It was my first experience deep-frying.  I’ll tell you about it soon.

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3. Shiitakes, not to mention French fries! The shiitakes were sauteed with onions, like we’ve done a zillion times.  The French fries were new, and proved that we need a little more experience deep-frying.  The oil must...
4. Smoked bluefish spread, leftover While we were deep-frying our turkey last night, our friends sat around and helped us eat some of Kevin’s smoked bluefish spread.  Luckily, there was a little left....
5. Kevin’s smoked bluefish cakes Kevin’s made smoked bluefish cakes several times before, but he was never happy with them.  Several years ago, he’d had smoked bluefish cakes he loved — at Josh Grinker’s Brooklyn...