Thanksgiving

Baked Brie with Cranberry-Apricot Chutney

November 13, 2012
Baked Brie with Cranberry-Apricot Chutney

I grew up in a very small town where, by today’s standards, the “exotic” food choices weren’t exotic at all. There were many common foods that I never tried until into my mid-20s. Yet somehow in my early 20s I gained the “Martha Stewart” nickname among my girlfriends, despite being very much a connoisseur of [...]

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Hasselback Sweet Potatoes with Maple Cinnamon Butter. And Bacon.

November 11, 2012
Hasselback Sweet Potatoes with Maple-Cinnamon Butter and Bacon

Because I regularly volunteer for sweet potato duty, that traditional dish has evolved to be the revolving the door at Thanksgiving every year. My mom always makes a small dish of Candied Sweet Potatoes – you know the kind, sweet potatoes, brown sugar, a stick of butter, all buried under a bag of jumbo marshmallows. [...]

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Cheesy Broccoli Quinoa Casserole

November 9, 2012
Cheesy Broccoli Quinoa Casserole

In my family, Thanksgiving has 3 rules. And they all involve Velveeta: 1) There must be broccoli & rice casserole. I can bring roasted broccoli for a healthier broccoli dish. But it has to be served alongside of – not instead of – the casserole. 2) I must make the broccoli & rice casserole. Me. [...]

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Salted Turkey with Citrus & Herbs

November 7, 2012
Salted Turkey with Citrus & Herbs

So remember how I declared the Sweet Tea Brine the greatest thing to happen to poultry since deep frying? Well, let’s talk about the pretty darn close runner-up: the “dry brined” turkey. We got the idea for the salted turkey from Bridget’s blog. Her high praise for the technique last year is what put the [...]

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Turkey Tester Throwdown: Brining vs Salting

November 4, 2012
Brining vs Salting a Turkey or Chicken

Our Thanksgiving menu is mostly set and we’re testing out the few new items that made their way onto the menu over the next couple of weeks. We ended up not being able to completely agree on the turkey recipe so we thought we’d just make both, throwdown style. The winner’s turkey recipe would be [...]

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Over-Achiever Friday: Thanksgiving Menu = 97.24% done

November 2, 2012

Show of hands. Who else spent a couple of hours yesterday sorting through browser bookmarks, magazine recipe tear-outs from years past, Pinterest, and favorite blogs to plan their Thanksgiving menus? You are not alone. My parents and I usually alternate hosting every other year but a glitch in the matrix means I get to host [...]

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