Over the years, I have cooked turkey in a million different ways, and I always come back to this method. I first learned about this when I went about planning my very first Thanksgiving feast that I was cooking and hosting. I found this technique of covering the turkey breast in cheesecloth soaked in white […]
Gravy really is one of the easiest sauces to make and to fail! But it doesn’t have to be if you follow a couple of tried and true steps. When I buy my turkey, I always also buy some additional turkey wings. Pull the giblet packet from the cavity of the bird and use everything […]
There is no need to invent the wheel here when others have done such a good job already! Thank you Dorie Greenspan for this deliciously perfect pumpkin pie recipe. Whenever I use someone else’s recipe I always take a little liberty with the ingredient list and so should you! In baking though, some ingredients should […]
It’s my exceptional Thanksgiving dressing. I know it’s dressing because I’m not stuffing it up a bird, but doesn’t stuffing sound more Thanksgiving-ish? Anywho, dressing/stuffing is a crowd-pleaser in my house, and a requirement on the Thanksgiving table or my family would surely riot! This is the dressing I have been perfecting for years and […]
If I wasn’t already married, I might call this marry me salad. When my husband first tasted this he was more enthusiastic about a salad than I have ever seen him, and made the bold statement, “This is my new favorite thing!” I will admit it is perfection and my new favorite fall combo. If […]
I love a tart and fresh cranberry sauce, made from whole berries and zippy ginger, not a fan of the sauce that comes from a can. I know there is a lot of debate over this topic, and everyone has an opinion, but the canned variety has a grainy texture and cloying taste that just […]