Really happy to hear this. My spouse went through something similar and the feeling of relief that comes with a clean MRI is just unbelievable.

Hope it continues to be, as it was for us, a very weird and bad six weeks that just fades into the rear view mirror with no further effects.

Love that. This started because of church music. When you have to sing at 4, 7, and 11 there’s just no time to do anything elaborate.

Only the turkey. If it’s good enough for Bob Belcher, who the hell am I to disagree?

The base is just a crème anglaise with 20-ish crushed green cardamom pods. Steep the pods for half an hour off heat, strain, chill (you can put in a gallon bag and an ice bath if you’re pressed for time), and then into the ice cream maker.

The sweet potato glaze sounds phenomenal

Smitten Kitchen. It’s so good

Dry-brined turkey w gochujang and roasted onions
Kale and caramelized onion stuffing
Red cabbage and date salad
Brown butter mashed potatoes
Cabernet cranberry sauce with figs
Green bean casserole
Roasted mushrooms
Pear cranberry crumble w cardamom ice cream
Pumpkin cheesecake w apple cider sorbet

Not pie, not cake, but a secret third thing

Real “Charlie Brown had hoes” hours

Nothing bad can happen. It can only good happen. 🙂

I remember someone on the old site (I want to say Stancil?) calling for the creation of a France Extended Universe. This is what I’m on about.