by Brian | Nov 20, 2023 | Holidays, Recipes, Thanksgiving
For most of our lives, we stuffed the Thanksgiving Turkey with — drumroll — stuffing. Now we know that it is a safety issue and we need to cook our stuffing outside the turkey. And that gives us some opportunity, for variety and for spacing out the work of the...
by Brian | Nov 6, 2023 | Holidays, Thanksgiving
“Do you know what this Thursday is?” I asked my wife Suzi tonight. “No.” “It’s two weeks then to Thanksgiving.” “Yikes!” she said. “Time to plan, time to nail down the recipes.” This year, yet again, I...
by Brian | Dec 20, 2018 | Holidays, Recipes
Next week is Christmas and yet another holiday meal to fashion for many of us. You had turkey for Thanksgiving? Turkey again? Mashed potatoes again? How about a changeup, something delicious and surprising. This is sweet potatoes but without the marshmallow....
by Brian | Apr 1, 2018 | Holidays, Recipes
I posted this four years ago. And ever since, we make these for Easter. If you are searching for something to put on your holiday table, this will work just perfectly. It is Easter Sunday, a day devoted to the colors yellow and purple and orange. Oh, those are just...
by Brian | Dec 14, 2017 | Christmas, Cookie Jar, Holidays, Recipes, Uncategorized
I first posted this recipe three years ago. It is a brilliant cookie concept, warm and rich and very, very coffee. It’s just the kind of pretty cookie you want to enjoy during the holidays. A simple shortbread is converted into a sandwich using a coffee...
by Brian | Dec 8, 2016 | Holidays, Recipes
I first posted this recipe three years ago. We've had our Thanksgiving turkey and that "standard" stuffing. With Christmas and New Years approaching, many of us will double down: the final turkey of the year is destined for our table. But, and this...
