Love this turn of phrase.
Not sure if I can cover all of my sins in ice cream. But it’ll be fun to try.
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What a spread! Glad the images came through!
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That’s what we hand out for good behavior, and sometimes just because they are SO DARNED PRECIOUS!
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Looks fabulous!
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Feel free to share your leftover concoctions here
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I’m so thankful that I don’t have to leave the house today.
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Fabulous! Is the dishwasher human or machine?
Rest up, now!
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This didn’t quite set into a sliceable loaf. I wonder if some powdered canning pectin would help? The pear I added should have helped. Too much water in the recipe, perhaps…
The photo of my unsuccessful focaccia fell off for some reason. It’s still tasty with all that olive oil. Good breakfast.
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They weren’t bad, but probably won’t repeat. I used active sourdough starter in place of discard. My guess is the house was too cold to proof properly.
https://makeitdough.com/sourdough-discard-pumpkin-dinner-rolls/
I have had better luck with this https://myloveofbaking.com/vegan-sourdough-pumpkin-brioche/ and https://cooktildelicious.com/sourdough-pumpkin-hokkaido-milk-bread/
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Those apps would be enough meal for me. Bummer about the dishwasher.
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This was utterly hilarious, thank you. The machine dishwasher died (apparently second time in two months, after being fixed under warranty two weeks ago).
Human dishwashers were pretty exhausted. 
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Now that you remind me, I had a glass of plain prosecco in between the two 75s.
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The Leftovers thread is up:
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I did eat the cheesecake. It was creamy with just the right amount of pumpkin.
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It’s a fancy name I gave the liverwurst that I loosened up with a little mayo to make it spreadable. 
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Some random thoughts on Thanksgiving:
Thanksgiving is a lot like Passover, but without the long ceremony preceding it. The main similarity is that when you’re done, your entire kitchen is filled with dirty dishes, pots, pans, and silverware, and your refrigerator is filled with leftovers.
I did make clean-up marginally easier by finally throwing out (well, recycling) my large “disposable” roasting pan that I had been washing for several years, with increasingly imperfect results. I figure I’m not doing any more large roasting for the two of us.
This year I made two turkey thighs and two turkey drumsticks, instead of a whole turkey (or chicken)–and discovered I didn’t like turkey dark meat. (Oh, well, Mark will eat the rest–the drumsticks were for him anyway.) Next year, drumsticks for him and something else for me.
Mark and I are a mixed marriage–he prefers jellied cranberry sauce out of a can, and I prefer the cranberry relish I make.
I tried roasting heads of garlic. The instructions said to cut the tops off, drizzle with olive oil, wrap in foil, and bake at 350F for 45 minutes. Then, it claimed, you can just squeeze the cloves out. One, I probably didn’t cut off enough or something–many of the cloves were still sealed in their paper. And two, to squeeze them out involves picking up a hot head of garlic covered in olive oil. This will not be a recurring menu item.
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First, that’s an AMAZING roomful!
Second,
My aunt kept dropping loud hints to my cousin (sis) and SIL that they “can take over anytime”, which neither has any interest or intention in doing as what she really means is for them to do it exactly her way, and we have all discussed at length (when she isn’t around) that the only person actually able (or willing to indulge her) to do it that way is ME (because I usually stay with her and do the prep, and have taken over several times over the years in case of illness / mishap) — but I don’t live there 
Last year, when we did early thanksgiving the weekend prior to accomodate travel, my cousin (sis) was primed to do a mini thanksgiving the day of as a dry run for “taking over” at some point. When we spoke on thanksgiving, she proudly told me she had decided to order Indian takeout — which she loudly reminded everyone about when this came up again yesterday .
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I would like one each of those cocktails and a slice of the chocolate pie to start, thank you.
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I had forgotten about it but we also have a Mishaps thread going
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Or an early exercise in preparation for Christmas for the gentiles. I am still blown away by the Bear Christmas dinner episode. Like watching a train wreck in slow motion. The beauty of thanksgiving is how non denominational it is. Everyone participates.
For whole roasted garlic you need to cut at least the top quarter of the head off. Let it cool to room temperature. The cloves should just squeeze out with slight pressure.
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