Low socioeconomic status correlates with worse outcomes for any disease you can name. People working two jobs can’t just drop everything and take the next available appointment. They probably have worse insurance so they delay diagnostic testing since it will cost them more. They get lost to follow up because they…

Or make sure to precook the stuff and insert into the turkey hot, which not only makes sure it’s a safe temp when it’s done. But mitigates it’s tendency to jack up the cooking of the breast, and slow down the cooking overall.

You mention Kankakee and food, and my mind goes straight to this blessed memory (it takes a minute to get there, but I think the trip is worthy): https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/your-flag-decal-wont-get-you-into-heaven-any-more

Look up Jeffrey Morgenthaler. I’ve made his aged eggnog a few times, and his simple blender version is my go to recipe.

I was with the Reader! And yes, I remember Julia’s eggnog experiments. They were fascinating and also terrifying. I hope you enjoy the pear gingerbread and mashed potatoes.

This is right up Claire’s alley. I love the “Eating Trash with Claire” series.

I am the proud owner of two Fry Guys t-shirts! My 8 year old daughter simply perplexed every time I where them.

As God is my witness, I thought pumpkins could fly....

Is this the piece you’re remembering?

The protagonist from A Confederacy of Dunces was a Royalist. I thought everyone knew that. Anyway, beaming all the good stuff your way.

Better?

The old school apple names are so much better than the monikers that were decided by focus groups.

I honestly don’t have much written down. Just the tortiere recipe, unfortunately and it’s fairly standard.

Come to think of it I’ve seen the or ate holiday pies a few times. Stuck me as a buy this for your bougie Christmas kind of thing. And tortiere is the traditional Christmas eve (or New Years Eve) meal. Seen a lot of that with the Brits and mince/Christmas pies as well.

Try your hand at carving your own, or at least modifying the ones you bought. It’s easier than you’d think, cheap, and you can fine tune spoons and spatulas to your preference.

With all due respect to Alton there are a few tools that I use frequently that have only one central function.

Before and after

Nowhere giving out fried eggs and beer?

KFC is slow and has a high priced buy-in for their main product, making it better for families than individuals, and forcing them to diversify their menu into different realms trying to find one that will be a hit with the lunchtime customer. Chik-Fil-A meanwhile focuses exclusively on a single product that they churn…

I guess this was supposed to be funny but it’s missed the mark. Too passive aggressive. The key is just to give any busybody their own task to focus on (I once sent my brother to wash the cars when trying to cook a Thanksgiving.)