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Eat | Drink | Cheap Episode 17 – Gobble Gobble

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Shawn commits turkey terrorism by suggesting that *gasp* turkey shouldn’t be roasted whole while Simon tries a more moderate approach. Gather ’round the table folks cause this episode has all the fixings!

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Music by John Palmer

Show notes and Shout Outs:

Turkey Mole: https://www.mexgrocer.com/562-turkey-mole-puebla-style-poblano.html

The First Thanksgiving: https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2010/11/22/131516586/who-brought-the-turkey-the-truth-about-the-first-thanksgiving

How To Break Down a Whole Turkey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-sMdmCDXJ4

Butterball Turkeys: https://www.butterball.com/

Fried Turkey Fails: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs0KLgNzQHA

Edible Vancouver Island: https://ediblevancouverisland.ediblecommunities.com/

The 100 Mile Diet 15 Years Later: https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/06/29/The-100-Mile-Diet-15-Years-Later/

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Portuguese-Style Kale Soup

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Caldo Verde1Caldo Verde is the ubiquitous Portuguese soup made from potatoes, thinly sliced kale and maybe a bit of paprika-spiked Linguiça sausage thrown in for a little Shazam! I’d heard the name mentioned in cookbooks and on other food blogs plenty of times, but I’d never researched or attempted to cook this “green broth” everyone seemed so hot on.  Then winter hit, and I got sick, and all I had left in the garden was a single miserable little kale plant to comfort me. Read More

Roasted Venison with Potato-Watercress Gratin

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Venison1Thanks to a whirlwind foraging weekend with Toni I’ve got fresh watercress, I’ve got a venison roast and I’ve got a couple days of holiday dinners to cook my heart out.

Forget the turkey. That’s old news… A Christmas ham? That’s been done. This year I’m going new and different, seasonal and local. This is the kind of rustic, hearty meal that a pioneer family would have sizzling in the hearth on a cold winter’s night. Read More

Pan-Fried Herring with Roasted Potatoes

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Pan Fried Herring with Roasted PotatoesNow that our herring have been processed, it’s time to hit the kitchen and turn these trashy little nomads into rock stars! Now, because of herring’s unfortunate reputation for greasy, mealy, unpleasantness, I’m going to cook them simply, keep the flavours fresh and surround them with friends that will complement them. Nothing like a posse to give you confidence. Now, let’s smash some stereotypes! Read More