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Cooking & Baking

ProfessorGAC

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5. For Work, I've Been...

Reply to elleng (Reply #4)

Sat Jun 3, 2023, 06:26 PM

Jun 2023

...to 41 countries.
One motivation to retire was to quit flying.
And, with my weird schedule my wife could never come along, so it wasn't a week of fun, over & over. It was 45 hours over 3.5 days, a day to drive around and see what there was to see & go home.
She would have been there, but by herself half the time. She would have hated it.
But, I tried the local cuisine everywhere I went, including the weird stuff.
I never got tired of that part.

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'Semifreddo, meaning "half cold" in Italian, is known for its unique frozen texture, [View all] elleng Jun 2023 OP

Kind Of Half Ice Cream, Half Mousse ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #1

Don't think I had it in Italy, 'just' gelati! elleng Jun 2023 #2

I've Been 40 Something Times ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #3

WOW! elleng Jun 2023 #4

For Work, I've Been... ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #5

" Whisk continuously until egg mixture reaches 160 degrees, 5 to 8 minutes!!" Cheezoholic Jun 2023 #6

LOL! elleng Jun 2023 #7

Last time I tried our asparagus ended up topped with scrambled hollandaise Cheezoholic Jun 2023 #8

OH NO! elleng Jun 2023 #9