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Cooking & Baking

Warpy

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8. I could do that in Boston

Reply to Saviolo (Reply #6)

Thu Aug 3, 2023, 05:58 PM

Aug 2023

but I'm now in the wild west where it's McOlive.

The FDA, which protected us from the worst of the adulterated stuff back in the 70s-early 90s, also discourages a lot of small producers, afraid that any inadvertent contamination would ruin their reputations everywhere. The big guys can afford to eat a big batch and say oops and move on.

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Homemade Focaccia Recipe - Autolyse Method (video) [View all] Saviolo Aug 2023 OP

Yummy with sun-dried tomato viva la Aug 2023 #1

I wish I liked sundried tomatoes more! Saviolo Aug 2023 #2

Maybe roasted red peppers? viva la Aug 2023 #3

Roasted bell pepper would be great! Saviolo Aug 2023 #7

Olives would be good too. viva la Aug 2023 #9

There are as many variations of foccacia as there are cooks Warpy Aug 2023 #5

We never buy in bottles any more anyway! Saviolo Aug 2023 #6

I could do that in Boston Warpy Aug 2023 #8

I long ago discovered the joys of lazy cook's bread using wet dough Warpy Aug 2023 #4