Serious Eats - seriouseats.com

First, I wonder why all so many comments were posted a week ago and I just got my SE newsletter today??

On the fried turkey thing...every summer, my friend up the hill has a huge gathering called the Gospel Hill Revival. Family and friends from all over the world converge to camp, play and EAT at this great party. Fried turkeys are the main event and they are always succulent, juicy and delicious. First...ya gotta brine them. John, the cohost and turkey fryer extroirdinaire, insists on it...then dry very well, and fry away...but you must be careful of the timing, tho. When I roast them, I always go a tad UNDER the recommended time and always have a great, moist bird. Same with frying.
I LOVE FRIED TURKEY...but for Thanksgiving, I vote for roasted. Maybe for the gravy, maybe because I stuff mine or maybe I am just a traditionalist, but thats my story and I am stickin' to it.

I have always considered the drip coffee from the Mr Coffee type machines to be merely "hot, brown beverage". When I travel by car, I always pack my single burner butane stove, extra fuel, some freshly ground organic French Roast and one of my trusty Corningware stove top percolators. I am known for my great coffee and am lost without it.

I take it camping, while visiting friends, to craftshows where I have shown my wares (homemade soap and toiletries)....just about anywhere I travel by car. Airline travel creates problems...canister of butane are not something I want to get caught with.

People have laughed at me when they see me bring out my gear, but then drool when the aroma of a perfect cuppa joe wafts in their direction!

@Ina Garten DaVida: Man...you had to say VERNOR'S, now I gotta change my undies!! I miss that stuff so much. On the occassion a relative would visit from MI and bring me some, I would hide it and tell my little boys it had alcohol in it so they would leave it alone. Such GOLD!!

But, um...about the buckeyes, I make them for Christmas every year and they go over like gangbusters! I have made truffles with chili powder and curry powder, but never in the buckeyes...worth a try.

I just HEART Trader Joe's...having been to the ones in Seattle, Vancouver, Portland area, Long Island and NYC. I have tried for 5 years to get one in Vestal NY, which has Binghamton U, and many, many shops (Panera Bread, Pier One, Coldwater Creek, Jos A Bank, Target, Wally World....all the stuff you want in one 5 mile strip) and they still wont bite. We have the population, location and desire to have one here and all I get in reply to my letters is "Thank you for your interest inTrader Joe's BUT..."
I dont know what it takes, but I hope some day they will get a clue. I just know it would go over well here, especially with the college kids.
There is a Wegmans in the area and it is GREAT! Last week I was in the Capital District and went to a Fresh Market. I really liked that too...but that one is a 2 hour drive.

No disrespect intended, but could someone interpret this to English?I was so excited to see a recipe for Thai coconut soup and could not make this out at all.

I live in upstate NY and there is no TJ anywhere around. I have been to several TJ across the country and LOVE it! After many letters to the home office begging them to consider one in the Binghamton area, I am so frustrated that I only get back a "thanks for your interest, but....". We have an tri-cities area that would be great for one of their stores.

Lucky me, tho...I have a friend on LI who also has a cabin near me and he takes orders. Now, if you will excuse me...I have an order to place.
*praying that the store carries them*

No thanks, I just finished a Crisco IV and Im good.

Its nothing short of vulgar that a pasta dish could cost 36 bux! A whole box is what, under 2, even for the good imported stuff. And how much could it be to make a butt kicking sauce! Paying for ambience is fine, but this is just ridiculous!

Anyone for Olive Garden?

Did I read that right..18 months without peanut butter? I would rather die!!

Shoot, I think I hear my organic honey roasted stuff calling me right now. Thanks a bunch!! BRB

Where I live (central NY) we have Perry's ice cream, which has a wonderful flavor called "piece of cake". It is yellow cake flavored and has hunks of cake and fudgy chocolate frosting in it. So, no need to make this shake. Just buy a half gallon and dig in. (I usually go to the ice cream stand and get a scoop of this kind with a scoop of French Roast Coffee...thus, having coffee and cake) Mmmmmmmmmm!!