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I am grateful for the (so far) lack of "shtick."

I am enjoying the Stanley Tucci Italy series. I had gotten tired of Bourdain's shtick and Tucci is lower key in a good way. I always felt that Bourdain's "adventures" distracted and detracted from the food, which is what interested me.

As of Sunday, fully vaccinated with Pfizer. Yesterday, a had a sore, arm, headache and low fever. Today, I'm fine.

Never make it any other way,

I don't have a box grater, only the flat kind, which may be the reason my Joan Nathan latkes were, um, unsatisfactory. My usual method results in a rosti-like latke anyway and I'm going back to it next year, or maybe for day 8. I use the flat grater mainly to make egg salad, by pushing the hard-cooked egg through the square holes. It's perfect for that use.

For two: Mexican-style shrimp cocktail, roasted turkey thighs, mushroom gravy, balsamic-glazed Brussels sprouts, butter roasted sweet potatoes, cornbread oyster dressing, cranberry-orange-ginger sauce, apple crumble for dessert. Pinot Noir to drink. Leftovers: I bought an extra thigh to be sure I had enough for hot turkey sandwiches and turkey-bean soup. Still enough elft over (very big thighs) for a Cobb salad with turkey instead of chicken. The leftover dressing was turned into soup dumplings by adding an egg and a little flour. Good! I always like the leftovers more than th

A knockout!

Stephanie, I'm so sorry to hear about your cousin.

https://www.eater.com/2020/7/8/21271246/food-timeline-lynne-olver Anyone up to the task?

A fabulous looking, and, I'm sure, TASTING cake, Steph!

I rescued a batch of less-than-stellar cherries by using them instead of plums on the you-know-what cake. To complement the cherries, I substituted almond flour for half the AP. The result may be better then the original.

It was either throw them out or make soup.

The big advantage of baking your own bagels is that you can make them the right size. There are about 2 oz. each, as they were in my youth. The disadvantage is aesthetic, but maybe they will be neater next time.

Fig, orange and rosemary ice cream. Lively, complex flavor, dull color. If I didn't know the ingredients, I'd never be able to guess from the flavor.