Jerry Callo

Note - I've made the tamale dressing before. Unpopular take: I love stuffing/dressing. I love tamales. Tamale dressing is just too much work for a finished product that doesn't raise the bar much.

Of course he's dead now, but they have some old home movies.

Much like @dcbc we host and I take on the lion's share of cooking. Last week, the in-laws said that they'd bring dessert. I had my wife send a list of Thanksgiving food items in case anyone wanted to bring a few of the items we aren't preparing. Pecan pie and pumpkin pie are on the list - I'll be damned if I am leaving dessert up in the air for the in-laws to get right. Bring whatever dessert you want, but I'm not learning on Thursday that you've decided on an acceptable substitute for pecan and pumpkin pie.

In my younger days, I was in sales. I learned that specific numbers as opposed to round numbers gives the appearance that there is a closely calculated reason for the amount.

I offered to pay my UT kid to stay at the house Wednesday and Thursday night so there will be no rooms at the inn for the in-laws.

I've done turkeys many different ways. Franklin smoked turkey finished with a shit ton of butter has been my go to for the last several years.

Stopped by Mum today on the way back from fishing. Ate some pork ribs there and brought a pound of pastrami home. Pork ribs are great, solid bark, perfect bite. I just wish they weren't so sweet (I always forget to tell them not to drizzle the sweet sauce on them). Looking forward to Pastrami, sauerkraut, and potatoes for dinner.

Hop water tastes like soapy water used to clean the tap room. I don't think it is much like beer - just not worth drinking. The few times I have ordered it when meeting friends at a local brewery, I've regretted it. I much prefer the brewery/coffee joint.

I don't go over there either. I just know enough annoying aggys.

This is what aggy gets for talking trash all through our game against KY.

For Christmas my wife got us tickets to see Billy F. Gibbons featuring Mike Flanigin, Chris Layton & Jimmie Vaughan at Antone's on December 27th. She seemed thrilled when I told her today.

My best fishing day on the coast was the day after Thanksgiving. Cold and drizzly. The fish were holding right off Brown and Root flats exactly as predicted.

Looks great. Those mods should address 80% of the issues that come up on these trucks.

Awesome

Not a foul against the keeper.

Nice shot.

I watch PTA on Sunday - such a great movie. It was on cable opposite Christmas Vacation. At first I was flipping back and forth, but PTA is just a better movie. I like Christmas Vacation, but Chevy Chase doesn't come close to the duo of Steve Martin and John Candy.

That was quick. I just logged on to see that Mich. State already scored.

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Jerry Callo's new, cool kitchen gadgets: I was looking for wireless thermometers several months back and settled on the Typhur Sync Dual. I've used it for salmon, steak, and chicken in the oven as well as rotisserie chicken and picanha on the kamado. Works great and has a great phone app to set up the cook. After it gets going, it has a predictive reading that will let you know exactly when the food will be ready. About a month ago, Mrs. Callo (no pics) suggested we need a air fryer. The only reason she came up with was for French fries. I do all of the cooking, so that's not surprising. I researched and found the Typhur Dome. Why buy a $100 air fryer when you can have a $350 air fryer? It's expensive, but I really like it. It's large but not tall giving it plenty of real estate for a single layer of cooking. The fryer basket and removable try are ceramic coated, it syncs with my Typhur app to watch cooking, and it has a self cleaning mode. I've cooked Brussel sprouts, chicken wings, roasted vegs, sweet potato fries, jerk chicken drumstick lollypops, asparagus and mushrooms, and green beans. It arrived on an early Sunday afternoon after I had made a try of bacon in the oven which took 45 minutes. I unboxed it and cooked a tray of bacon in 10 minutes. Hard cooked eggs done perfectly in 15 minutes. I used the dehydrator to turn top round into some kick ass beef jerky. I wasn't sure I would like it or use it, but have been pleasantly surprised.

I'm pretty sure the Mandela Effect has more to do with people arguing over dumb shit.

Pull over, leave the car in drive, jump out, and chase after it.

In 1985 I professed I ain't gonna play Sun City and I've been true to my word.