Evelyn Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 My favorite King Cake. I order one from them every year. Mine's coming next week 🥰😊 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 My sister recently posted her first King Cake on Instagram. I expect there will be more. It has an external baby, which I don't think is allowed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephanieL Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Another RTBC: getting 5 gallons of Meyer lemons for free from someone on Nextdoor, made even better by the fact that I thought I was getting regular lemons. It may sound like a luxury, but if you have a fruit tree or two here having way more fruit than you could ever use is a common problem. In San Jose, there are gleaning services that will harvest your extra fruit (including any that grow very high up on the tree) and distribute it to food banks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephanieL Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 2 hours ago, Evelyn said: My favorite King Cake. I order one from them every year. Mine's coming next week 🥰😊 It's really good. We had a couple of slices when it came, then put the rest in the freezer because we're currently making our way through another big dessert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 11 hours ago, StephanieL said: Another RTBC: getting 5 gallons of Meyer lemons for free from someone on Nextdoor, made even better by the fact that I thought I was getting regular lemons. It may sound like a luxury, but if you have a fruit tree or two here having way more fruit than you could ever use is a common problem. In San Jose, there are gleaning services that will harvest your extra fruit (including any that grow very high up on the tree) and distribute it to food banks. Steph, my son's m-i-l sends us two huge cartons of Meyers from Modesto (much better than our SF tree's) every Christmas. I put them on the back stoop and they keep well into spring. Before they stat to go wonky, I sometimes run them through a very dilute clorox bath and they carry on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephanieL Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 7 hours ago, voyager said: Steph, my son's m-i-l sends us two huge cartons of Meyers from Modesto (much better than our SF tree's) every Christmas. I put them on the back stoop and they keep well into spring. Before they stat to go wonky, I sometimes run them through a very dilute clorox bath and they carry on. Oh good--this means the ones we didn't turn into canned lemon juice yesterday will do just fine in the garage, especially once it starts to cool down later this week. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Just found a tape of an old song I'd forgotten about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloviatrix Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I finally finished crocheting the poncho I started in 2012 on the eve of Superstorm Sandy. To be fair, I finished the crochet part over a year ago but finally sewed the damn thing and wove in the ends last night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
memesuze Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Finally got electricity restored after 103 hours down here in Austin. House stayed at 50 degrees until late yesterday, then @48. Tankless water heater on south exterior wall busted Tuesday when sun came out for a bit, but I managed to cut off the water input pipe so I had water to rest of house. Bundled up in wool and down under a couple of afghans with 2 pairs of gloves with one fingertip cut out so I could work phone for texts & updates on power & water. Had pulled 10 gallons of water day before they sent the boil water notice. Small house so the walking circuit inside took 65 steps to complete. Even more boring than a treadmill or bike. Thank heavens for a dual-fuel range so I could heat food and water for tea. Ate mostly out of pantry-RG beans with rice, cheese, and salsa. Fridge never got higher than 50 and freezer stayed at 32, so no food lost. No meat. Milk & yogurt stayed @38 in cooler on porch. Still under boil notice. I was very fortunate in so many ways. Bet the generator manufacturers are licking their lips - lot of orders coming from fed-up Texans. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 10 hours ago, memesuze said: Bet the generator manufacturers are licking their lips - lot of orders coming from fed-up Texans. Either that, or fly off to Cancun? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
memesuze Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 15 hours ago, memesuze said: Finally got electricity restored after 103 hours down here in Austin. House stayed at 50 degrees until late yesterday, then @48. Tankless water heater on south exterior wall busted Tuesday when sun came out for a bit, but I managed to cut off the water input pipe so I had water to rest of house. Bundled up in wool and down under a couple of afghans with 2 pairs of gloves with one fingertip cut out so I could work phone for texts & updates on power & water. Had pulled 10 gallons of water day before they sent the boil water notice. Small house so the walking circuit inside took 65 steps to complete. Even more boring than a treadmill or bike. Thank heavens for a dual-fuel range so I could heat food and water for tea. Ate mostly out of pantry-RG beans with rice, cheese, and salsa. Fridge never got higher than 50 and freezer stayed at 32, so no food lost. No meat. Milk & yogurt stayed @38 in cooler on porch. Still under boil notice. I was very fortunate in so many ways. Bet the generator manufacturers are licking their lips - lot of orders coming from fed-up Texans. Just seemed as though it was 103 hours - only 79 - still under boil notice, house seems downright toasty at 68 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony Bonner Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Must have been terrible and scary as an experience. With the storms this summer in the northeast generator lead times were already up to 12 weeks, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
memesuze Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 It was a very interesting experience - showed me how close we are to very primitive conditions, as well as how reliant we are on the infrastructure. We are just a hack away from disaster. As I washed my hair under the kitchen faucet with bracingly cold water, I thought of Franklin's lost Arctic expedition, Shackleton's Antarctic adventure, Americans westward-ho-ing and everyone else who didn't have our comfortable lives. Plumber coming Sunday or Monday to see if heater can be repaired. If replacement is required, I have one on order via Amazon. Wasn't willing to see if distribution centers & plumbing supply houses had enough in stock to handle everyone needing replacement. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephanieL Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Some of the cities here in the Bay Area are now mandating all-electric kitchens and heating systems in new apartment building construction (don't know about single-family homes). Sounds like a disaster in the making if we get more wildfires that knock out the electric grid. I'm grateful for my gas furnace and water heater, and I'm never giving up a gas range. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, StephanieL said: Some of the cities here in the Bay Area are now mandating all-electric kitchens and heating systems in new apartment building construction (don't know about single-family homes). Sounds like a disaster in the making if we get more wildfires that knock out the electric grid. I'm grateful for my gas furnace and water heater, and I'm never giving up a gas range. I frequently revisit in memory an electric outage in the country. Our neighbors, all of whom had electric kitchens, one by one, two by two, trudged up the hill for coffee and impromptu breakfast since we were on propane. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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