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#36,051
Orangeredblooded said:
I've been working as a shift cook twice a week for about 2 months. Everything I've prepared felt too easy, so I wanted a challenge and to get out of my comfort zone. You're right about the Jamaican part, but I have to be careful on the spices because of the age group. That's part of the challenge and fun.
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Are you familiar with the taste of Japanese curry? It’s milder (and sweeter) than Indian curry. Nice subtle tastes going on. So far I’ve cheated and used the roux blocks (I refuse to look at the ingredients), which are commonly used in Japanese households, but there are scratch recipes as well. That will be my next project, I guess, so I don’t know how similar they are to the roux blocks.

Recipe: How To Make Japanese Curry Roux • Just One Cookbook

I’ve been using S&B brand, the only one I’ve found around here, adding Madras curry powder, Worcestershire sauce, and diced Fuji apple. The medium hot is pretty tame. You can just cook potatoes, carrots, and onions and then thicken with the roux to get a feel for it. Other brands are House and Vermont:

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Danl said:
Our long-time friend here in Roane County, God rest his soul, planted his maters in bales of hay ever year. They done real good. Miss him and his maters.
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Hay or straw? I've read straw is better because it won't have other weeds and seeds mixed in. ???
tnuhcvols said:
I have a friend that did this a few years ago for the first time. I asked him tonite about this after seeing your post and he said they are still doing this. Don't know what all they planted.
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Do you know if they use organic straw bales? I ask because several articles I read said it's important to use organic straw bales because if not they have been treated with harmful chemicals. I don't think I care, but I'm trying to find out all I can.
 
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VolNExile said:
Are you familiar with the taste of Japanese curry? It’s milder (and sweeter) than Indian curry. Nice subtle tastes going on. So far I’ve cheated and used the roux blocks (I refuse to look at the ingredients), which are commonly used in Japanese households, but there are scratch recipes as well. That will be my next project, I guess, so I don’t know how similar they are to the roux blocks.

Recipe: How To Make Japanese Curry Roux • Just One Cookbook

I’ve been using S&B brand, the only one I’ve found around here, adding Madras curry powder, Worcestershire sauce, and diced Fuji apple. The medium hot is pretty tame. You can just cook potatoes, carrots, and onions and then thicken with the roux to get a feel for it. Other brands are House and Vermont:

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I have this at home. It was given to me by our Japanese resident.
 
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I registered for a county extension service Zoom meeting this Saturday morning on straw bale and wooden pallet gardening, but I’ll be doing a shift at the county vaccine site instead. I’ll be happy to post any materials, including transcripts, when they appear. Here’s the link (don’t know if it’s full, or it it’s available to non-Buncombe residents):

Online Seminar: Wood Pallet and Straw Bale Gardening, April 24
 
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Behr said:
Hay or straw? I've read straw is better because it won't have other weeds and seeds mixed in. ???

Do you know if they use organic straw bales? I ask because several articles I read said it's important to use organic straw bales because if not they have been treated with harmful chemicals. I don't think I care, but I'm trying to find out all I can.
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It was almost certainly straw, prob not organic. I don't know the criteria for being organic, but he did get them from a local farmer.
 
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Behr said:
Hay or straw? I've read straw is better because it won't have other weeds and seeds mixed in. ???
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Just a note, I haven’t done bale gardening, but I have used straw for mulching and building compost. The first time was great. The wheat straw I bought this year from the same place apparently had a ton of seeds, and I’ve been pulling wheat seedlings for the last month. So it varies.
 
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You know, the only thing I don't like about these farm fresh eggs I've been using is the little sperms sometimes look like they almost have feathers.

It's kind of disturbing. They're bigger than regular eggs, which is actually good because they're easier to scoop out. That's one of the reasons I only eat eggs I cook.
 
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Behr said:
You know, the only thing I don't like about these farm fresh eggs I've been using is the little sperms sometimes look like they almost have feathers.

It's kind of disturbing. They're bigger than regular eggs, which is actually good because they're easier to scoop out. That's one of the reasons I only eat eggs I cook.
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Are you saying you enjoy ingesting sperm??


TMI
 
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Weezer said:
Are you saying you enjoy ingesting sperm??


TMI
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Is that how you understood the bold??
Behr said:
You know, the only thing I don't like about these farm fresh eggs I've been using is the little sperms sometimes look like they almost have feathers.

It's kind of disturbing. They're bigger than regular eggs, which is actually good because they're easier to scoop out. That's one of the reasons I only eat eggs I cook.
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