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I just hauled mine to the recycle center. My thinking was:
1. I had more cooking magazines than I had lifetime to read them.
2. Was fun to turn my attention forward to what I will learn next instead of repeating past
3. The internet is a great resource for finding a recipe or concept
4. I need the space
5. I'd be dead and embarrassed if my heirs had to clean up this mess
Best wishes

Search on Kala Namak which is a synonym for black salt. It is used in Chaat dishes and Riatas. If you start down this road plan on a trip to the Indian market to get some other ingredients.

Balsamic is a great addition to fig jam.

Moroccan tangines and Persian sabsi are thins that often feature saffron

Have you tried a pressure cooker? I've found it does wonders for texture. Also use generous amount of oil when cooking beans.

This a good thread about a complex issue. I have a handyman/yardman that is in the lower strata income-wise - his family has very, very little. I have tried to encourage him for a couple of years now to for him and his wife to do more cost efficient cooking. Sounds good? But there are many factors that go into the behavior of buying junk and relatively expensive products. Ignorance, lack of self-esteem, habit,... I have prepared food for them on occasion to demonstrate the principal - beans and rice with a side of steamed cabbage - super inexpensive - they thought it was great and ate every bite, yet the behavior persists. He drinks tea at my house sometimes, I make it from inexpensive, family size tea bags. He always wants more and yet continues to buy soft drinks at the grocery to take home. It breaks my heart to see him leave my house with so little money that he has worked hard for and know it will be wasted on junk. There are some of these behaviors that perhaps, cannot be changed. I believe that I have tried and failed.

YES YOU CAN USE IT. Aluminum reacts with caustics. The product of the reaction that are not soluble is aluminum oxide = Al2O3. It is the same oxidation product that is naturally coats everything that is aluminum. It is harmless. Anodized aluminum products like Caphalon are coated with the same oxide - it is formed under carefully controlled conditions and dyed to produce an attractive finish. Haphazard application of oven cleaner on your sheet produced the same end product in a less attractive form. Give it a good scrubbing to remove the residual oven cleaner. Throw it in a hot oven and don't sweat it.

Eggs in that region - I have a distinct memory from Agadir Morocco, an Atlantic costal town, French restaurant, eggs in mayonaise... perfectly cooked boiled eggs, quartered and smothered in freshly made mayonaise. All at room temperature - no costal temperature. This was heaven! Eggs smothered in mayonaise? Well, I say heavenly because there should have been some guilt associated with such a dish but I managed to enjoy it anyway and forget about the lipid consequences.

And it can be popped like popcorn.

Found some here, unsweetened in a vegetarian grocery that is very large flakes - like a quarter inch square or perhaps a little larger. It's just coconut but it has a unique appearance and looks really good toasted as a garnish.