Sarah Barrett
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Director, Special Projects for the State of Eternity.
IA, Systems thinking, product management
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IA, Systems thinking, product management
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Gravy doesn't need a recipe, it's between you and your ancestors.
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Gravy doesn't need a recipe, it's between you and your ancestors.
I will warn you, don't try to make gougeres while you're also doing everything else. Any time before, you can pipe them onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets and freeze them, then transfer to a ziploc. Then you just have a gallon of gougeres ready to bake whenever, which is really the way to live
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I will warn you, don't try to make gougeres while you're also doing everything else. Any time before, you can pipe them onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets and freeze them, then transfer to a ziploc. Then you just have a gallon of gougeres ready to bake whenever, which is really the way to live
8.) If you want to be very extra, which I do some years, gougeres are a great pre-dinner nibble to have with a Campari or something similar. I cut the milk by a few tablespoons.
Tartine's Gougeres Choux Au Fromage - French Style Cheese Puffs Recipe - Food.com
Crisp on the outside, and soft and custardy on the inside-- I can’t imagine anything more lovely to serve at wine tastings or with a glass of ch
www.food.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
8.) If you want to be very extra, which I do some years, gougeres are a great pre-dinner nibble to have with a Campari or something similar. I cut the milk by a few tablespoons.
7.) The other essential dessert is Cook's Illustrated's Pecan Bars. Everything that's good about pecan pie (pecans, sugar, booze, crumbly crust) and nothing that's bad (the gelatinous layer). Everyone routinely loses their mind over them. You can sub molasses for corn syrup and up the booze, too.
Pecan Bars | America's Test Kitchen
More often than not, this cookie-jar classic is bland and overly sweet. How do you make a pecan bar really worth eating?
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November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
7.) The other essential dessert is Cook's Illustrated's Pecan Bars. Everything that's good about pecan pie (pecans, sugar, booze, crumbly crust) and nothing that's bad (the gelatinous layer). Everyone routinely loses their mind over them. You can sub molasses for corn syrup and up the booze, too.
6.) b.) Use whichever pie crust recipe speaks to you. I do not waver from Ken Haedrich's All-butter crust recipe with half the water replaced with vodka, so you can manhandle it without worry.
Perfect Piecrust – The Pie Academy – Pie-Making Resources for Home Bakers of All Levels
thepieacademy.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
6.) b.) Use whichever pie crust recipe speaks to you. I do not waver from Ken Haedrich's All-butter crust recipe with half the water replaced with vodka, so you can manhandle it without worry.
6.) The absolute best pumpkin pie is Tartine's. Extremely simple, no evaporated milk, an incredible custard set by eggs, so you can adjust the sugar to taste without significantly affecting the final texture.
Pumpkin Pie Filling — Honore Farm and Mill
honoremill.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
6.) The absolute best pumpkin pie is Tartine's. Extremely simple, no evaporated milk, an incredible custard set by eggs, so you can adjust the sugar to taste without significantly affecting the final texture.
5.) Controversial, I know, but I like a radicchio or similar bitter green on the table to contrast with all the richness. This is my usual, kids and boomers usually won't eat it, but it is great.
Fall Salad Recipe: Radicchio Salad with Green Olives & Parmesan
There are salads for a crowd, and salads that kids adore. There are colorful slaws, and playful mescluns, salads crunchy and light. But then there are the distinctly grown-up salads, with heightened and complicated flavors. This is one of those. It has just five ingredients, but together they make a stunningly unusual composition of bitter, sweet, and salty-savory. Ready? This is fall salad, all dressed up and glamorous. I can take zero credit for this recipe.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
5.) Controversial, I know, but I like a radicchio or similar bitter green on the table to contrast with all the richness. This is my usual, kids and boomers usually won't eat it, but it is great.
4.) Some people are mashed potato purists, which I understand, but I really enjoy the complexity of a mashed root vegetable. My favorite is about 2/3 celeriac to 1/3 parsnip, just cube and simmer in salted water until soft, puree and finish with butter and a little cream.
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
4.) Some people are mashed potato purists, which I understand, but I really enjoy the complexity of a mashed root vegetable. My favorite is about 2/3 celeriac to 1/3 parsnip, just cube and simmer in salted water until soft, puree and finish with butter and a little cream.
3.) Stuffing is always Smitten Kitchen's Challah Stuffing. It can be made vegetarian easily, if I don't need to be, I use some of the duck fat from the turkey confit instead of butter. Make your own challah or buy, both work great.
challah stuffing
A very simple, buttery, and flexible challah stuffing you make when you realize that the perfect menu is the one you can pull off without sweating or stressing, leaving you the maximum amount of ti…
smittenkitchen.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
3.) Stuffing is always Smitten Kitchen's Challah Stuffing. It can be made vegetarian easily, if I don't need to be, I use some of the duck fat from the turkey confit instead of butter. Make your own challah or buy, both work great.
2.) For a vegetarian main, I like a Delicata Squash Galette. It feels autumnal and appropriately festive, it's easy to make all the components ahead of time. www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/deli...
Delicata Squash Galette with Cheese and Herbs
This savory galette, which features a cheesy filling, roasted squash, and a flaky za’atar crust, is the perfect vegetarian fall or winter dinner. Make it tonight!
www.kingarthurbaking.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
2.) For a vegetarian main, I like a Delicata Squash Galette. It feels autumnal and appropriately festive, it's easy to make all the components ahead of time. www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/deli...
1.) My favorite turkey for a crowd is actually ATK's Sous Vide Turkey Thigh Confit. Almost entirely make-ahead, completely delicious, not dry at all. People who only eat white meat can think about their lives and their choices. Don't bother with the sauce, it's great with regular cranberry sauce.
Sous Vide Turkey Thigh Confit with Citrus-Mustard Sauce | America's Test Kitchen
The hands-off, naturally make-ahead confit technique transforms turkey thighs into a silky, dense, and savory revelation.
www.americastestkitchen.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
1.) My favorite turkey for a crowd is actually ATK's Sous Vide Turkey Thigh Confit. Almost entirely make-ahead, completely delicious, not dry at all. People who only eat white meat can think about their lives and their choices. Don't bother with the sauce, it's great with regular cranberry sauce.
I have bullied many people into getting the bonne maman one, and we all compare notes every morning. It’s a delight!
November 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I have bullied many people into getting the bonne maman one, and we all compare notes every morning. It’s a delight!
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and if you *are* a ghoul, faking decency is the price of admission into polite society. seethe about it on your own time
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
and if you *are* a ghoul, faking decency is the price of admission into polite society. seethe about it on your own time
I just finished reading Narconomics and it was super enjoyable
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I just finished reading Narconomics and it was super enjoyable
My neighborhood still has a very strong flyers on phone poles game, and I really question how anyone finds out about anything in places that don't.
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
My neighborhood still has a very strong flyers on phone poles game, and I really question how anyone finds out about anything in places that don't.
Little did I know I was making microsoft do anarchism
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Little did I know I was making microsoft do anarchism
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I have the same attitude about it as I have about CS: GROW UP. Not teaching people isn't rigor. If you achieved status in either of those fields stop swanning around on the altar of how easy it is when everyone has a genius stereotype about your field. Those achievement gaps are *your* problem.
November 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I have the same attitude about it as I have about CS: GROW UP. Not teaching people isn't rigor. If you achieved status in either of those fields stop swanning around on the altar of how easy it is when everyone has a genius stereotype about your field. Those achievement gaps are *your* problem.