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Coming off a long Thanksgiving weekend, there are two things Ohioans never get tired of talking about: good food and beating that team up north. And honestly, the more I look at what I do in the kitchen and the way Ohio State shows up in The Game every year, the more I realize we’re running the same playbook—just in different arenas. The image above says it all. A little comedy, a little rivalry, and a whole lot of cooking. (Sorry, Michigan fans… but not really.) When I step

The first sound of Thanksgiving morning wasn’t the soft hum of a simmering stock pot or the gentle crackle of an oven preheating—it was my alarm. And then… my snooze button. Once. Twice. Maybe three times. Eventually, though, responsibility—and the promise of a perfectly roasted turkey—pulled me upright. The house was still quiet, the kind of quiet that makes you feel like you're the only person awake in the world. I walked through the dim hallway, down the stairs, and into t