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i'm fond of the traditional campbell's soup version too, although i am planning on using frozen cut green beans instead of the canned version. i want to be able to control the mushyness of my green beans :)

It's looking like this year's Thanksgiving will just be myself and my husband! So I'm looking forward to the cooking not being as stressful, and being something the two of us can do together. However, I still plan on making all the favorites... turkey & gravy, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, brussels sprouts... and pie.

serve... with rice!

salty's winning! whoo!

lovely post.

okay, the part about jacques torres is awesome. go you!

maybe i will try these PW sweet potatoes everyone's been talkin' 'bout.

As mundane as it is, I really want to make the super smooth mashed potatoes recipe. It would be an excuse to get a ricer - if only my husband would let me add yet another gadget to our already stuffed kitchen closet!

my family is taiwanese and we always do hot pot around the holidays. by its nature, it's one of the few dinners that requires everyone to sit around the table together (as opposed to going off and watching tv or otherwise).

i feel a little guilty for calling out a chain, but i really do love the sandwiches from potbelly sandwich works. to me they just have the perfect balance of toasty bread to meat to toppings (

sorry grace, i have to throw in my vote for "delicious," too. whenever i visit taiwan, i can't get enough! i know it as yang le duo.

Part of the charm of Andrew Zimmern, for me (and what distinguishes his show from Bourdain's) is that he does kind of play the role of the American tourist, and thus people are often surprised by his appreciation of their weird (non-American) food. I think most of the time on the show, people offer him food with the awareness that the item they are serving is unique and strange -- I mean, come on, dried rotted shark? -- and they are proud of that, and expect foreigners to have a reaction to it. The fact that Zimmern is always open to trying it (regardless of whether he makes a face at the initial smell or appearance) is positive. And if he ends up liking it and gushing enthusiastically about it, it's even more of a compliment. Yes, some of the shows where he visits poorer countries (see: Ethiopia) can sometimes be awkward, but in general I disagree with the original quoted article about him being buffoonish or condescending.

wahhh! this is too adorable! although the organic stuff always seemed to be on the right... ken should have switched it up to eliminate the possibility of hammy being biased to one side. :D