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Honey-brined and smoked turkey

You guys read my mind. I was seriously just looking for an article like this a couple of days ago. I found that NPR one that's under "Related," but this one certainly makes me happy, since Galas are easy to find (and inexpensive) to get around here! And I do enjoy Galas as raw snacking apples too, so extras will not go to waste.

@Kerosena, Macs are my favorite to eat as raw snacking apples. I don't care if they're not the most crisp apple in the world, because the slight tart perfect taste makes up for it. I don't think I've ever baked with them though, for whatever reason.

I eat fish and cows and pigs and chickens too, but this makes me really sad. There's something very wrong (in my opinion anyway) about throwing an animal in a vat of hot oil and then eating it...all while it's still alive.

Hm, looks like I have an excuse to make bagels now. I'll probably do a honey whole wheat dough, boiled in honey-sweetened water because I don't have any malt syrup. I just use a standard bagel recipe, with one exception...instead of adding normal water, I save potato-flour water that I get when I boil gnocchi, and use that to make the dough instead of plain water. I'm sure a New Yorkers would gasp in horror, but I swear it's good!

Honey-brined and smoked turkey!

I choose by the main course. If it comes with a side I don't want and I see another that I'd prefer, I ask to swap it out. Even if there's an upcharge, most places will do it. If it doesn't come with a side and I see another dish with a side I want, or if I see an appealing side and there's a no substitutions policy, I see if I can order the side separately.

The first thing I thought of when I read this title were M&M cookies. Are M&M's kosher?

If you have a waffle iron, mix up some waffle batter and put in rainbow sprinkles. The waffles will come out with rainbow dots!

Thanks so much, everyone! I've been looking at menus for the past hour now. And yes, Susquehanna, it's the Spirit of Pittsburgh Half!

I posted a similar query a little while ago: http://www.seriouseats.com/talk/2009/06/glutenfree-gift-basket-ideas.html

I put together a pretty big selection of stuff, but the Gluten Free Girl brownies were the biggest hit among both gluten-free AND gluten eating people! Really easy too. I topped them with an Irish cream flavored buttercream icing made from butter, confectioner's sugar, and St. Brendan's Irish Cream (while Bailey's doesn't have anything in it that *should* have gluten, St. Brendan is certified gluten-free). You could easily leave them plain or do an icing without the Irish cream to make it alcohol free.

So excited about this post! I just recently discovered mustard (never liked it as a kid), and the sheer number of choices are overwhelming for a mustard newb such as myself.

And I agree...bring on the peanut butter taste test! Justin's Nut Butter Honey Peanut Butter, with Naturally More a close second, for me

I like really heavy, grainy pancakes. It usually just involves a little baking soda, baking powder, and salt, and then eggs, milk, whole wheat flour, oat flour, and old fashioned oats until the consistency looks right. Then i'll throw in some applesauce for sweetness, some chopped up apples if I feel so inclined, and a sprinkle (albeit a heavy handed sprinkle) of cinnamon. Alternately, if I have fresh blueberries, they'll go in instead. I tried doing it with peanut butter instead once but that wasn't very good.

These could be part of a fantastic prank to pull on people. Make a bunch of candy apples (so no one can see skin color differences) and hand them out to your friends. A bunch of some other apple the same size, and one pink pearl. Then when they bite into them, someone will freak out!

I've never heard of them until now though. Very pretty...what do they taste like?

I'm not sure cranberries or cherries would go as well as raisins with the apple cider bread. Though dried cherries are pretty delicious. I also have had bread with tiny chopped up pieces of dried apple in it. Dried apple pieces mixed with raisins might be tasty.

And I agree with moibec...this sounds far too tempting without telling us how to make it!