One of my favorite camp meals was always Dutch Oven BBQ Chicken. It is seriously easy, and everyone loves it. You can go the ridiculously easy route and just pick up a bottle of your favorite barbecue sauce on your way to your camp site, but that’s not nearly as…
Dutch Oven Moroccan Chicken Stew
I still have camping on the brain apparently and this week I wanted to bring you the next course in your camping meal. It may be a little more fancy than the basic camping fare you are used to, but it is still pretty simple. A little prep before might…
Unemployed Sweet & Sour Chicken
Several years ago, the economy tanked, thousands of people lost their jobs, including Lydia and me. Lydia had been working as the Community Relations Manager for Barnes & Noble for several years and was making decent money. I had been working as a commercial escrow assistant for several years for…
Turkey Cottage Pie with Sweet Potato Crust
I’m betting you have leftover turkey today. I do. I would also put money on having your fridge full of gelatinized gravy, a serving or so of green beans, and so, so many mashed potatoes. In my fridge I had a little glass dish that I wasn’t sure if it…
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…
Dry Brined Turkey with Extra Crispy Skin
Every year in early November I wrangle my rusty turkey making skills together, buy a smallish bird and do a practice turkey. You know, kinda a dry run for the big day. Greg doesn’t complain. He is a turkey lover from way back and as I start plotting my turkey…