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LILY PADS are a HOME RUN...

The quantity of Lily Pads we sell is downright CRAZY!!!

Everyone who buys one comes back and buys a bunch - a couple more for themselves and a few for functional gifts for the cook who has everything. They really are just too cool.

Say good-bye to plastic wrap and aluminum foil. These silicone lids are oven-safe, microwave-safe and dishwasher-safe. They are airtight and will seal any smooth rimmed bowl. One of my friends uses them on her wooden salad bowl.

Lily Pads last for decades and are one of my top-ten favorite items EVER.

Curried Chicken Salad (and Chicken Stock, too)

 ingredients: 

• 1 Rotisserie chicken 
• 1 Green Apple - cored and diced
• 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts
• 1/3 cup mayo (I use more but some folks don't like it)
• 2 rib of celery - thinly sliced
• 2 TSP of a GOOD curry powder (Teeny Tiny Spice Co is the BEST!)
• 1/2 Golden raisins of currants - chopped
• 3 scallions sliced thinly
• Juice of one lime
• Dash (1/4 tsp) of cayenne

preparation:

Pull the skin off the chicken and throw it in your slow cooker.

Pull all the meat off of the chicken and toss into a decent sized bowl. Be sure to get all the meat of the bones.

Throw all of the carcass into the slow cooker. Throw in some onions, celery, peppercorns and a couple of bayleaves in with it and fill with water. Turn on your slow cooker for 12 hours on low. You will have great chicken stock to put in the freezer.

Mix all the salad ingredients together.  Cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours. 

Let it sit out for 15 minutes or so before you taste it and add more mayo or curry powder if needed. I don't usually add more salt because the roitsserie chickens can be so salty. I ALWAYS add more curry powder and cayenne.

Serve the chicken salad on a bed of romaine. 

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Juicing Is Back!!

The ceremony of extracting juice from fruits and vegetables had always been cyclical. But since the cult documentary "Fat, Sick And Nearly Dead" came out on Netflix, we can't keep juicers in stock. The Breville juicer is the one featured in the film. Once you try it, you will understand why.