Re: Happy Thanksgiving!

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 10:14:41 +0000, Herself <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> It makes a difference.  Our turkey was brined, and aside from my slipup
> on the probe therm, it did really well.  Since we had to zap the
> breastmeat, and it was still juicy, I'm thinking it was good :-).  We've
> brined on-sale duck and that was heaven...

         Sounds great!  I've heard really good reports from people who
have brined poultry, so I'm curious to try it.  I figure we'll start
off small with cornish game hen or chicken and see how that goes.  I
do hear it works wonders with turkey, so I'm curious to see how that
works out as well.

> The way I see it...name brand chips will have dairy in them, cause
> they're more "luxurious".  So store brands use cheaper ingredients
> (sometimes).  I know that Sam's Choice are dairy free, they're the ones
> most often mentioned on my mailing list.

       Ah, Wal-Mart's house brand?  Those should be fairly inexpensive
too, although I don't think I've ever purchased them.  (Not too many
Super Wal-Marts in this area, and the one that's here is hideously crowded.)
 
> Those sound soooooo good.  And only two small subsitutions for us, so it
> should work well.  I'll let you know :-).

         Great, good luck!  The concept is fairly simple, I guess...if
you can find a chocolate cake recipe you like and can work out a cream
cheese substitute filling that works, combining the two in darn near
any form should be tasty.  :)~
 
> How have you been lately?  I just realized that we aren't posting as
> much in the same threads :-).

       Pretty good, and yourself?  :)  We've just been kind of busy
lately, and of course, it only gets busier from her until after New
Year's.  I haven't been posting as much to MCFL and have only been
skimming the threads depending on how much time I've got.  I notice
you posting over in RFC, too...  Heaven knows that group is always in
need of more sensible people, so you're a welcome addition.  ;)

Ariane