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Will this replace a kitchen aid? Can it do an Italian meringue? Buttercream? Nougat?

Fatty Arbuckle? Woody is innocent.

These are very enjoyable. As usual, the English countryside is one of the best aspects of the show. Damn, it's beautiful there.

It reminded me of the Cowboys/Niners NFC championship game from '93 (or thereabouts). The Niners were up 21 - 0 in about 5 minutes. The Cowboys almost came back to win that one (arguably would have if Switzer didn't get a 15-yard penalty at the end). I was pretty worried about the Steelers coming back last night. Quote of the night after the game: "Roethlisberger is crying like one of the women he raped."

You'll complain at other venues the rest of the week.

Pretend It's a City. Scorsese's docu-interview of Fran Lebovitz. Terrific. Borgen. Danish political drama. Very good first season. Get's too far fetched after that. Work in Progress. Netflix. Abby McEnany's show about an "androgynous, heavyset, nerdy, butch lesbian." Very good. Some other stuff I can't remember.

I’ve recently started making pasta 50/50 AP/semolina. I’m very happy with the results. It’s still quite a chore and a mess, and this other person that lives in my apartment complains incessantly about flour everywhere.

Indeed, I did.

I watched the first episode of The Undoing. HBO seems to think that whenever rich people and poor people get together, someone gets murdered.

Many years ago I went to a Loser's Lounge show where they covered Bee Gees songs. Almost all were from the pre-disco era. I had no idea.

I made sourdough pizza last night. Very good, but a lot of work. This is the morning bake. Pretty straightforward. Not as much rise as prior efforts, but a very tangy smell.

I've been listening to Throughline from NPR. They provide historical context for many of today's issues. The episodes on the origins of the police in the US and race in Europe/US were terrific. Just started listening to Louder Than a Riot -- also NPR. Discussing the intersection of Rap music, crime and incarceration. Also very good.

Beautiful.

That's pretty much what I use: Sugar, Honey, Corn Syrup (maybe theirs has more fructose), Egg Whites. I'm guessing they use the corn starch with the rice paper to prevent sticking. I'm going to try a higher heat next time. I might need to upgrade to the 7 qt mixer. My 6 qt strains quite a bit. Or maybe I'll get me an Ankarsrum.

Another try over the weekend. With dried mango, dried apricots, pistachios, almonds, pecans and cashews (because I didn't have enough pistachios and almonds). Definitely better. I had rice paper -- which was a mixed blessing. Although it definitely helped contain the goo, when I poured the hot, sticky mess onto the rice paper, the paper slid around and crumpled and ended up quite the mess. I had to peel it off and put on a new piece. I let the sugar mixture get hotter this time, and the texture was a bit firmer. But it still didn't have the texture of other soft torrone I've bought.