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My favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal...

I enjoy the post meal nap induced by a turkey coma.

I also enjoy the stuffing.

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What to serve the night before Thanksgiving?

I strong second the chili/soup/stew idea. Something that people can just serve themselves. Maybe serve parker house rolls or corn bread on the side.

That or a giant dinner salad with chopped chicken, crisp bacon, eggs, etc. in it. Though some people don't like "just" salad for dinner.

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McDonalds Pumpkin Pie?

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From Talk

My favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal...

I enjoy the post meal nap induced by a turkey coma.

I also enjoy the stuffing.

From Talk

What to serve the night before Thanksgiving?

I strong second the chili/soup/stew idea. Something that people can just serve themselves. Maybe serve parker house rolls or corn bread on the side.

That or a giant dinner salad with chopped chicken, crisp bacon, eggs, etc. in it. Though some people don't like "just" salad for dinner.

From Talk

Bake Sale Ideas

If you want to go untraditional I think something savory would be smart.

Maybe focaccia, empanadas or something else that's easy to grab and go.

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how to make a Fluffernutter sandwich?

No crust on/crust off? Cut diagonally or with wise? I've never had a fluffernutter either.

Maybe Christina can follow up with how it was.

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Stupid to Make Homemade Halloween Treats?

I forgot to say, if you personally know the parents of certain kids why not put some cookies in a nice bag or wrapped on a paper plate and personally go to their houses to deliver them before halloween?

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Stupid to Make Homemade Halloween Treats?

Many moons ago when I was a trick or treater myself, a woman gave out what she assured us was "homemade fudge", after saying thank you and walking down her steps we saw her lawn was littered with said "homemade fudge".

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Bad mood, bad food?

Moods can also affect my taste I find. Did your dining companions also notice a difference in the flavors of your meal? Or was it just you?

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Dessert sauce for gingerbread

Bird's Custard from the canister. Yeah, that's right.

Or a creme anglais like others have suggested.

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The 10 Worst Food Trends? Really?

In another threat I said deconstructed everything was my pet peeve.

I'm not sure if bloomin' onion is really a trend though

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Eggplant for Dessert?

I've heard of fried eggplant drizzled with melted chocolate, haven't had it myself but it sounds interesting.

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Seriously Asian: Burmese Chicken-Coconut Soup

I grew up eating this dish (Dad is from Burma, mom is from Thailand and learned how to cook this dish) and we put the crunchy noodles they sell at the grocery store. They're orange and look like they'd be cheese flavoured but aren't. The label says "Chow Mein noodles" but clearly aren't are chow mein.

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Mixed Review: Williams-Sonoma Cookies and Cream Cake

I find Williams Sonoma mixes to be very good overall. Their pumpkin waffle/pancake mix is awesome.

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Data Visualization: Distances to Nearest McDonald's

I noticed the East is more McDonalds dense than the West. Is it because the West Coast has In-n-Out?

From Talk

Hosting a late season BBQ - What to make for dessert?

The other day I put cooked pear halves (I microwaved them and drained off the liquid) and poured prepared brownie batter over top and baked as usual. You can top with some kind of caramel or chocolate sauce and serve with ice cream. Sort of a pear chocolate torte. It worked well.

That or you can't go wrong with cookies.

Or for the cake, maybe "Dirt Dessert" crumbled chocolate cake mixed with chocolate pudding and cookies. Add gummy worms for effect. Serve in a flour pot with a clean plastic shovel.

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why are there so many internet recipes that just don't work?

I find sometimes people give me recipes and I follow them to the T the first time and it doesn't turn out. I think this is because the person who gives me the recipe uses their own personal judgment when making the recipe because they make it so often they know exactly how it should look/feel/taste at each stage.

I've heard this is the same cases with recipes by cooks like Nigella Lawson or Rachael Ray.

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This can't be real... can it?

I think it sounds awesome. Does that make me a bad person?

That could also be interesting if two pieces of fish.

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young ladies drinking 'sweet wines'--ha!

When I saw this thread I thought you meant sweet wines as in dessert wines like port or ice wine.

Yeah, not a fan of blackberry merlot. Tastes like grape tylenol.

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Mooncakes

Get the lotus seed paste plain, salted eggs are gross. :D

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For the laddies- Hottest Food Network Dude?

Alton Brown is cool because he doesn't TRY to be sexy, in fact I think he tries for the opposite :P Which is why I love him.

Kevin Brauch is cool, does anyone remember when he was on TVO Kids? heh heh.

For the Canadian food network viewers, Chuck Hughes and David Rocco.

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Toronto cheap eats

Future Bakery and Cafe near Bloor St. and Bathurst has all day breakfast and lunch/dinners for fairly reasonable prices. It's very popular with students. Nothing fancy.

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When Is It Socially Acceptable to Share Food?

Get this, my sister does not allow people to order the same dish as her, nor does she share her food. How does that work?

When she's not within earshot I refer to her as the restaurant-nazi.

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Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'

Fried Turkey, stuffing and gingersnap gravy in one bite. By far my favorite holiday as it is truly THE holiday for food lovers! I can't wait!!

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Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'

Oyster stuffing. Tough part, finding enough people who aren't oyster-phobic...

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Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'

Gotta go with roasted garlic mashed potatoes. I could eat it all.

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Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'

My moms - potatoes, summer savory and crushed crackers, also includes tons of butter and a few onions - I miss stuffing since it started killing people :(

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Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'

I love homemade warm applesauce!! That and the apple pie are my favorite part of Thanksgiving. I don't like most of the other food including the turkeY!

Thanks for the giveaway!

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Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'

This year it will be pumpkin ravioli with sage brown butter sauce.

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Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'

Dinner rolls from Cook's Illustrated. I could just eat those and nothing else.

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Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'

i love potatoes of any kind...so...creamy, garlic-y mashed potatoes.

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Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'

Love it when the cranberry sauce creeps into the dressing and mashed potatoes...deeelish...hope I win :)

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Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'

Thanksgiving wouldn't feel right without a chunky, moist dressing (or stuffing, though I'm taking Alton's advice to heart and keeping it out of my turkey this year). But I've also a particular fondness for all the orange Thanksgiving sides -- caramelized yam, pumpkin purees, fleshy marrows. Those Squash Half Moons with Butter, Sesame, and Salt sound like heaven.

From Talk

Thanksgiving Dinner: "The Letter"

Ok, do you guys have big families? I mean big families. This stuff makes sense if you have foil lids you can't stack in the refrigerator. The no serving spoons is obnoxious and hard to deal with when you got 20 kids bumrushing the fruit salad. And if you've got two turkeys and a ham in the oven there is no way Aunt Julie gets to put her uncooked casserole in oven. My mom is the oldest of seven with spouses, I have 12 cousins, so we had friends, SO's, inlaws relatives, and great relations.
When I was little it was insane . There wasn't enough room for the people let alone the food. You got assignments, specific assignments about was to be brought and how. They always wanted to make sure everybody could have some of everything. They made a special bowl of potato salad cause an uncle was "alergic".
So I'm pretty sure they got phone calls that went a lot like that letter. So I wouldn't bash her. I may print out the letter so I can use it for the next family gatering and use it like a blueprint.

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Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'

My mother's cornbread dressing, with a little giblet gravy, and a dollop of cranberry sauce.

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Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'

I love stuffing/dressing of any kind, but it's tough to choose between that and a good green bean casserole. More, please!

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Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'

Mmmmm...stuffing...I would have to agree with that!

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Cook the Book: 'Simple Fresh Southern'

I can't choose one without the other. Cornbread dressing and collard greens are sublime together.

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