by Brian | Nov 23, 2011 | Recipes
“Our garden herbs are still fresh, right?” I asked. “Yes,” Suzen said. “And you love pine nuts, right?” “What do you want, Brian.” She was now on alert. “Well, I found this stuffing recipe that uses them and I just thought …” “Let me see,” she asked and extended her...
by Brian | Nov 23, 2011 | Recipes
Your Thanksgiving meal is done. The football games are over. Guests are gone. Cleanup, sadly, is necessary. Here is what NOT to do. Don’t throw away that leftover turkey carcass. Even if most of the meat is devoured, save the carcass. You are about to make quarts and...
by Brian | Nov 23, 2011 | Recipes
Gravy. After blood, the most precious liquid known to man. And that turkey gravy recipe you have may well call for using turkey stock. Here is a fast, easy, but delicious stock recipe from The New Thanksgiving Table by Diane Morgan. This recipe uses those “extra...
by Brian | Nov 23, 2011 | Recipes
The day after Thanksgiving, your refrigerator may seem to have more things than the day before Thanksgiving. Hopefully, you’ll have big bowl of leftover mashed potatoes. Here’s a wonderful way to use up those “leftovers” creating a treat for breakfast, lunch or...
by Brian | Nov 21, 2011 | Recipes
I originally posted this blog last year, just before Thanksgiving. Rather than force you to search for it, I’m reissuing it here. There are the Ultimate Mashed Potatoes from Joel Robuchon and they really, really are wonderful. There are mashed potatoes, and...
