Bacon Buttermilk Cornbread
What would we do without cornbread, or bacon for that matter? European settlers found many ways to use corn when they first settled in…
Tag: thanksgiving
Spicy Cranberry Pepper Chutney
My favorite Thanksgiving movie is Pieces of April. It is ugly and unresolvable, and not necessarily a great film, but one I like a lot…
How to Shuck an Oyster
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to crack open a few dozen Maine oysters. Our icy autumn waters are the ideal environment for these strange, salty, slurpy creatures.…
Pumpkin Spice Cake with Rum Raisin Icing
If you’re going to make this cake (and you should), you need some advance warning. Perhaps you’re a better person than I am and…
Roasted Apple Soup with Cider and Gruyere
The last time I went to the desert, I was four and had a lot on my mind. I took a road trip with…
Achiote Butter-Basted Roast Turkey with Ancho Chile Gravy
We had lived in Mexico for a little over a year when my dad arrived. After years of marriage, he was in the middle…
Chocolate Pecan Pie Recipe
Pie is really having a moment. Am I right? As a nation, we’ve revisited cupcakes, experimented with cake pops, gotten cozy with red velvet…
Cornbread Dressing with Fresh and Dried Fruit
My idea of truly perfect stuffing involves bread, sausage, sage, butter, onion and celery. But not even sausage, really, or even sage. One day…
Pumpkin Pie with Crushed Walnut Crust
Last year during the holidays, I was pregnant, and in the spacious kitchen of our rented farmhouse, I learned to bake. I made cookies…
Sweet Potato Soup Recipe
This ultra tasty potato soup works well with stuffing, a turkey dinner, or simply eat it on it’s own. The color is gorgeous, the…
8 Dishes to Get You in the Thanksgiving Mood
If food bloggers have a Superbowl, it’s Thanksgiving Day. Oh, sure: There’s the giving thanks and the cornucopias and the shoes with big brass…
Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe
These stuffed mushrooms are a perfect party canape. Classic, bordering on kitschy, but not all-the-way kitsch. The inclusion of Ritz crackers was, in my…
Coffee “S’mores” Pie
Juliette Low founded the Girl Scouts of America on March 12, 1912. On September 15, 1985, I joined their illustrious ranks, as a member…
Chipotle and Rosemary Roasted Nuts
This was my first batch of homemade roasted nuts, and I am officially a believer. You will be, too. Regular ol’ bulk mixed nuts…
Turkey & Chorizo Breakfast Hash (Leftovers)
The morning after a big family meal like Thanksgiving is the perfect opportunity to whip up a breakfast hash. You’ve got most of the…
Mushroom Medley au Gratin
All of the flavor of this Thanksgiving side dish comes from the natural earthiness of the mushroom blend, with just a touch of additional…
Savory Monkey Bread
Monkey bread is a celebration of life, liberty, equality, fraternity, Pilgrims, Native Americans, the pursuit of happiness, shoes with oversized buckles, burning the witch,…
Caramel Apple Sweet Potato Casserole
This Thanksgiving, I was looking for an alternative to the usual marshmallow-topped canned sweet potato casserole. While kids seem to love it, and it’s…
Honey Cake With Caramelized Pears
I’ve already baked with apples and pumpkin, ginger and molasses. And today was a day for cake, a real, rich cake you cut into…
Mushroom Casserole
The most wonderful time of the year, the unabridged version, has begun. For me, anyway. Yesterday was my 33rd birthday and it was perfect.…
Baked Apple With Ginger Cookie And Whiskey Whipped Cream
Today’s dessert is a bit of a hodgepodge. It’s seasonal, it’s boozy, and it’s a delight for your mouth. You’re gonna love it. It…
Baking with Fresh Pumpkin
Sometimes I feel as if I’m unlearning fifty years of received wisdom. On the very rare occasion I wanted to cook or bake with…