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In the US, it's a southern thing. Perhaps they didn't have enough root vegetables to go around down there? Edited to add that I have never seen it served at Thanksgiving.

For those interested in the NYT article mentioned in the original post, you can read it and see some of the AI generated photos side by side with the dishes as prepared in their test kitchen here: Can A.I. Write Recipes Better Than Humans? We Put It to the Ultimate Test. The AI recipes themselves appear in this story: A.I. Wrote These Thanksgiving Recipes. Would You Make Them?

I totally agree on getting the bread saturated. It requires bread with some substance so it doesn't fall apart (I can only dream of French toast made with your bread!) Barely dipped French toast is so disappointing!

Butternut Squash and Saffron Soup with Caramelised Pistachios and Herb Salsa from Falastin I used kabocha squash instead of butternut and pepitas instead of pistachios. The soup itself isn't my #1 squash soup but the toppings really make it shine. The pepitas are tossed with Urfa chile flakes, orange blossom water, maple syrup, olive oil and salt and toasted in the oven. The herb salsa is fresh parsley and oregano leaves, shallot, chili flakes, olive oil and apple cider vinegar.

Creamy Goat Cheese Pasta with Burst Cherry Tomatoes and Olives from Dinner in One

Spicy Tomato White Beans with Sage, Pecorino and Garlicky Crostini from Dinner in One: Do I need a recipe for beans on toast? No. Am I glad I tried it? Yes. Three good things I'll remember... maybe 🙃 The anchovy filet that gets hidden once the beans are spooned over top, only to surprise your tongue when you bite into that part of the crostini. The optional scoop of ricotta adds a nice counterpoint to the spicy beans. Sage isn't my go-to herb with a spicy tomato sauce but it's very good here.

Russ Parsons shared a link to this old LA Times piece that he wrote around the time the movie came out. It probably says more about Julia than Julie but it's a good read. Apologies if there's a paywall. Julie, Julia and me: Now it can be told I very much enjoyed reading Julie's blog in real time, as she was cooking. As Russ says in the article, it was excellent in those short bursts. I didn't really want to re-hash the saga in a full length book. I had a gimlet in her honor last night and plan to make another someday soon and rewatch the movie.

I’ve never embarked on a quest like that. Sounds scary. I've come close to cooking through some books but there are always a few recipes that don’t appeal to me.

Julie Powell, RIP. Julie Powell, Food Writer Known for ‘Julie & Julia,’ Dies at 49

Well, at least it was only a sourcing error and not a cooking error. The broccoli looks lovely and I always feel rather smug when I've managed to get a serving or two of vegetables into my breakfast - well done! I tried the Creamy Corn and Polenta Bake with Blue Cheese from Melissa Clark's Dinner in One. There's corn, cherry tomatoes, scallions, parsley, Parmesan, and gorgonzola are in the mix. Chicken stock and a little milk are the liquids. This was good. I'm glad I tried it. I learned that I prefer polenta cooked simply and topped with something flavorful rather than having a bunch of stuff mixed in. I'd take a bowl topped with a crumble of gorgonzola or a ladle of roasted cherry tomatoes over this casserole style dish. That said, cheesy polenta with a crispy crust isn't all bad. I ate it and enjoyed it but won't repeat.

Took one of the Jerusalem breads that I froze unbaked and baked it in the CSO on a stone: Worked well, though so did re-heating the baked ones in the CSO and that was much quicker so I'll go with that in the future. You may note that by this time, I was running out of both white sesame seeds AND black sesame seeds so these also got pepitas and Everything but the Bagel seasoning. And if that wasn't enough to confuse the poor bread, I topped it with a smear of French mustard and slices of fried Leberkaese.

I don’t know the logistics/costs of shipping to Canada but the Thermopop from Thermoworks is a great little thermometer at $21. I also have their slightly quicker and much more expensive Thermapen but I reach for the pop more often. Edited to add that I see they offer shipping via FedEx Canada starting @ $9.99

How fun! It all looks very tasty, too!

If I had to try one, I’d go with chocolate over haggis 🤣

That’s a good idea. I tend to use these pizza screens (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) for that purpose. They’re aluminum, not non-stick like the baskets that come with air fryers so I wipe on a bit of oil. They come in many sizes.

Well, if Jewish penicillin is chicken soup, this looks kinda like the Indonesian version. Though, I could be quite wrong, being neither Indonesian nor Jewish 🙃 Inspired by: I enjoyed spaghetti with tinned mussels en escabeche My favorite quick pasta that's also a bit of a treat!

Tins of those are a must in my pantry for my favorite quick pasta! Made the Green Shakshuka from Falastin and since the eggs cook on the stovetop, I tried this trick. I also soft boiled an egg because I didn't want to be deprived of a runny yolk... but it worked so I got 2 runny yolks!

I haven’t done it but I’ve made apple popsicles where the first step was basically to make applesauce and that worked fine. Apple cranberry, spiced apple, and apple with salted caramel were more interesting than plain apple. Definitely add a bit more lemon than a straight applesauce. Edited to add: Same goes for pears. Pear and ginger is amazing! Pears with a little almond extract or pears with cognac are also very nice combos.

Not exactly what you asked, since it does not refer to a specific “air fryer feature” but in the Wirecutter air fryer review, they said this:

That’s very helpful. None of the recipes I’ve found have mentioned time/weight so I will continue my searching to find something like that. I did find a Serious Eats recipe that uses a boneless roast, though 2X larger than mine, so I may just go with those times and hope for the best. I very rarely cook meat so I don’t have any experience to go on.

Thanks! I did search before I asked but none were using a boneless roast. Clearly, I need to go back and look more carefully - now that I know the answer is out there, I'll be more persistent!

Roasted grouper with a coriander crust (Samak mashed dil cozbara w al lemon) from Falastin served over puréed harissa creamed cauliflower from I Dream of Dinner. The recipe calls for cod but I had grouper in the freezer so....grouper it was. That's a tahini sauce on top of the fish. Also, "coriander crust" might imply something crisp but not in this case. The fresh coriander gets cooked in olive oil with garlic and spices before getting spread over the fish, topped with lemon slices and cooked in the oven. The flavor is quite nice but I wouldn't call it a crust.

Hopefully you picked up some treats that especially appeal to the one who might need an explanation ... if not, then yes, you will have some 'splaining to do, Ricky! 🙃

I gather that the practice is used by preppers so maybe if you're expecting an apocalypse then a little botulism or other bacterial disease kind of goes with the territory? From a quality perspective, it doesn't sound particularly appealing to me. From a cheesemaking supply company (https://cheesemaking.com)

Due to a miscommunication at the farmers market, I need some help in adjusting a recipe that calls for bone-in lamb shoulder to use a boneless lamb shoulder roast. The recipe I want to make is pulled lamb shawarma from Falastin that uses a low, slow braise. It calls for 2-2.5 kg bone-in lamb shoulder. What I've got is a little baby 0.75 kg boneless roast and I'm sure it's a waste to use a boneless roast for this but I don't have anything else in mind. The recipe says that after an overnight marinade, it goes 4 hours, covered, @ 140°C/284°F, then 90 minutes more uncovered with the temp raised to 160°C/320°F) for the last 30 min. Are there temp targets I can use to gauge when to uncover and when it's done? I'd appreciate any and all suggestions!