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She is adorable! Happiest of birthdays. :)

We've fried a turkey two different ways ... firstly with a the giant kettle over an open flame method and secondly with a counter-top fryer (looks like a big bread maker or fry-daddy). The second method is vastly easier, cleaner and safer. The machine costs a bit more but you save some in oil since you need less so there's some tradeoff there.

Ours is similar if not identical to this one: http://www.amazon.com/Masterbuilt-20010109-Butterball-Professional-Electric/dp/B002JM1ZMY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320159296&sr=8-1

Beyond the frying part itself, you of course need to season the beast. The way we've been told to do it making a marinade and then injecting under the skin. This has worked well but I'm sure there's plenty of alternatives out there.

Good luck!!

I posted on this today! I can hardly keep these around the house they're so popular with my family. We don't core the apples, but we use the dehydrator so it's interesting to have this take on it.

http://jesser.org/?p=3405

The Whole Foods Blog isn't a bad place to start ... they advertise some steep discounts on quality meats here and there. Super Target's website also offers their coupons which occasionally include $$ off on something green. Otherwise, for us it's shop seasonal, stock up when it's cheap, all the usual tricks.

Hope to hear some other tips!

We tried the French onion chicken recipe too and it was a HUGE hit with everyone from ages 2-89, no joke.

My heart goes out to you and your family. Such a terrible loss - I hope you and all your loved ones are OK physically at least. Hopefully living in the RV will be a good experience for you all that you will one day have fond memories of!

As for suggestions, I would suggest finding a wall pocket for some storage. We just spent a weekend camping in our popup and there were many times I wished for a place to put little things like glasses or my phone or flashlight or whatever. I thought a hanging wall pocket (similar to this one: http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/264589527/hanging_wall_pocket_storage_door_storage.html) would fit the bill.

Good luck with this big transition.

I've never thought of it as fizzy either ... sort of just like a smoothie. My kids love it and it's a great breakfast on the go.

I've seen somewhere that parents have written their number on the kid's tummy with a sharpie ... I guess so it's not exposed to the whole world, but of course that scenario relies on the kid telling a a cop/guard/authority figure that it's there. But in any case, this is a good reminder that I need to start drilling my 4yo whenever we're in the car ...

I was wondering if dental floss could be used this way. The crack between my counter and stove is so tight that a butter knife can't even fit in there. Might try that credit card trick too. Love all the suggestions. Thanks!

Strictly necessary? No. I don't think I've ever used all 4 burners simultaneously, but I've definitely done three, though with some planning I probably could have used just two. We're about to buy a pop-up camper with just 2 though so we'll see how that goes. ;)