oh my god so tired. no reason that I can think of. I fear the cold may not be quite dead, or a new one has been given to me by co-workers. really not a time to be sick.
want to curl up and close eyes. seriously.
Mal: You tell me right now, little Kaylee, you really think you can do this? Kaylee: Sure. Yeah. I think so. 'Sides, if I mess up, not like you'll be able to yell at me.
'Bushwhacked'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
msbelle - Nov 14, 2006 4:26:11 am PST #9911 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Jesse - Nov 14, 2006 4:27:35 am PST #9912 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
THE EATING!
This is what I'm saying.
Alas, I have no oven-safe pot-with-lid. One of these days I'm going to break down and buy Le Crueset, but so far I've been put off by the thought of carrying it home.
SailAweigh - Nov 14, 2006 4:41:25 am PST #9913 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
no oven-safe pot-with-lid
Could a removable liner for a crock pot do in a pinch? Does the shape matter? Or just the oven-safe part?
Sue - Nov 14, 2006 4:42:29 am PST #9914 of 10001
hip deep in pie
With msbelle on the extraordinarily tired for no reason.
megan walker - Nov 14, 2006 4:46:19 am PST #9915 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
He's wrong! Brining is where it's at.
This. It is so easy, and makes such a difference. My sister (who prepares most of the meal) decided to brine 5 or so years ago and the rest of the family made her promise to do that every year, even though she generally likes to use different recipes for everything.
Jesse - Nov 14, 2006 4:46:26 am PST #9916 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Could a removable liner for a crock pot do in a pinch? Does the shape matter? Or just the oven-safe part?
I don't know what that is, but I imagine the answers are yes, no, and yes. But that's just a guess.
I am extraordinarily tired for good reason -- stayed up too late, woke up too early.
Nutty - Nov 14, 2006 4:50:55 am PST #9917 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Right. Shape doesn't matter; it's a vaguely round loaf that may or may not touch the sides of the pot at all.
One of these days I'm going to break down and buy Le Crueset, but so far I've been put off by the thought of carrying it home.
eBay, hon. There are a bunch of resellers in Francophone Canada who sell them at about half the price you'll find in, say, Williams-Sonoma. Including the international shipping.
Jessica - Nov 14, 2006 4:52:26 am PST #9918 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Cash, if your DH can't be persuaded to brine, buy a kosher turkey instead of a self-basting one. The koshering process is basically a dry brine, and yields very similar results. (The main difference being that you can't control the level of seasoning the way you can with your own brine, but it is a lot less work.)
Jesse - Nov 14, 2006 4:58:17 am PST #9919 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
eBay, hon. There are a bunch of resellers in Francophone Canada who sell them at about half the price you'll find in, say, Williams-Sonoma. Including the international shipping.
Huh. There's still the schlepping problem (either I get it delivered to work, or have to pick it up at the inconvenient post office), but huh.
Cashmere - Nov 14, 2006 5:01:20 am PST #9920 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Cash, if your DH can't be persuaded to brine, buy a kosher turkey instead of a self-basting one. The koshering process is basically a dry brine, and yields very similar results.
He's just freaked by the thought of the work because he's never heard of brining. To be fair, I hadn't either, but I watch Good Eats and I have faith in the science of cooking. It doesn't sound like a lot of extra work to me. But I always helped my mother get up at four a.m. and start cooking Thanksgiving dinner when I was a kid so I'm less stressed by the thought.
We even have an extra fridge so space isn't a problem for the brining container or anything.
I'm determined to convert DH to the process.