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I was trying to go through the Olympics, but "enter the code" requires buttons I don't have (pg up, pg down).

Any chance we could get a (Mac) laptop friendly version of the game?

lessee ...

i'm assuming by puff pastries you mean napoleons, if not, that's one
strudel (different pastry practice)
did you do european cakes? sacher, linzer, schwartzwalder for starters.
florentine cookies (? the ones that are basically almond slivers glued together with carmelized sugar)
fruit tarts and pies (best done in cooler weather though)
baklava (or other stuff with phyllo)
mochi
donuts

if you're going to do all that ... can i be your friend? i'm good at getting rid of leftovers mrgreen

yech. give it up and concentrate on fruit flavors, i say.

spanakopita

spring salmon

maltesers, or dagoba roseberry chocolate bars (dark chocolate with rose hips and dried raspberry bits) depending on whether you want milk or dark.

Second Jestina on the dried beans. They're dirt cheap, and can be done up a million different ways. They're a good filler in soups or stews and help stretch meat out for an extra serving or two.

Produce wise, try to buy whatever is fresh in season, since it's usually dirt cheap. If you've got a farmer's market in your area, you may want to check it out, since the produce is often fresher than what you'll find in the stores (which means it tastes better, is healthier, and lasts longer) as well as cheaper (YMMV on that though). And if whatever you're after doesn't need to be fresh, frozen is best.

My biggie would be herbs and spices. Varying the flavoring can make you think "yum, dinner" instead of "ack, generic cheap food product again". You can start an herb garden in a window box for < 20$ and get bunches and bunches of fresh thyme, rosemary, oregano, and so on, and then dry what you don't need immediately.

That might be the problem then. Heating milk causes some chemical changes (IIRC the protein starts to do something, and the lactose starts to break down). One of those products may be what the ginger juice is supposed to react with.

homemade. preferably with a nice sharp cheddar, or some emmenthal and mustard.