I have some semolina and cornmeal bread on its second rise in the house right now, its primary purpose to complement the roasted fennel and carrot soup I made on Wednesday night. JR and I were both taken aback by how good the soup was – oh, and don’t even get me started on the… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Recipes
Honey mustard-cider marinade
Yes, I do intend for you to use this on the pig. You have been warned. Before I head back into the house (I write to you from my computer in my studio which is in the barn behind the house) to roast the carrots and fennel for tonight’s soup, I wanted to quickly share… Continue Reading
Dreaming of PB&J. And cinnamon sugar, too.
With all of this turkey-in-a-hole-in-the-ground excitement, you might suspect that I’ve slacked in my weekly yeast bread baking duties. But you would be wrong. In fact, you are wrong. On the Sunday prior to Thanksgiving, I made some honey wheat bread based on a recipe I found – where else? – at King Arthur’s Flour… Continue Reading
Do it yourself: Turkey-in-a-hole-in-the-ground pictorial essay
Pictorial essay sounds pretty fancy, doesn’t it? I thought it best to illustrate the entire Turkey-in-a-hole-in-the-ground process with photos for those of you who want to pull these shenanigans off yourself next year. It starts with a large, fresh bird. This year, our bird was 30 pounds. One year we commissioned a bird from my… Continue Reading
Turkey. It’s not what’s for breakfast.
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