Can't come soon enough. I look forward to dancing on his grave. But knowing his family, they'll be charging for the privilege.

I actually use two unscented 13 gallon kitchen garbage bags, one inside the other for security, and then put the bagged bird in a huge aluminum bowl I have. It takes up a ton of space in my small NY apartment fridge, but totally worth it!

Well, the buttermilk turkey is the buttermilk chicken on overdrive.

We're going to friends' this year, but my go-to is Samrin Nosrat's brilliant buttermilk brined spatchcocked turkey. Three ingredients (buttermilk, kosher salt, a turkey), three days in the fridge, and less than three hours in the oven. The moistest, most delicious bird you'll ever eat.

Gotta love that a guy talking about bibles in classrooms doesn't know how to use an apostrophe.

These are my people.

Yes & no. I work with teenagers on their writing. Young people who don't read actual books are much worse at writing than those who do. Because, when you're listening, how do you know where the semicolon is? To learn to write, it's so helpful to actually read and *see* well-written words on a page.

Let me recommend the works of Robin Hobb.