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Mar 25, 2023Liked by Ben Mandelker

I ended up making the lemon pudding as well. No notes of chicken, but maybe a little too much lemon if it's served warm? I only say that because I stuck the pudding in my garage fridge--the purgatory for many desserts that I spent too much time on to just to throw out so I wait until it gets way too old and then I pitch it---only to discover that when it was completely chilled it was amazing. Did I stand in front of the open fridge shoveling spoonfuls into my mouth while I waited for my clothes in the dryer next to the fridge? I may have. Did I almost choke on said pudding several times while listening to Watch What Crappens (aka my laundry podcast) before I finally gave up and stopped eating the now amazing dish? Yes indeed.

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I suspect the key is just chill it and enjoy later!

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Mar 20, 2023Liked by Ben Mandelker

Thank you for the recipe on how I can use the sumac I bought on a whim 6 months ago. Chicken Musakhan it is! Earlier this month I epically failed a Ninja Foodie yogurt experiment that left me with 9 cups of unset yogurt “mix”. I turned that into rice pudding and some sad, icy fro-yo. Great inspiration as always Ben!

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lol that sounds like a disaster! Def use your sumac on the chicken musakhan!

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I'm prepping stuff for sister-in-law who's visiting for the weekend and is self-diagnosed gluten-free/dairy-free/"pescatarian-leaning". I feel like I'm on Below Deck😫

Love reading your stuff, Ben!

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I love the way you write about cooking and your opinions of the recipes. Thanks for sharing your favorites with us.

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Ben - just wanted to let you know that we also went thru the faulty air fryer ordeal. I’m pleased to report that the new air fryer arrived today & we are back in business!! Hope your new one comes soon (and if you have some favorite air fryer recipes - let us know!)

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Could you by chance add the recipe for the shrimp dish?

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This is the original recipe from the Woks of Life blog. The books is slightly modified for peeled and deveined shrimp: https://thewoksoflife.com/shrimp-stir-fry-shanghai/

Instead of doing step 1, toss your peeled and deveined shrimp with about a tablespoon and a half of corn starch (sorry i don't have the measurements in front of me)

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Thank you, Ben!

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