Psssst. Hey there. You. Yes, you. Now, I know you’ve got a pecan pie to make, stuffing in the oven, a bird to brine, and marshmallows that need tossing over sweet potatoes, but what are you going to do with those house guests for breakfast on Friday? Serve them turkey tetrazzini? I think not. Here’s… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Holidays & Entertaining
Turkey-in-a-hole-in-the-ground
Last year was supposed to be the year of “Ten-and-out” for the turkey-in-a-hole-in-the-ground Thanksgiving at my brother-in-law’s house in Vermont. This year, his house is on the market, so we decided that we’d go “Eleven-and-out”, even though there is a very real possibility that we could see “Twelve-and-out” next year with real estate in its… Continue Reading
A Lovely Side Dish or Vegetarian Option for Turkey Day
Approximately one week from now, everyone reading this, and everyone they know, and everyone they know, and so on and so forth, will be standing in a kitchen full of chopped onions, dried bread, poultry seasoning, chicken broth, sweet potato, pecans, butter, canned pumpkin puree, brown sugar, maple syrup, flour strewn about, peeled apples –… Continue Reading
Wow. I really DO have a problem.
I know that I admitted to having a cooked-fruit-with-crumb-topping addiction nearly two weeks ago – a near-eternity in the blogosphere – and an admission which you most likely have forgotten by now or of which you were never aware. So let me say it again. I have a problem. But now I think the problem… Continue Reading