Ta da! Just your basic yellow cake with chocolate buttercream frosting. It’s a bit crooked, but that just screams HOMEMADE, right? Open thread!
Food
Butter Lamb!
Here’s this year’s edition of my locally famous butter lamb: As usual, I see only the flaws. For one thing, this one looks a bit haughty, perhaps owing to the camera angle. (Our kid has a saying: The higher the camera angle, the lower the self-esteem…) Here’s a Wikipedia explainer for anyone who’s wondering what …
Interesting Read: Where the Tofurkys Come From
The Post took a team to Oregon to find out exactly how Tofurky, a kneaded paste of wheat gluten, silken tofu and flavorings, becomes an enduring holiday favorite. https://t.co/0GlEG3lbPr — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 23, 2023 Fifty years ago, I remember our Midwestern college dining hall introducing its first official vegetarian option — chunks …
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Wednesday Evening Open Thread: Give Thanks Where Due
Last 24 hours. 🇺🇸 #HappyThanksgiving 🦃 pic.twitter.com/eW0lNWeSFz — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) November 22, 2023 So we’ll have more energy to argue about the *really* important issues of the day… Turkey rules the table. But an AP-NORC poll finds disagreement over other Thanksgiving classics https://t.co/0Di0oE4d4s — The Associated Press (@AP) November 21, 2023 Thanksgiving may be …
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Contrition Kitchen (Open Thread)
As a cook with more ambition than skill, I have my share of kitchen regrets, like that time I ruined a jambalaya by taking Bill’s advice to add uncooked rice to the simmering pot rather than cooking it separately. (Some people can pull that off, but it didn’t work for me.*) I spend considerable time …
Restaurant Recs (Open Thread)
In a weekend open thread, a couple of valued commenters who plan to visit the Tampa Bay area soon asked for some restaurant recommendations. The site’s mobile interface made a meal of my lengthy, carefully considered reply. So here’s a response composed on a more stable format. This post is also an open thread and …
Programming Note (Open Thread)
Everyone who knows me in real life is aware that I worship Ina Garten as a goddess. And yet somehow, no one thought to inform me that she launched a new TV series called “Be My Guest With Ina Garten.” A couple of years ago! I had to stumble across it while scrolling through options …