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Category: Community

Nov 24 2017

The Breakfast Club (Aftermath)

By TMC in Community

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:00am (ET) (or …

Open Thread, That Group, The Breakfast Club

Nov 23 2017

The Real History of Thanksgiving

By TMC in Community, Meta

This about sums up the real history of Thanksgiving. Yes, Jeff Jeffries made that sound funny. We pay attention when it makes us laugh. That said, this is the story that should be repeated at every Thanksgiving table. We are all immigrants, Native American’s are not. They deserve our profound apology and better respect than …

history, Meta, Native Americans, Thanksgiving, TMC Meta

Nov 23 2017

The Breakfast Club (Give Thanks)

By TMC in Community

Open Thread, That Group, The Breakfast Club

Nov 22 2017

The Breakfast Club (Hear the Whistle)

By TMC in Community

Open Thread, That Group, The Breakfast Club

Nov 21 2017

An Anthology of Turkey Day Helpful Hints and Recipes

By TMC in Community

Republished from November 18, 2012 because it’s that time of year again. Over the last couple of years I’ve shared some of the recipes that I served at the annual Turkey Feast. There have also been diaries about cooking the bird, whether or not to stuff it and suggestions about what to drink that will …

Meta, Thanksgiving, TMC Meta, Turkey, What's Cooking

Nov 21 2017

The Breakfast Club (A Simple Song of Freedom)

By TMC in Community

Open Thread, That Group, The Breakfast Club

Nov 20 2017

The Breakfast Club (Fifths)

By TMC in Community

Nov 19 2017

What’s Cooking: Pan Gravy and Carving the Bird

By TMC in Community, Holiday

One of the best parts of Thanksgiving dinner is the gravy made from the pan drippings. Here are Alton Brown’s directions for making a smooth, not greasy dressing. It’s actually pretty easy. Now the last task is carving the bird, for which you’ll thank yourself for investing in an electric knife. It really makes it …

Autumn, Carving Turkey 101, Holidays, Pan Gravy, Thanksgiving, What's Cooking

Nov 18 2017

What’s Cooking: Turkey Technology

By TMC in Community

I don’t think I’ll ever stop wondering where the year went but here we are again five days before Thanksgiving. If you are going to tackle cooking a turkey for the first time or the umpteenth time, these instruction on Turkey Technology from Alton Browne should become your bible. The method is not only simple …