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A better way to brine

November 19, 2010 By PJ Mullen 2 Comments

There is nothing worse than eating a dry, tasteless turkey on Thanksgiving

Filed Under: Featured, Food, Man of the House Tagged With: Bird, Brine, Brining, Los Angeles Times, Salt, San Francisco, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, Turkey

The best laid plans

November 27, 2009 By PJ Mullen 22 Comments

With the effects of the tryptophan wearing off I thought I’d take stock of what transpired yesterday as I attempted to prepare our Thanksgiving holiday feast. As if it weren’t apparently obvious I was very excited about the plan I had for the day. The mission We were having a small Thanksgiving day gathering with [...]

Filed Under: Dad in the Kitchen, Fatherhood Friday Tagged With: Food Network, Los Angeles Times, Paula Deen, Smoking, Thanksgiving

More turkey talk

November 25, 2009 By PJ Mullen 21 Comments

Image by BBQ Junkie via Flickr In just a few short hours the fabulous fall festival of family, food and, of course, football otherwise known as Thanksgiving will be upon us. Long before partaking in the festivities or the tryptophan induced coma I’ve been diligently researching my holiday menu. Those of you who have been [...]

Filed Under: Dad in the Kitchen Tagged With: Cook, Deep frying, Holidays, Home, Los Angeles Times, Smoking, Thanksgiving