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Kenji, I'm so sorry to hear about Dumpling. I remember the pictures when he was just a little guy and I loved him trying on costumes for Halloween. I lost my 1yr old kitty due to an car around Thanksgiving last year and it was really hard, but having another pet to snuggle with really helped....and vodka, vodka helped too.

My own pork ribs or Swadley's Brisket here in OKC.

I wish I could turn my family away from the can. The first time I made Thanksgiving dinner all by myself at age 20, I made cranberry sauce from scratch with fresh oj, little sugar, and the last of Mom's Grand Marnier. No one ate it and my mom tasted it and said "That might be good with some vodka in it." I haven't made Thanksgiving dinner for them since.

...going hours out of your way on a trip to stop at all the Whole Foods store along the way because they don't have one where I live.

...getting rid of some of your precious cookbooks so you can make room for some more.

...cookbooks are displayed in a bookcase, novels and other books are stored under the bed.

...thinks the most redeeming factor of one friend is that she works at Williams Sonoma and she lets me use her discount. (GOD, that's bad)

I'm from Oklahoma and about 1.5 hrs away from the nearest Whole Foods. The first time I went to Whole Foods (in Dallas) I stuck to the Valrhona and Callebaut chocolates, fresh OJ, the Berry Chantilly cake, which was so good, and had a pint of gelato for lunch, in my car. lol The cake made it home ok, but the chocolates melted in the summer weather. Oh well. I go grocery shopping there everytime I'm out of town, either in Dallas or Tulsa. Oh, the bulk yogurt covered raisins are awesome as is all of their precut fruit.

The first time I made Thanksgiving dinner by myself, I made Cranberry sauce from scratch with orange zest and a splash of Grand Marnier and no one ate it. They were so used to "the blob" they didn't know what to make of actual berries. I added a couple of heaping tablespoons to the blender and added vodka. Best way to deal with family I ever found. :D

I'd go with Jaden from Steamy Kitchen. http://steamykitchen.com/1431-sweet-and-sour-chicken.html Hope this helps!

That sounds really good. Don't remember the recipe, but have seen Dorie Greenspan's Ricotta Berry Muffins on the site. Maybe?

I brine my chicken overnight then seasoned flour, egg dredge, and regular flour out the outside. I find that way any seasonings don't burn because they're protected by the egg and flour covering them. And I fry in lard and bacon grease. I don't fry chicken but maybe once or twice a year, but is it worth it! Read John T Edge's Fried Chicken. It will inspire lots of chickeny goodness. :)

I have my great grandmother's cast iron skillet that has been passed down by my grandmother, mom, and then myself. My great grandfather was an abusive alcoholic and supposedly one of the ways my great grandmother got away from him was hitting upside the head with this skillet, she passed it to my grandmother, who used it on her abusive alcoholic first husband, then she passed it to my mother, who used in on her abusive first husband, who passed it to me, who isn't married and uses in for FRIED CHICKEN. I'm thinking about writing a book about it. Not the happiest story a skillet could tell, but not every girl considers diamonds their best friend.

I wouldn't. Who knows what is in the peanut butter to make it low fat?

thespicehouse.com is my favorite.