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Mainline food reformers might shake their heads at some of the “healthful” foods that Linkwell promotes. There are coupons for packaged Hormel Natural Choice deli meats, for example, and Smart Balance Buttery Spread, something food-reform author Michael Pollan might classify as a “foodlike substance.” Linkwell does have criteria about what foods it promotes. For example, a food cannot have more than 480 milligrams of sodium per serving and must have two grams or less of saturated fat per serving.

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A song about what happens when a good ole boy chef tries to deep fry a frozen turkey. State Farm just hired the other "Kirk", William Shatner to star in their fried turkey video. Here’s something weird, when you google images of my name, Kirk Green, you’ll see a photo of Shatner as Capt. Kirk in a Green Star Trek uniform.

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— Toby Fife1 year ago

I don’t get how people can screw this up. My family has been deep frying turkeys for nearly a decade, and it only takes some common sense to avoid accidents, mainly don’t overfill your oil and make sure your turkey is completely thawed and dry. Anyone who had 7th grade science should be able to figure that out. In most of these videos, it is obvious from the bubbling oil that they’re trying to deep fry a frozen turkey. That blows my mind.
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…..item 2)…. A Chef Learns To Make His Nana’s Petite Sweet Potato Pies …

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The secret to the sweet potato pies Matthew Raiford’s Nana makes is their size. "When you eat sweet potato pie, you’re supposed to have just enough," Raiford recalls his Nana saying.

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Matthew Raiford’s grandmother is known around their hometown of Brunswick, Ga., for her sweet potato pie. Growing up, Raiford says he knew her sweet potato pie was the best. He was admittedly biased: This was his Nana’s pie, so of course it’s his favorite.

But Raiford says he’s watched enough people try the pie and, overcome with a look of euphoria, sit down and mutter, "That’s the best pie I’ve ever had," to know that there’s something special about Nana’s sweet potato pie.

"When you bite into the sweet potato pie, you can taste everything — the cinnamon, you can taste the sweet potato, you can taste the nutmeg," Raiford says. "And then you get this crunchy top part that you think is all sugar and it gives it this… G.B.D. – Golden Brown and Delicious."

Nana, known around Brunswick as Miss Ophelia, is famous for her sweet potato pie. She’ll be 94 in November, and Raiford said no one had written down her recipe. So he set out to duplicate her sweet potato pie to carry it forward.
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Raiford is a chef and farmer in Brunswick, Ga. Raiford and his sister work a family farm that’s been in the family since 1864. He did his culinary training at the Culinary Institute of America in New York and thought it couldn’t be that hard to figure out Nana’s secret. So he whipped up a sweet potato pie of his own, brought a piece over to Miss Ophelia to try, and asked her what she thought.

"And what do I get?" Raiford says. "I get, lo and behold, ‘Baby, let me show you how to make sweet potato pie."

So they set to work in the kitchen, and he realized that Nana’s recipe was more art than science, though there were a few tricks, too. First off: Boil the potato with skin on, so that when the small fibers in the sweet potato peel off with the skin.

But then, she tastes the sweet potato itself to find the perfect one and figure out how the rest of the ingredients should come together.

"She kind of had this sweet potato guru look on her face," Raiford says. "It’s all about feel, touch and taste. Just enough egg, not too much. Adds a little bit of sugar to it, a little bit of cinnamon, a little bit of nutmeg, and then she tastes it."

Another key to Nana’s perfect sweet potato pies: Make them small. She uses tiny pie crusts so the pies can be eaten in about three bites. "When you eat sweet potato pie, you’re supposed to have just enough," Raiford recalls her saying.

The piece de resistance, the key to the G.B.D. that tops it all off is a coating of evaporated milk that cooks down to a beautiful, caramelized layer.

Afterward, Raiford told his Nana he’d try it on his own. Nana was dubious, but encouraging.

"I felt like I was back in culinary school almost, like I’m doing a practical in how to make sweet potato pie," Raiford says. "’Cause she actually sat there and savored it … And then she said, ‘Baby, couple of more years, and you’ll have it.’"

You can find the recipe for Miss Ophelia’s sweet potato pie below. The recipe will make a 9-inch pie, but if you want to make the small pies, you can use small pie shells.
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— Nana’s Sweet Potato Pie

… 3 large sweet potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds)

… 2 large eggs

… 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

… 1 stick room temperature unsalted sweet butter

… 1 can evaporated milk

… 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

… 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

… 1 9-inch pie shell

Boil sweet potatoes in their skin until they are knife tender (knife inserted into the potato slides off easily).

Drain the water off and allow sweet potatoes to cool. Peel and discard the skin. In a medium mixing bowl, add the sweet potatoes, eggs, butter, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, nutmeg and 1 1/4 cups of the sugar and whip until incorporated.

Add evaporated milk a little at a time until the filling becomes loose. Pour the filling into the pie chill.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Take the remaining evaporated milk, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and sugar and heat until the sugar is dissolved. Brush the mixture on top of the filling.

Place pie into the oven and bake for 50 minutes or until the pie is firm to the touch.

Remove pie from the oven and allow to cool slightly before eating.
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— jb19012 • 4 minutes ago −

Driveway moment! Loved it!
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— Elizabeth Templeton • 9 minutes ago

Looks great, and since there are only two of us, small pies are the way to go. One question: The recipe says "Pour the filling into the pie chill". Should this be "Pour the filling into the pie shell and chill" or "Pour the filling into the pie shell."
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— Kate Adams • 7 minutes ago −

I gained 5 pounds just listening to this story. Off to the grocery store now…
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— Katrina Eaton • 7 minutes ago

This story was wonderful. I’ve never had sweet potato pie and now can only imagine sinking into the delight of one. I am prepared to spend the next 2 to 82 years trying! Thanks for the recipe. One question: Isn’t the crust part of a good pie… maybe it’s just a simple crust I don’t know, but I’m not sure if there’s a trick to making crust for smaller pies (roll it thicker?) or what is the best bet here.
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— Ann Huber • 22 minutes ago −

Chef Raiford, Thank you so much for this recipe! My grandmother born in Tuscaloosa, AL, and long removed from this planet made the most delicious Sweet Potato Pie. She would never have considered being without evaporated milk come baking day. Hers too had this sticky yum on the top that we have never been able to duplicate. We have argued and pondered over what is the one missing thing that made it so special. It has to be the last addition of the evaporated milk mixture on top. Just in time to wow everyone this Thanksgiving!

You wouldn’t know how to make a chocolate glaze icing with cocoa and corn syrup, would you? She would pour it over a yellow cake layer then pick up the layer and crack it to let the glaze run down into the cake. The glaze was shiny and would then dry to the touch. It would crack when you cut itno it. Yellow cake, chocolate heaven!
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…..item 3)…. Thanksgiving in Miami: Where to Buy a Humanely Raised Turkey …

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By Hannah Sentenac Fri., Nov. 22 2013 at 8:30 AM
Categories: Holidays

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If you start digging into the origins of that sale-priced Butterball turkey at your local Publix, you probably won’t like what you find. Turkeys bred in factories are genetically engineered, pumped full of antibiotics, mutilated — the list goes on.

And even if you set aside the animal welfare issues, eating factory-farmed turkey is far from good for you. Antibiotic-resistant bugs anyone?
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There are more healthful, humane options than your standard, store-bought bird. We checked out the local options. Find the details after the jump.

See also: Kindred Spirits Sanctuary in Ocala: A Haven For Turkeys
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— Whole Foods

For healthful, humane meat selections, Whole Foods is probably your best bet. All stores follow a set of standards based on the Global Animal Partnership. It’s dubbed the 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating Standards, and you can find the brochure in the meat department of any Whole Foods store.

All meats sold at Whole Foods have to reach at least Step 1 — and that’s an accomplishment itself. Step 1 means no crates, no cages. Animals must live their lives with space to move and stretch their legs.

Jim McLallen, the Whole Foods’ meat coordinator for Florida, frequently visits the farms and has high praise for the company’s values. "Our suppliers and growers definitely take pride in what they do," he says.

The higher up you go, the more impressive the standards. Step 5 means the animals have to live their lives on one farm, in addition to a pasture-centered lifestyle and enriched environment. You can check out the full list of steps online.

All in-store meat is labeled with its step so you can be clear about what you’re buying. There are even a couple of farms that Whole Foods sources from that rate Step 5-plus, including the family-owned, multigenerational White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia.

And though a Whole Foods turkey costs a little more than an average supermarket bird, you can’t put a price on health and wellness.

"It does cost the folks who are raising and growing more time, effort, and dollars," McLallen says. "We do everything we can on our side to keep the retail down as low as possible for our guests."

With stores in South Beach, Coral Gables, North Miami, Pinecrest, and Aventura, there are plenty of places to snag your main course.

McLallen advises ordering ahead online for your turkey. If you’re looking for a bigger bird and they’re listed as unavailable, they’ll have some extras in each store. They also have Kosher turkeys — plus made-to-order meals. Orders can be placed now through Sunday, November 24, and can be picked up at participating stores Monday, November 25, through Thursday, November 28.

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While most of this artisanal shop’s turkeys were claimed by early orderers, Proper Sausages might have a few extra on hand.

"We have a couple left that we can probably sell of the smaller birds," owner Frederick Kaufmann says.

They’re bringing in larger, black turkeys from Tanglewood Farms (sorry, those are spoken for) and "midget whites" from Florida’s Lake Meadow Farms, from which Proper Sausages frequently sources chicken and eggs.

For future meals, you can always call ahead and order something special. "Come the holidays, we look forward to taking lots of special orders and providing people with a lot of options for their big meals — anything that’s tradition for their families," he says.

Duck, chicken, goose — whatever floats your family’s boat.
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— Trader Joe’s

Another option for a better-than-the-average-bird is Trader Joe’s. As their website states, "We only offer the highest quality hens that are raised for us by experienced turkey farmers in California, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. We ensure that they get a diet of 100% vegetarian feed and are ‘All Natural,’ which for us means that they are minimally processed and never receive antibiotics or added growth hormones."

An assistant manager at the Pinecrest store assured us that the above was true, though she couldn’t give us any more details. Unfortunately, you can’t order ahead; the turkey acquisition process at TJ’s is first-come, first-served. But they restock daily.

Sadly, that’s about it for Miami-Dade. But it’s worth the effort to seek out one of the above. Also, remember to ask questions about your turkey’s origin, wherever you buy it. If you’re putting it into your body, you should know where it comes from. Happy, healthy turkeys make a happy, healthy you.

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11701 S. Dixie Highway, Pinecrest, FL
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