Up Chocolate Chunks
categories: KfP, dessert
yield: 20

1 lb dark chocolate, chips or pieces
1 c almonds
1/2 c raisins, dates, or other dried fruit
1/8 c coffee beans
2 ts cayenne pepper or tt
1/2 c unsweetened cocoa powder
Matzah meal (optional)

This sounds like it might make even matzoh edible.
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