Okay, yeah, this is a little (or a lot) late. But, here, look! Recipes!!
Atlas Obscura
If you ask me to describe my ideal house, I’m not going to spend much time on the bedroom or bathroom count. I couldn’t care less about the material of the counter tops, the finish of the appliances, or the openness of the floor plan – though, I mean, hardwood (or laminate, I’m not picky) floors would be nice. What I would focus on is the garage, because that’s essential to me. This article references a number of important garages and offers a little lament that they may be dying out. Seriously, give me a three car garage with a little living space above it and I’ll be one happy camper.
Esquire
On December 15, Bruce will close his one-man Broadway show and that same show will premiere on Netflix the same night. I can’t wait. If you can’t either, you might want to check out this wonderful interview with The Boss.
Real Clear Life
Staying in the music theme, the headline makes this sound like a straight-forward concert review but it’s not. Instead it’s a long-form meditation on the importance of music, memory, and performance through the lens of a one of Bob Dylan’s shows on his current tour – I don’t think he even mentions where or when the show occurred. It doesn’t matter. The writing is beautiful. I’ve never seen Bob Dylan live. Curiously, this tour looks like it skipped the West Coast for some reason. Maybe they’ll circle back. Not that I could afford to go anyway, but still, with an endorsement like this…
And now, two Thanksgiving recipes!
Project Pumpkin Pie II: Gourd Will Hunting and Top Secret Pie: Rooting For YouRecipes
Last year Fern insisted sweet potato pie was the only true pie for Thanksgiving and looked askance when I declared pumpkin pie was superior to sweet potato pie. So last year she made her sweet potato pie and I… I scoured pumpkin pie recipes to build the best pumpkin pie ever. That was the first Project Pumpkin Pie. Which spices? The crust? Oh, I’m intimidated by pastry so I went with a gingersnap crust. This year, the sequel, Gourd Will Hunting. Shocking admission: I didn’t change the recipe this year at all. Bonus: as Thanksgiving approached it sounded like Fern wasn’t going to get a chance to make her sweet potato pie this year. Oh, that didn’t stop her from talking trash about my pumpkin pie. So, I started a secret parallel project to device a surprise sweet potato pie. I’ll be honest, I didn’t put in as much effort as I did in Gourd Will Hunting. For instance, I used a pre-made pie crust shell. But it turned out great! Here’s that recipe: Top Secret: Rooting For You.
Recipe
I didn’t change either the brine or the rub this year, and that was deliberate. Last year the bird was amazing. Seriously, one of the best I’d had. And here’s the bizarre part: I made it! I know, I know, I’m just as shocked as you! So, this year I endeavored to replicate the same situation. I can accept that last year I got lucky – maybe it tasted so good because I was tasting the fruit of my efforts! This year I would do everything the same and be ready to taste whether the brined and rubbed bird tasted just as good.
Dear Reader, the bird was divine.
The brine is taken from one my brother, Jay, used from a Traeger grill recipe and the rub is from a FoodTV recipe – The Neeley’s, I think. Doesn’t matter. Together, they make for a magical combination.
