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Kitchen Talk – This is pretty inventive. Tired of your k-cups being hither and yon or trapped in their supermarket box? Take a look right here on simplemost.com to see how this crafty soul solved the problem and cleared the counter. Rather buy than build? Take the “escalator” down to our Shopping Finds for all kinds of choices.
How would this be for a cool July 4 treat? I came across it when I was browsing the WatermelonBoard.org site recipe page which led to last week’s featured prep, Watermelon/Chocolate Dessert Tray. These clever cones substitute watermelon for ice cream, and then sweeten the deal with frosting and toppings. See that and more on the site’s recipe page.
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Shopping Finds – Well here’s a bit of historical cooking fun. The U.S. Navy has posted their 1902 General Mess Manual & Cookbook for shipboard use on their website. From the historical perspective it’s quite fascinating to see how the food reflected popular dishes at the time and even more, how they had to be adapted to the circumstances. From the cooking perspective, well you may not want to, e.g., chop 60 pounds of ham, but with the simplicity of these dishes it should be pretty easy to cut them down to size. Also available on Amazon. Thinking what a great gift for anyone who’s been to sea.
Use K-cups? Need a neat way to store them? Lots of ways on Amazon to give your k-cups a home. Towers, cubbyholes, drawers that become a platform for the coffeemaker, tiers of drawers, or stylish containers where the cups just pile in.
This week’s featured CS-designed, Zazzle-crafted item – And it’s brand NEW. It’s our take on a popular saying that we’ve re-worded especially for all of us wine lovers. “Yay!!! It’s Wine o’clock” No matter what that other clock says. Have it on a tee or a mug, choice of styles and colors. Find both linked on our Eclectic Mall page.
On the Table 
Featured Recipes
And cheesy it is, all melty with mascarpone, smoked mozzarella and Parmesan joining forces with cheese-filled tortellini {store-bought!}. Marinara checks in too, yours or not. From Giada on Food Network.
Savory waffles {though with a touch of maple syrup in the batter}, are transformed into a stick-with-you breakfast or brunch as they layer on fried eggs, aioli, salsa, and black beans, with suggested sides of avocado, lime wedges and cilantro. From Eating Well.
Yikes, these are some good looking chops. But the recipe title conceals a hot secret. In addition to a trio of fresh herbs the prep also folds in a trio of Thai chiles and a healthy dose of garlic. Flavor on flavor. From Food & Wine
Oh what a good idea. Fresh sweet corn and all the tasty flavors of elote on store-bought or homemade pizza dough. Both the corn and the dough are grilled for a nice char-y taste. From Taste of Home. {Wonder how it would be to lightly process the mixture}
Guacamole recipes with secret ingredients
This popped up on the page for the elote flatbread above and of course had to take a look. Interesting! Some go fruity, some go spicy, some go into surprising territory. Eight in all.
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Have a cuppa in Alexa’s room – recipes & more
You don’t have to have an Amazon Echo Show to tap into the particular tidbits we’ve linked below, drawn from its vast culinary bounty.
Just pour a cup and let’s talk food with Alexa. Below are recipes recently displayed on the screen. Echo owners, also note that in many cases she guides you step by step through the prep . . .
Rise & Shine Eggs Benedict by Food Network. Don’t like to make Hollandise? No worries. No Hollandaise! Instead an inventive sauce based on mashed potatoes and it’s responsible for a lot of the wake-up part with leeks, shallots, garlic, white wine and cayenne. Pancetta instead of ham, but good ol’ English muffins are on the job.
Oreo Cake Balls by AllRecipes. Oh my. Oreo crumbs and cream cheese packed like little snow balls, quick freeze, dip in melted chocolate, refrigerate, done. No bake!
Double Cheeseburger Bread Bowl by Tasty. Don’t be scared off by the ingredient list. It is longer than we usually serve up, but most of that stuff is just layered. And the goodies – seasoned beef, spinach, bacon, double cheese & more – stack up in a hollowed out sourdough loaf into something mighty “tasty.”
Interested in having your own Echo Show?
Boundless information, music, movies, tv shows, videos, health tips & news, entertainment news, national news, local news, sports news & recaps, weather, timer, alarm, reminders, shopping lists, Amazon delivery notifications, alerts, security camera connection . . . and food, food, food, all on an interactive screen. Some connect to Amazon Prime.
You can browse all the Echo styles here on this Amazon page
Cocktail Hour Buzz 
Sundowner snacks, drinks, talk – whether for a crew, or for two, or just for you
♦ Summertime and the drinkin’ is easy. Which is to say, light and refreshing. Here’s a little help from the pros, thanks to Southern Living. “Infuse Fruit into Your Favorite Summer Cocktails With These Bartender Secrets”
♦ The current issue of Eating Well has yet another clever way to serve non-communal snacks. We had previously shown “jarcuterie” {06.18.21}, often tucking deli meat and cheese, maybe pickles and olives, into cute little jars. This snack now is similar but as you can see it submerges veggie sticks, sprigs, and slices into a dip {the dips were actually the focus of the story}, served in individual glasses. Good idea!
♦ The iconic 1928 New Yorker “I say it’s spinach” cartoon was revisited in the magazine in 2015. See it here.
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