Fun Fact: Strawberries are NOT berries.

so orange, full of stretch marks, all round and not very green anymore, quite a summary of me :D

I remember watching my mother do this.

I'm not much of a cook, so please bear with me. Why?

Personal favorite for me is granny smith.

Patty experimented with fire a few times back in college.

I love underripe bananas.

Is there another banana for scale?

I like barely ripe.

I have found that organic bananas can be eaten with pleasure even if they are Very ripe, whilst non organic ones tend to be cloyingly sweet at that state.

Once found a jar of banana jam in a Carrefour in Nice. I loved it so much that I had to make my own: ripe/overripe bananas (cut), 3/4th of the weight of the bananas of brown sugar, (yes, it’s a lot), cinnamon (whole and/or powder), tonka or vanilla, some grated nutmeg, lime juice and lime peel (big enough so you can remove it after the cooking process). Simmer the mixture for 35-45 minutes until the sugar and the bananas have caramelized. Fill it in clean glass jars. Let it cool and indulge.

If you add a tiny amount of honey it will allow your body to access more of the vitamins and minerals from the banana

My meal program occasionally tosses in a banana between Very to Over that goes to the squirrels. I have to buy my own fruit to get the nutritional benefits.

Overripe for baking. Ripe for eating

I am definitely a barely ripe person. My youngest son is into very ripe. It worked well when he was a youngster and we had them at varying ripeness levels.

When to eat a banana? The obvious answer is "When it's made into banana pudding."

Expired - Too far gone, even for cake.

Long live extra virgin olive oil!

If I ever go to Japan, it will be long after I have forgotten this information, but it was interesting to read at least.

Or put it in the air fryer.

Totally agree with 'Well Done' description.

I have almost the same chart, but instead of different kinds of tea, it's just scotch. (I'm kidding. I no longer drink alcohol.)

and use real butter and real milk, not light, not reconstituted, which is coming from an animal :)

You will never get 100% of the juice, no matter how you cut it.

arabica beans taste horrendous also! (my taste buds, you do you 👍 )

At last, someone who knows about basting. Edit: these are my people!

"Gratins" "Vegetabkles" "Sandwitches"

Each one will cost you $8, plus a 90% tip, at Starbucks.....

I simply use a cup. For each cup of rice, I add two of water.

I'm afraid neither my ice cream spoons (pointy end flat bowl) nor my sugar spoon (square) look like this.

Yes.

Trivia: True melons are all varieties of the same species "cucumis melo". The horned melon is not a true melon , but a separate related species in the same genus. The bitter melon and watermelon, however, are not even in the same genus as melons. The cucumber (cucumis sativus), is far more closely related to true melons than the watermelon is.

Did you know that butternut squash, if pealed with a vegetable pealer, oozes a clear sap that is a terrible skin irritant and can cause mild to moderate skin blistering? Ask me how I know.....

I thought it was just chicken grease + salt. Any other Futurama fans out there?

I'm not generally fond of one trick pony gadgets, but I like my egg boiler

The informal is my formal, normally it's on the couch with a fork and a movie.

Finally! /s

Sadly mexican cooking ingredients are almost unavailable in Australia outside of capital cities. Even online I'd have to order restaurant quantities to get anything.

You're missing black salt

That is just three types of potatoes. Not all "red" potatoes are for salads. There are thousands registered potatoes. By "thousands" I mean that I can order over 4000 variants. Do you want them big, small, round, weird, yellow skin, red skin, white,... for quick consumption or for long storage?

This may be typical, but not accurate. The vintner can make almost any wine dryer or sweeter.

All those dairy farmers in DC are always clogging the streets with their stupid cows. 😐

Who boils mushrooms and bell peppers?

I'd say wild rice actually has quite a strong earthy flavor.

Shame there’s no taste guide. Which is the sweetest? Where are they grown?

Or you could just use the metric system.

Cheese toastie / Welsh rarebit??????

I bet many a vegan fell off the wagon, due to bacon. 🤔

Sichuan style eggplant recipe is heavenly! Just one of those Chinese eggplants is enough for one person for several days. One of the easiest foods for meal prepping when you can’t cook daily.

Great, now I'm hungry.

Nobody else uses a blowtorch?

Donuts and wine…American food horror stories I’m too European to get.

Clarified butter: 250°C / 482°F