by Brian | Nov 27, 2014 | Recipes
Puzzled? Worried? First time? Don’t worry. You’ll be fine. Here’s a very helpful guide to the roasting times for your turkey. Times vary both with the size of the turkey and whether it is stuffed or not. The assumption here is that the turkey goes...
by Brian | Nov 26, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I have about 1600 posts on this blog. Something near 2 million words. I have written about this and about that. I can write about anything. Or so I thought. I mean this as a compliment to the author and packagers of this book: this is the strangest dessert book I have...
by Brian | Nov 26, 2014 | Recipes
I first posted this recipe four years ago, and it is one Suzen and I have enjoyed on a regular basis ever since. Now, I know, I have posted several sweet potato recipes recently, all in anticipation of Thanksgiving. Which is very soon. Actually, it’s tomorrow....
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by Brian | Nov 25, 2014 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Because we look and smell before we taste, a great dish must fill the room with aroma and astonish us with beauty. Now, cookbooks cannot issue aroma, but they can be seductively, intensely beautiful. Pomegranates & Pine Nuts, by Bethany Kehdy, is a such a...
by Brian | Nov 25, 2014 | Recipes
I cannot imagine a Thanksgiving meal without mashed potatoes. After a few decades of Thanksgivings, I have reached the stage where I can swap out the turkey for duck or maybe a stuffed pork roast, but there absolutely has to be mashed potatoes. I...
