Comments on: Free-For-All Friday 11/15/13

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 06:14:25 +0000

Dr. Ashpole is the best. My kids want to see the dentist more often! And we go every 6 months. The hygeniests are all great with kids. I love Kimberly best, but she is hard to get an appointment with. They are all really friendly and super with kids and adults.

By: Sycamore

Sycamore — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 23:43:33 +0000

Love MAR. The owners are first class citizens of our city and the food and service are excellent. A truly unique dining destination.

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:27:56 +0000

Thanks! This is how I was leaning and it’s great to get expert opinion confirming my approach! To me, 90% of the value of a turkey is how good it makes the house smell and another 5% is the turkey soup you can make afterwards. I hate to expend a lot of money on the short time it’s on the Thanksgiving table unless it’s really worth it.

By: smalltowngal

smalltowngal — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 22:00:31 +0000

Fresh is better than frozen IMO. But I’m always after a small one (8 lbs or less) and finding one at the right time can be tricky. I’ve had great success w/ fresh birds from Costco. Would be willing to bet fresh from the supermarket (or price club) is as good as fresh from a specialty market. Unless you get into genuine free-range territory, they’re all coming out of fairly industrialized poultry farming and processing that none of us want to spend much time thinking about.

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 21:31:22 +0000

Any opinions on best place to buy a turkey for a traditional oven-roasted stuffed turkey? Is it worth it to reserve a turkey at a specialty meat shop like Sawicki’s, Oakhurst Market, or Shield’s? Or is a cheaper turkey from the grocery store just about as good? Not doing anything fancy with the turkey at all, just stuffing, roasting, and basting. Not too worried about food safety because our family style is to slowly cook the heck out of a turkey over many hours.