If the blade doesn’t move, is it a pain washing around it?
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Eek. I learned from our old washing machine (and its repairman) that the more bells and whistles something has, the more that can go wrong. Hadn’t thought about that in terms of a FP.
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Yes! That looks like it’s probably the same model I’ve had for over 20 years! But I’m disappointed to hear that the quality has gone down. Are these old overstocked items, if cuisinart stopped making them?
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I’m not sure: I have the feeling it’s the Italian vibe: fennel seed, rosemary, chili flake seasoning the pork and then the broccoli rabe and provolone on top…
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Oh, the blade comes out just like with other FPs, it’s just that the closed bottom of the bowl means you can pop the blade into the bowl and add ingredients to the bowl before you place it on the FP base (or take it off and put back) without the blade pushing up and getting stuff stuck under it the way it does on other models, if that makes sense. You’re just assembling the bowl/blade a little differently, but it’s perfectly straightforward.
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@ginnyhw & @mbcraw4d , I haven’t made these yet, but had I linked to this recipe in this thread. https://thewoksoflife.com/italian-pork-sandwich-philly/
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Two retired people in Western Mass with a wonky oven
Actuals last week
Sunday linguini with bits and bobs
of meat and veg and san marzano canned tomatoes
Monday chicken tikka masala over rice with peas
Tuesday more pasta! Cheese ravioli with sauted random veg and jarred marinara.
Wednesday meatloaf stuffed with spinach and cheese, mashed potatoes and zucchini
Thursday chicken pot pie
Friday cheeseburger night. big salad
The oven turned off several times while cooking dinner. It is old and has been acting up for a while. Its a GE electric undercounter model that they still make and is being replaced by our local appliance store next week. Yippee! I love the GE gas cooktop and didn’t want to get a newer model stove and was pretty sure that there would be a domino effect that we couldn’t afford.
Plans for this weekend are leftovers because I love football, especially the playoff weekends, and want to watch TV rather than cook.
Monday whatever looks good at the pricy butcher that is a stovetop meal.
Tuesday sk ravioli with spinach
Wednesday leftovers
Thursday stuffed peppers
Friday cheeseburger night
Another football weekend.
The games are in the evening so Ill bake something Italian or Mexican themed. Lasagna or burritos
(We don’t usually actually do the Super Bowl except for the commercials and maybe the halftime show so this is it for me and football)
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I was wrong on the ”Discontinued” thing. They are showing on the cuisinart site. https://www.cuisinart.com/shopping/appliances/food_processors/?
The plastic parts seem flimsier than the model I bought in the 80s. My original processor went many years before I broke the locking latch on the bowl. On my last model, several parts broke or cracked over time until I could no longer get it to work. Also, the blades and discs are now made in China whereas my old blades and discs (which I kept) were made in Japan. I do wash the parts in the dishwasher so that may have contributed towards the breaking. The model I have works fine, but I don’t expect it to last as long as that original one I bought in the 80s.
Depending on what broke on your machine, you may be able to find a part on ebay.
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One week before the semester starts. No vaccine or mask protections in place, leaving us faculty and our students completely exposed. I’m having a hard time getting in an emotional space to prepare. Trying not to emotionally eat my feelings. Thank you again for this menu planning group.
For two adults in San Diego:
This week’s breakfasts: Finishing up scones. Probably leftover birthday cake, after Weds.
S (tonight): takeout - bar snacks from the pup across the street - pretzel with beer cheese, mini corn dogs. There will be vegetables this week, I swear! 
Su: Chile Colorado with cheese, avocado and flour tortillas
M: A simple version of egg roll in a bowl (ground turkey, veggies), over rice.
T: Fish sandwiches (purchased battered fish) topped with slaw, served with chips and/or apple slices - seafood
W: My husband’s birthday. He wants takeout nostalgia pizza, and who am I to deny him? Likely lemon bundt cake (Williams Sonoma mix?) for dessert.
Th: TJs butternut squash ravioli with garlic, parmesan, and spinach - vegetarian
F: Ham and bean soup, from the freezer.
Have a good week!
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Off topic, but can you recommend any reading on the film? It’s in my queue.
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Part of the lid broke, and I had just replaced it earlier last year with a part on amazon. It was cheap enough there (something like $10) that I’d do it again, but it’s not available there. Thanks for the tip to look on ebay - never occurred to me. But even if I find it, given how quickly the new one broke, I’ll need to come up with another solution. Speaks to your experience of lesser quality.
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Actuals for Jan 16 week, cooking for 2 in MN. Where “cabin fever” cooking/baking is creating MORE for the freezer, although in the form of ready-to-reheat portions. For example: the pound of hamburger, 2 jars of sauce and 3 partial packages of cheese that became a 9x13 pan of lasagna – 3 meals for two this week and 9 portions wrapped and frozen. And the quiche-craving that had me make 3 types this week. Happily, I also realized rhubarb season is only 4 months away so I tapped my 4-bag frozen stash for an upside down cake.
Mon: (all commercial Schwan’s products) Chicken mini egg rolls, Rice Pilaf, Mixed Normandy veg. Dessert: homemade frozen oatmeal cookies sandwiched with Cinnamon ice cream
Tues: Pulled pork (frozen in Sept) as BBQ sandwiches on buns, onion rings, spinach salad , mangos,
Wed: Oven Beef Stew (also Fri/Sat lunches), naan bread
Thurs: Lasagna - ground beef, jar sauce, cottage cheese, cheeses, garlic-buttered baguette, bag salad
also BAKED (for evening meal and freezer): Mini-quiche (bacon, spinach, red peppers) and crustless egg cups w/ sweet potato, chive, spinach
Fri - Reheated – Lasagna with salad, garlic bread, 1 mini-quiche each.
Sat: Sandwich & soup - Chicken salad sandwiches (using Costco rotisserie chicken from freezer, h.b. eggs), on seeded whole wheat bread, store-brand frozen wild rice and ham soup. BAKED - Rhubarb upside down cake for dessert.
Sun (today): Crab Quiche. Asparagus. Salad. Grapes. Filling roughly based on this Gourmet recipe @LulusMom1 recommended years ago over on CH. Made enough for 2 nine-inch pies, but I’d only prepared 1 (commercial) crust so 2nd is a crust-less quiche. Another time I would use same amount of (mock) crab with half the eggs/cream for a single quiche. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/crab-quiche-230461
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Hi, everyone. Feeling the winter blahs here in Boston - I vaguely remember what sunshine looks like…
Cooking for two adults and a tween.
Sun: stuffed peppers, roasted (orange) cauliflower
Mon: Indian-spiced chicken burgers in pita (rebranded as “chicken in pita”) and tomato-chickpea soup - Rachael Ray
Tues: turkey cutlets, baked potatoes, broccoli
Weds: chicken and green bean stir-fry https://thewoksoflife.com/wprm_print/26361
Thurs: “loaded black bean soup” aka BBS with lots of toppings
Fri: tbd
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Thanks! The Cook’s Country recipe was a little easier (no marination, just a straight oven braise with no browning or anything) and still delicious. I can do a paraphrase if anyone is interested.
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I’ve been able to get parts for my 90s-era Cuisinart (just got a new feed tube last fall) through the Cuisinart site. I think I’ve also used this site. Good luck however you do it!
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Cooking for one in mid-coast Maine. Busy at work and have to twice take 2-3 hours out of the day for medical appointments so it’s plan ahead or eat cereal.
Su (tonight): weisswurst, mashed potatoes, roasted veg
M: reheated smoked baby back ribs, vinegar-based slaw
Tu: reheated smoked pork chop, reheated mashed potatoes and roasted veg
W: tacos using anticipated leftover smoked pork, slaw
Th: can hopefully squeeze in a trip to the fishmonger with second appointment but that will add half an hour I might not have, so either fish or the other weisswurst out of the freezer, sides tbd but probably out of the freezer
F: fish or Friday night takeout dinner from tiny local general store
Sa: ???
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Cooking for 1 at the Jersey Shore
Sunday: homemade pepperoni pizza
Monday: Red chile chicken enchiladas from COTM, green beans with salsa dressing (in COTM)
Tuesday: Monday leftovers
Wednesday: air-fryer blackened salmon bites , cauliflower rice, green salad
Thursday: chicken tenders with garlic lime marinade (COTM), brown rice, zoodles
Friday: Thursday leftovers
Saturday: homemade meatballs in homemade red sauce, cavatappi pasta, green salad
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Thanks so much mbc!
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Your Plan B is the same as my Plan B.
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Sorry about the delayed response since I was trying to find a review I read awhile back but I’ll be damned if I can find it. I usually visit imdb and rotten tomatoes for the reviews. The rotten tomatoes reviews seem to be better balanced IMHO but some of the imdb reviews are useful. I remember reading a user review on the imdb site shortly after Parasite was released and the user described how North Americans tend to watch the film and they described it from the Korean perspective. There are now 3500 user reviews for that film on imdb and I don’t remember enough about the review to narrow the search 
If I ever find an equally as helpful review I can share it here.
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