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  • Evia@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    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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    7 months ago

    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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      7 months ago

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

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          7 months ago

          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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            7 months ago

            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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            7 months ago

            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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      7 months ago

      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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      7 months ago

      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.

  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    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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    7 months ago

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

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    7 months ago

    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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    7 months ago

    Eggnog. Probably best for my health that it’s only readily available for a few weeks of the year. We make our own but still, we don’t do that but til we’re reminded it’s eggnog season.

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    7 months ago

    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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      7 months ago

      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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      7 months ago

      Absolutely. I’ll just go through quarters of that stuff without a second thought, but I never remember that when I’m at the store.

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    7 months ago

    Thai yellow curry. It BANGS. I’ll always forget when our family next orders Thai, and one particular person will always get yellow curry, and I always think “I remember thinking that was okay” and so I try a bit of theirs and it always tastes 10x better than I remembered it. Amazing every time.

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    7 months ago

    French tacos; there is only one place that makes them near me and it’s at a train station i rarely need to go to for work; but if i need to go there you can bet i’m gonna eat that for lunch.