Haha, I do mine breast-up, but I have a tried-and-tested method from the Jamie Oliver Christmas Cookbook (that is almost 10 years old now, my goodness).

Sorry...what? WHAT?!?

And an emotional breakdown might be getting off easy, thinking about the risks of food poisoning 😵‍💫

For sure - and I've absolutely chuckled at the submissions on r/ididnthavetheeggs (and by chuckled I mean fits of laughter).

But when everything seems to be making access to reliable information harder, it sucks. Someone is going to break down because they ruined their turkey thanks to ChatGPT.

And less so for recipes, more for the general food knowledge and food science, Ann Reardon's YT channel is a treasure. She is an Australian with a degree in nutrition and food science. Her debunking videos are especially good to show young'uns who watch a lot of TikTok: youtube.com/@howtocookth...

Food is so expensive now, and it's devastating to realize that there are potentially going to be thousands of families having their holiday celebrations ruined and money wasted if they rely on LLM-generated recipes (that are getting shoved down everyone's throats).

Also, the King Arthur Baking Company YouTube channel: youtube.com/@kingarthurb...

*Apparently the second site has recently been renamed to "Sally's Baking" but the link remains the same!

For fantasy and speculative fiction - @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social in Toronto

the bad romance take...

Meant to include the book photo!

I'm going to piggyback and add a recommendation for Ruby Tandoh's Flavour - it has several of my all-time favourite recipes, with clear instructions and great photographs. The "Kale, Sweet Potato and Mozzarella Pie" is actually an amazing holiday showstopper for those cutting meat for any reason.

I'm down the rabbit hole now. There doesn't seem to be a single John Hughes film on the list, which, what?!?

No Breakfast Club, no Ferris Bueller, no Uncle Buck, no Planes, Trains...

There is one American clothing retailer that I still buy a lot from, mainly because there isn't a Canadian replacement that meets my needs, but also because I know that if I have any issues at all, their customer service will be top-notch and immediately responsive.