Greetings, and welcome to today's chat! Hope you're enjoying our coverage this week, including Tim's primer on a simple way to make great coffee at home; Tamar's look at eating bugs (just in time for Halloween!); Cathy's take on a crowd-pleasing slab pie for the holidays; and much more.

Tim is on vacation (beach-ing it up in Mexico), so I will have to draw on my own coffee knowledge to help answer any of those questions. And Kara is also out today. But Tamar and Cathy will be in the house, along with the rest of us regulars.

We'll have giveaway books for our favorite chatters today: They will remain a secret until the end of the chat!

For your PostPoints members, here's today's code: FR2823 . Remember, you'll record and enter it at the PostPoints site under Claim My Points to earn points. The code expires at midnight, so be sure to enter the code by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday to get credit for participating.

Oh, I almost forgot: We're looking for readers to submit Thanksgiving recipes that say something about their family's heritage, and are hoping for a diverse lot. If you want to consider taking part, go to this form and fill it out. And thank you!

OK, let's roll!