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Followed the same recipe as before. Turned heat down to 4 and covered time to 10 minutes, but took cover off at 7 minutes due to start of sticking. Turned it down to 2 for uncovered time, and time to just 5 minutes. Put it all into the 6 cup container instead of the 4 cup. Cook: 12 Jan 2020.

This is the breakfast sausage I make, just noting the variants. This time, I held the seasoning until after the turkey was browned. We'll see how that evens out the flavor. The alternative is to get the mixer out and mix the crap out of it. Also, a note on the time: 5 minutes gets it all white -- no pink -- and another 4 gets some tanned spots but not burned. Cooked: 12 Jan 2020. Cut down on the red pepper flakes to 1/2 tsp. Added half the seasoning before browning.

Hotel Artemis is set in 2028, and could be a John Wick sequel. I liked it lots. Spoiler warning: if you haven't seen the movie, I casually mention significant plot points you don't see in the trailers. You have been warned. Things I Liked: * Jodie Foster's old woman shuffle. * 3D printing a liver and a gun on the same machine. * The AR interfaces -- very believably presented -- right next to the old elevators and push-button tape deck. * Zachary Quinto's failson. * The world building of the black hotels with small chips in the wrist. Things I Didn't Like: * The orderly's "I'm a health care professional" sounded like a bit that didn't really work. * For a hospital that deals with patients who need a high degree of anonymity, there were surprisingly few ways to sneak people in and out of the suites. * The confrontation between failson and the Nurse, just before leaving the Hotel, felt a little contrived. Chekov's gun was a littl...

Ready or Not This is the one with the bride who marries into a rich family, but must survive a game of hide and seek before becoming a full member. Overall it was an enjoyable, if light, bit of entertainment. Spoiler warning: if you haven't seen this movie, I casually mention significant plot points . You have been warned. Things I Liked: * I didn't see the final twist coming. * Sam Weaving added some very human touches to her character. I'll be looking for her in future movies. Things I Didn't Like: * The flip-flopping of the husband. Bad enough that he didn't explain the situation to his bride before hand -- even if she left him, she deserved to know the backstory -- but siding with his family when the chips were down was a scummy move. And *then* to try to talk his way back into her good graces as he watched his family die? Maybe that makes him a good villain, exposing a weak man trying to get through life, but it irritated me. * No grabbing the gun, ...

This is the turkey chili I make for lunch. The large frying pan, again with more oil than you expect. Turkey needs the extra oil, I guess. A little less than one squirt per square inch works. Heat it up on medium heat. Once heated, throw one pound of ground turkey in. Use the spoon to make vertical grooves, then horizontal grooves. Ta da! You just made nice sized chunks for chili. Throw some spices on it. The smokey chipolte chili is nice, as is white pepper and onion powder. No measuring: make sure the chili covers everything, the others can be liberal as you're feeling. A heavy sprinkle of salt too. "Brown" the turkey -- not really brown, but more of a tan. Break up the larger pieces so it cooks all the way through, but the goal is chunks not crumbles. Once the meat is cooked -- no pink showing, but not as done as with the breakfast sausage, about 5 minutes -- throw in rinsed pinto beans and fire roasted diced tomatoes. Then the sauce from Hak's One Pot...

This is the turkey breakfast sausage I use for my morning oatmeal. Medium pan, with more oil than you think. One squirt per square inch about does it. Start heating it up on medium heat. About 1/2 tsp each - sage - white pepper - red pepper flakes - ground marjoram - poultry seasoning - salt Double up on the sage, usually. Maybe the peppers too. Mix spices into 1 pound of turkey. Mix it so the spices are well blended into the meat. Throw meat into pan. Let it brown for a minute, then start stirring it up. Want the browning to be through the entire mass, not just on the bottom. While mixing, break the meat into as small bits as possible. The final result should be "crumbles," not "nuggets." Should take about 5-10 minutes. When all meat is tanned, remove from heat for 5 minutes. Dump into a 4 cup container and into the fridge. Note: no sweetener is added. Save that for the maple syrup on the oatmeal.

JoJo Rabbit, screenplay and directed by that guy who's name I can't pronounce from New Zealand that did Thor Ragnarok. Overall, I liked it. There were many ways a dramedy about Nazis could go horribly wrong, but he managed to navigate the storm. Spoiler warning: if you haven't seen the movie, I casually mention significant plot points you don't see in the trailers. You have been warned. Things I liked: * Focusing on the shoes of the hanged + the shoes of Rosie paid off well. * Stephen Merchant's nigh-inhuman, face-splitting grin. Perfect for Gestapo, reminded me of that guy from Raiders of the Lost Ark. * Took a predictable story arc -- JoJo's maturation from follower to independence -- and made the journey enjoyable. * WT's antics as Hitler: his dancing as JoJo raced through the forest; his swimming at the pool; diving out the window; all bundled up, fully clothed, in JoJo's bed. It added just the touch of absurdity the narrative needed to remin...