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New to me product I just read about. Truff, a truffle infused hot sauce that's being marketed to the snooty crowd. Article states it's consistency makes it Instagram ready for food shots. The snooty marketing for the product I personally find off putting. Truffle shaped lids? Too many...

What's the best way to pop drainage holes in plastic pots? Picked up a decent sized one from the dollar store today and don't want my plants to drown :)

I love exotic produce because it is out of the norm in what can usually be purchased at the local grocery. When I stumbled upon the "ice cream bean plant" at a plant show.. well really.. who can resist that? Inga vera affinis grows bean pods where the outer pulp to the bean is reputed to taste...

Need ideas to get my parents'squirrels under control (other than a bb gun!) The critters are trying to knock every last lychee off her tree to the point where she is running around with a rake promising to off every last one of them.

Post pics of your daily harvest because heck.. you grew that! Here's my mini harvest for today.. Elysium oxides, Bahama goat, scotch brains, fatalii, and a couple of red datils. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

Anyone ever grow yams? Not sweet potato but actual yam. Had a purple one sitting in the kitchen for a while and it sprang a nice shoot... Going to plant this bad boy outside and see if I can get some baby yams going.. the sprout is a really lovely purple! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using...

A Renaissance in mattresses is upon us. Every day it seems as if a new company has entered the game.. Casper, Ghost Bed, Purple, a dozen or more others... And the old players are still around.. Sealy, Stearns and Foster. Hybrids, cooling beds, memory foam beds.. you name it, they've got it...

This is some type of heresy I'm sure, but after recently tasting fatalii and scotch brains, and having enjoyed datils for years.. I don't think I would be able to tell the difference in these peppers in a blind taste test. Anyone else have the same experience? What should I be looking for...

This pepper plant isn't like any of the chinense I've grown before. It had a sturdier build - thicker stems - and the foilage is darker green. Pepper pods have some dark mottling on them but obviously it's still growing. Any ideas? The seed was in a mystery pack. Foilage Flower Pods

Our local utilities company just partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to give out a free tree to customers that register! Super happy that I was able to get a chickasaw plum tree! Score!! Their website let's you plot out where planting the tree will give you the best return savings on your...

So "sliced ketchup" popped up on my news feed today. Apparently it's the next big thing. No muss.. no fuss.. no mess.. no refrigeration.. it's sauceless sauce! I'm thinking that sammich is gonna be awful dry with sauceless sauce. The pic reminded me of that "squeeze bacon" meme...

Tradewindsfruit.com got a mention from keybrdkid in the Miracle Fruit thread so I had to pop over to their website to take a look. I ended up ogling their selection for an hour.. maybe two. They carry an amazing selection of exotic just plain neat stuff. I had to restrain myself to avoid buying...

Might as well begin the planning and scheming for the next holiday! St Patrick's Day will soon be upon us. Every year I normally do corned beef and cabbage but this year I think I will switch it up and make cottage pie.. (shepherd's pie with beef rather than lamb). What's everyone else going...

A couple of years ago I tried growing miracle fruit from some seeds I purchased online. I suspect the package was irradiated as nothing ever sprouted. This weekend at the flea market/farmers market a vendor had all kinds of exotic wonderful trees including my sought after miracle fruit...

Just curious how many folks here have tried or cook with Szchechuan peppercorns and their thoughts regarding them. Never tried them myself.. for a while they were not allowed to be imported into America and I have yet to see them at the local grocer. Image from GIS

Is there a pepper variety that you dislike? Which ones and why.

Was cleaning up the garage today and in the Christmas box was this guy... he was about 3 inches across, missing a leg and quite shy. Any idea what type of spider?

Has anyone gotten one of these? Lots of hype, it seems to be the current "it" gadget. Love it, hate it? What do you do with it?

Decided to step out of my comfort zone today and bought some black forest ham rather than my usual honey ham. It's smokey and delicious. Since there are dozens of varieties, what's your favourite and why?

What's your favorite Trader Joe's indulgence? It's one of my favorite places to spend some money - even with the occasional challenging parking. My 2 favorite items are the coconut covered cashews and their frozen tamales. Yum yum yum. [emoji3] Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk