We kept things low key this week, what with Thanksgiving happenings and friends and family and all that jazz… Hope you each have recovered from holiday madness, Black Friday insanity and death by leftovers. So many of you loved our Thanksgiving Recipe Recap that we decided to do it again…
Slow Cooker Beef Stew
I have always been a fan of stew. Maybe it is that whole one pot meal thing, but I like the variety of flavors all melding into one. Anytime I make it, the whole house smells fantastic. I don’t know that I make it regularly, but maybe semi-regularly. But I…
ALL our Thanksgiving Recipes. In one place
We’ve had a busy couple of weeks sharing all our Thanksgiving Recipes with you. We thought we’d pull everything together and put it all in one place so that you can either drool (or plan your holiday meal). Appetizers – because let’s face it, that Turkey always takes longer than you…
Gin Brined Turkey
I was recently at a lovely party with a literary bent – you know, the type of party where you all sit around and chat about your favorite books and how much you like the smell of old leather bindings and the whisper of crinkly pages. A favorite poet might…
Hibiscus Cranberry-Blackberry Sauce
I believe that Cranberry sauce has a firm place in the world. Namely on turkey sandwiches year-round. I frequently buy several bags of fresh cranberries around Thanksgiving and freeze them – just to have on hand. I like cranberry syrup in my summer lemonade and they always brighten up a…
Pumpkin Sage Chili
One of our family traditions that I didn’t get into until recently really, is that my parents used to make chili for dinner every year on Halloween. I think there was a texture thing I couldn’t get past as a kid.But before we would go out trick or treating, we…