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Canned food giant Del Monte has filed for bankruptcy after being in business for nearly 140 years. The company cited changing consumer preferences, bad business moves made during and right after the covid pandemic, and other issues as reasons for their bankruptcy. They're looking for a buyer.

Just thought I would mention it as Del Monte canned foods were a staple of Southern country cooking when I was growing up, I know my great-grandmother and grandmother and other relatives used their products frequently. Times are indeed a-changing if they've declared bankruptcy.

 
Mulberry Heel said:
Canned food giant Del Monte has filed for bankruptcy after being in business for nearly 140 years. The company cited changing consumer preferences, bad business moves made during and right after the covid pandemic, and other issues as reasons for their bankruptcy. They're looking for a buyer.

Just thought I would mention it as Del Monte canned foods were a staple of Southern country cooking when I was growing up, I know my great-grandmother and grandmother and other relatives used their products frequently. Times are indeed a-changing if they've declared bankruptcy.

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There are so many corny jokes about them...

When I first read the title I misread and thought they had found a 140 year old can of del monte corn.
 
Market and Moss at Southern Village in Chapel Hill has closed They just now won Restaurant of the year and several other awards in the annual Chapelboro voting.
Yes my babie girl was the owner and operator. She just flat out could not keep an Exec Chef-and it wore her out
 
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More basil than I know what to do with so decided to try pesto on pizzas

I went back and forth on whether to add it pre or post bake

Opted for pre-bake since it’s such a short bake time and I think it worked out well

Ricotta and mozzarella for cheese
 
mpaer said:
Market and Moss at Southern Village in Chapel Hill has closed They just now won Restaurant of the year and several other awards in the annual Chapelboro voting.
Yes my babie girl was the owner and operator. She just flat out could not keep an Exec Chef-and it wore her out
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Really sorry to hear that. I'd never been before, but we actually hosted our rehearsal dinner there just a couple of months ago. We had a great time and had several guests tell us after the fact that it was the best rehearsal dinner they'd ever had/been to; lots of positive remarks about the food specifically. Hope you'll pass along our thanks and warm wishes to your daughter (?).
 
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More basil than I know what to do with so decided to try pesto on pizzas

I went back and forth on whether to add it pre or post bake

Opted for pre-bake since it’s such a short bake time and I think it worked out well

Ricotta and mozzarella for cheese
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Fresh basil post bake (as you say) pesto pre bake. Good call.
 
All of the vegetables other than the potatoes came from our little garden.

I smoked the steak then moved ot to the griddle to sear the outside, it was perfect.

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So, other than me no one in my family has eaten okra. (I know @superrific i should do better).

My mom planted an Okra plant, but she's been gone for a few weeks. So.... we decided to make fried okra. In looking up recipes. My wife read one note that you can substitute Jiffy corn muffin mix instead of cornmeal.

Very interesting. Didn't realize how much sugar is in the muffin mix. It actually caramelized on top of the frying oil.

In the end they were sweeter than any is had before but they were ok. Now my family has eaten Okra.

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UNCatTech said:
So, other than me no one in my family has eaten okra. (I know @superrific i should do better).

My mom planted an Okra plant, but she's been gone for a few weeks. So.... we decided to make fried okra. In looking up recipes. My wife read one note that you can substitute Jiffy corn muffin mix instead of cornmeal.

Very interesting. Didn't realize how much sugar is in the muffin mix. It actually caramelized on top of the frying oil.

In the end they were sweeter than any is had before but they were ok. Now my family has eaten Okra.

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Those look great, but Jiffy would be way too sweet for me. Probably good for a first okra experience, though. I'd suggest using just cornmeal next time to see how everyone likes it, but get the finest-ground cornmeal you can find. The coarse grind can be too much. Corn meal packaged as polenta is usually fine in a pinch. Love the photo, though! Those wings look good, too.
 
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We've been getting a lot of tomatoes from our garden recently - too much for me to use on tomato sandwiches alone. So over the weekend my daughter and I made tomato sauce from scratch, with fresh tomatoes, for the first time. We used some onions, garlic, red pepper flakes, olive oil. salt, pepper, sugar, and Italian seasoning. The result was pretty good; maybe a touch over-seasoned. I should have blended it at the end to make it a "smoother" sauce but we left it chunky and it was pretty good.
 
UNCatTech said:
So, other than me no one in my family has eaten okra. (I know @superrific i should do better).

My mom planted an Okra plant, but she's been gone for a few weeks. So.... we decided to make fried okra. In looking up recipes. My wife read one note that you can substitute Jiffy corn muffin mix instead of cornmeal.

Very interesting. Didn't realize how much sugar is in the muffin mix. It actually caramelized on top of the frying oil.

In the end they were sweeter than any is had before but they were ok. Now my family has eaten Okra.

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Didn't plant any this year, but I love slicing my okra, tossing in some kind of oil, seasonings, and cornstarch and throwing them in the air fryer. A little less heavy and bready than the traditional fried okra, but I love it
 
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We've been getting a lot of tomatoes from our garden recently - too much for me to use on tomato sandwiches alone. So over the weekend my daughter and I made tomato sauce from scratch, with fresh tomatoes, for the first time. We used some onions, garlic, red pepper flakes, olive oil. salt, pepper, sugar, and Italian seasoning. The result was pretty good; maybe a touch over-seasoned. I should have blended it at the end to make it a "smoother" sauce but we left it chunky and it was pretty good.
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This is one of my favorite dishes this time of year. Don't knock the website -- this thing is really good. And uses a ton of tomatoes, especially if you're about to lose some before you can eat them

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Easiest Southern Tomato Pie Recipe (No Crust Needed) - Destination BBQ

This is the Easiest Southern Tomato Pie Recipe you'll find. You won't even need to make or buy a pie shell. How's that for simple?
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