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    From Accession@911:1262/1 to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Nov 6 16:57:48 2025
    Hey poindexter!

    On Thu, 06 Nov 2025 07:16:44 -0800, you wrote:

    I live on the California Coast, and about 10 minutes south of me are a
    ton of brussels sprouts farms. You can buy them fresh, about 20-30 on a
    stalk at the farmers markets. We're spoiled with fresh artichokes, too.

    Definitely one thing I miss about Cali. We used to drive out to Half Moon Bay, hit the beach, and then grab a bunch of artichokes and bring them home to eat.

    The ones in stores here are less than half the size. Not even appetizing. ;(

    Regards,
    Nick

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  • From Accession@911:1262/1 to jack phlash on Thu Nov 6 16:59:32 2025
    Hey jack!

    On Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:08:24 -0800, you wrote:

    I mean, dark meat is usually more moist and flavorful so I'm sure
    there's an argument to be made that its superior. My point was really
    about what is considered higher quality, higher priced cuts - I'm sure
    back then they'd buy a whole bird and use every part of it they could in multiple meals versus just buying nicely trimmed chicken breasts.

    HOW DARE YOU. DARK MEAT CHICKEN IS THE BESTEST!

    I only buy chicken breasts if they're stuffed with some other goodies, like cheese, asparagus, and maybe some bacon. :D

    But I'd tend to agree on the whole bird thing. Back then quite a few probably made some kind of stock with the bones, maybe some kind of casserole with the breast (teehee, can you tell I don't care for breast by itself?).

    Regards,
    Nick

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  • From jinkusu@911:1423/0 to jack phlash on Thu Nov 6 16:13:39 2025
    I actually prefer chicken thighs to breasts. I wonder if that's a
    nostalgia thing?
    I mean, dark meat is usually more moist and flavorful so I'm sure
    there's an argument to be made that its superior. My point was really

    can't argue with facts! <g>

    thighs > breasts

    though i think some of my meh feelings on chicken breasts is because of how puffed up they are. too easy to ruin them vs thighs

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@911:1415/0 to Accession on Fri Nov 7 07:57:15 2025
    Accession wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    Definitely one thing I miss about Cali. We used to drive out to Half
    Moon Bay, hit the beach, and then grab a bunch of artichokes and bring them home to eat.

    Then, drive an hour up the coast to Tomales bay for fresh oysters and
    Napa county wines.

    Yes, I'm spoiled.

    Although, after moving out of the Bay Area proper, I'm only 2 hours
    from Paso Robles, another wine region. We've been headed down that way
    more often than Napa/Sonoma these days. Much less crowded, and the
    restaurant scene is really picking up.



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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@911:1415/0 to jinkusu on Fri Nov 7 07:57:15 2025
    jinkusu wrote to jack phlash <=-

    though i think some of my meh feelings on chicken breasts is because of how puffed up they are. too easy to ruin them vs thighs

    I prefer the whole bird, preferably beer-can chicken on the barbecue. My daughter watched me prepping one and setting it up on the grill and was
    upset by the process. She liked the results, though!



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  • From jinkusu@911:1423/0 to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Nov 17 03:20:43 2025
    I prefer the whole bird, preferably beer-can chicken on the barbecue. My daughter watched me prepping one and setting it up on the grill and was upset by the process. She liked the results, though!

    i'm thinking of getting an air fryer so we can try cooking a whole (TINY) bird. don't really have any other options unless we want to boil a chicken. hehe. can't really grill outside here without making enemies of everyone drying their laundry and we don't have a stove.

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