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    Stuffing.

    Every Thanksgiving I eat stuffing and remember:

    1. This stuff is great
    2. There is nothing stopping me from making this year round

    and then i immediately forget

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      I love other people’s stuffing. I made stuffing and gave myself food poisoning.

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          Yeah, I put it inside the turkey. I used a friend’s recipe, but it must have been a bigger bird and took too long to cook or something.

          Okay, I just Googled it:

          When you place stuffing inside a turkey, it comes into contact with raw meat and juices that may contain harmful bacteria such as salmonella.

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            Yeah, it’s fallen out of fashion because if you leave it there overnight especially bacteria can grow in it. Well, sorry to hear that. I like making homemade stuffing but I just bake it in a pan… i guess that’s called dressing.

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            Try microwaving it on high for several minutes (until it’s basically too hot to handle) before stuffing the bird.

            It also helps if you don’t pack it in. It should get to 165°F to be considered safe.

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      Pick up a box on sale and put it in the cupboard. It’s a useful base for some chicken pieces, or to make some vegetables into a casserole. Excellent with mushrooms. (Take into account the liquid that will be released by the cooking veggies, or else saute them first, before mixing with the stuffing)

      This year, instead of a whole bird, I made Turkey Balls using 2 lbs ground turkey, 2 raw eggs, stuffing mix, then sauteed onion, celery, apple, mushrooms, (let cool before adding) Chardonnay, and cool broth. I added the usual spices, keeping in mind there’s already some in the stuffing. I piled them in a lidded casserole, but you can also bake them on a sheet pan and serve with dips.

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      I made a bunch of stuffing not on Thanksgiving a few years ago. Was addicted to it and kept making it. But then ate it too often I got tired of it. This always happens to me though. I get excited about some food. Then I make it until I get tired of it and move on to the next thing.

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      In fairness, it’s not like you see it at the store all year round to remind you. Maybe get a couple boxes to have throughout the year? It’s certainly on sale right now, or at least will be at the end of December.

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    Perhaps a bit of a tangent: I’m pegnant and have been craving something all day but couldn’t work out what I wanted. I tried pico de gallo, bacon, mango. No luck. Eventually I realised: it was tap water with ice. That’s all I’ve wanted all day

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    Fruits. I don’t have the habit of eating any fruit. It’s super unhealthy and when I do remember to buy fruit when grocery shopping, I am always surprised how good it tastes, only to forget about it for a couple more months…

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      You and me both! Or I get into a fruit kick, then slow down after a bit, and what I have starts to go bad so I stop buying them all together.

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      I’m basically a toddler when it comes to fruit. It can sit around on the counter looking all pretty for days and I won’t touch it. But the moment my wife cuts some up, I’ll devour it.

      Maybe you just need a wife who likes to chop things 🤔

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    Pulled pork. And then I wonder why I don’t do it more often, and then remember that I prefer homemade one, and then I realise

    ain't nobody got time for that :(

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    Brie. I never buy it on my own free will, but I am an absolute goblin when I see it at a party

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      The French secret for brie - leave it out before you eat it. I’m talking like a day or two. It’s bland otherwise but takes on a camembert quality as it rapidly ages

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      I ONE TIME bought a Camembert with the plan to bake it. I very seriously thought that something was rotting in my kitchen and actually cleaned out the fridge. When I discovered that it was the cheese, I put the whole thing into a sealed container and the kitchen STILL smelled rotten.

      Don’t get me wrong, that baked Camembert was amazing. But not worth the smell lol.

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    Cottage cheese. It just looks wrong, and there’s all different qualities of it like - no, I don’t want any . . . Oh well I’ll just have a small, tiny bite. Mmh. Not bad. Probably just a little salt here and . . Mmh. Mm hmm. Yeah. Oh. Oh! now I get the whole ‘cottage cheese’ thing . . Ooh pineapple you say . . Oh man okay yes. Yes, absolutely this is awesome. Must remember to get some more next time.

    (Spoiler: does not remember to get more next time.)

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      Not a big fan of it myself, but the best snack ever is some kettle chips and cottage cheese as the dip. It looks weird/gross, yet every one who has tried it has loved it. I usually sprinkle some black pepper on it prior.

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    Sweet potatoes. So yummy, just baked with butter and salt. I’m not sure why we don’t have them as a side more often.

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    Green olives. None of my cooking use them as an ingredient, so once in a blue moon I remember that I like them, so I eat an entire jar with a toothpick.

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    So there’s this amazing Chinese deli in San Francisco. We eat there like twice a year and every time we say we need to eat there more. It’s not like we forget, it’s just that we’re busy. They were our main course Thursday. And then leftovers until yesterday. Godsdamn amazing char siu pork. Best I’ve ever had. I gotta order their bacon and their ribs next time.

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      I was at the Del Mar Fair once and got some super green falafel. It was awesome. I’ve spent 30 years chasing that high.

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      From the House of Anárion? (Jk, I had never heard of this food and sounds like either a warrior or a place in Middle Earth)

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        It’s like fried chickpea patties or nuggets. Sort of like if you made fried hummus bread. Super good with tzatsiki (yogurt/cucumber) or tahini (sesame) sauce. Sometimes it’s served in a pita with lettuce, tomatoes and sprouts.

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    I don’t strictly forget about them, but I never think to buy them myself. Brussels sprouts.

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    Idk what it’s called but my wife makes this chicken and pasta that uses parm garlic sauce and its 10/10. I know my issue is we make it then I over eat it which results in me hating it for a while and then the cycle repeats

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    I love egg nog, looked into how to make it. It’s takes over an hour to make, so definitely won’t get it out of season

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    Just this year I would say:

    • salmon steak
    • unagi (vacuum sealed and frozen)
    • potato salad
    • dace with salted black bean (and canned fish in general)
    • banh mi
    • sweet and sour pork
    • deli cuts from the deli counter of the grocery store (been getting boar’s head chipotle chicken breast)
    • roasted peanuts (honey, spicy or Japanese style)
    • melona
    • csfirecracker@lemmyf.uk
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      I’m with you on the bahn mi, every time I have it I’m like “Why do I not eat this more often!?”