I couldn’t possibly care less about the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, but [The Splendid Table](http://www.splendidtable.org/)’s live Thanksgiving call-in episode is two hours of radio gold. You can get it from [their web site](http://www.splendidtable.org/) or on iTunes. And when you do, you’ll hear from the guy who knocked over his deep-frying turkey and find out what these people were talking about:
> **Lynne:** Melanie, you’re inside the bird?
> **Melanie:** Yes, ma’am.
“I’ve got a good idea in my head!” said Iris during breakfast.
“Okay…”
“You could do a science experiment.”
“Like what?”
“You could put some apple cider in water and see what happens.”
I got a bowl of water and poured in a few drops of apple cider. Not much happened. “It’s not fizzy,” Iris noted.
“I can make it fizzy,” I said. I added some vinegar and baking soda. That did the trick.
“You should do one more experiment while I finish my cereal,” said Iris. “How about baking soda and hot sauce?” I put a teaspoon of baking soda in another bowl and plopped in a few drops of Frank’s RedHot. It turned into a disgusting, fizzy mass. Iris leaned over and smelled it. “Aggggh!” she said, recoiling.
I sniffed. The capsaicin had volatilized and was going straight up my nose. “You’re right, agggh,” I said.
“We are real scientists,” said Iris.
Yesterday I noticed buttermilk in the fridge, so I decided to make some pancakes before school.
> **Iris:** Are they blueberry?
> **Matthew:** No, I just made regular.
> **Iris:** Is that because it isn’t blueberry season?
Actually, it was because I was too lazy to dig the frozen blueberries out of the corner of the freezer.
Happy Thanksgiving! On [Serious Eats](http://www.seriouseats.com/):
Cooking with Kids: Cornish Pasties
> Why pasties? My wife, Laurie, traces her roots to Penzance, Cornwall–known for its pirates and pasties. And pasties are very much in the spirit of Thanksgiving: comforting, starchy, nap-inducing.
There’s a new Japanese noodle place opening soon near us. It’s called Boom, and it’s from the creators of [Blue C Sushi](http://www.bluecsushi.com/). I couldn’t possibly be more excited. Today Laurie and Iris announced that they were going to play Boom, and invited me to the soft opening. This was the menu, as created by Iris:
**Noodles with tomato sauce**
**Noodles with zucchini sauce**
**Noodles with pork and eggs**
**Scallion pancakes**
**Noodles with spicy pepper sauce dipped in tortilla chips (very sweet and spicy)**
**Drinks: Beer**
I asked about the noodles with zucchini sauce. “You take some zucchini and mash it into liquid zucchini,” said Iris. “Then you put it in a pitcher and pour it over the noodles.” Boom: recommended!