Thanksgiving

You must know by now that I’m a little bit crazy when it comes to things food and drink.  I want to know where things come from, man.  Like, eggnog.  Eggnog didn’t originate in a carton in the dairy aisle.  Did it?  No, it didn’t.  I read about it in a book.  I get...

Ahhh...I have a new love. In preparation for making Thanksgiving stuffing, I stopped at the bakery outlet for the first time in years. What deals! There's nothing like getting two loaves of french bread for $1.29 and four loaves of whole wheat, no HCFS...

The beauty and the danger of fried rice is that you can use whatever leftovers you have in the kitchen. I say danger because my mom once got food poisoning from eating fried rice when we were in Asia. Lesson learned - only order steamed rice when you a...

After turkey you HAVE to have pie! The other day I shared that I loved to cook with my Grandparents and learn new recipes, one being the Red Hot Apples I posted about, another was a pie recipe dating back to the 1930's during the Great Depression...Ritz Cracker Mock Apple Pie. I thought I would...

We are having 18 people to our house this year.  I know that it sounds like a lot, but the kids outnumber the adults.  Should I be scared about that?  This year I have to be honest, so I have a confession.  I am such a control freak when it comes to my Thanksgiving...

My mom and I have a tradition that every Thanksgiving Eve, we bake pies together for the next day. How fortunate that just last month, I found a recipe for perfect pie crust while making a chicken pot pie. This dough was beautiful: pliant, easy to work...

I have fond childhood memories of the holidays.Living close to my Grandma and then living on family property and a lot of that within my Grandma's house, she and my Grandpa gave me my earliest memories of food and cooking during this festive time. S...

It's time to get the last minute shopping done for Thanksgiving. If you're planning on brining a turkey, here's a nice brine mixture that tastes every bit as good as some of the expensive mixtures on the shelves. The technique of brining is s...

  I know that it is getting close, and that most of you have already finalized your Thanksgiving menus, but if you haven’t, I still have a few recipes to share with you.  Like this Cornbread, Sausage, and Pecan Stuffing.  I found it in this month’s issue of Country Living Magazine, shared from the...

I Love Cranberries - Photo Credit: US CranberriesThroughout history, the health benefits of cranberries have been based on folkloric remedies that have existed for centuries. These health-giving benefits were long recognized by the First People on this...