Pumpkin Pie and Easy Variations
Face it–pies are not that hard, but they have a way of going all wrong when you are under stress or distracted or the ingredients for the filling are unpredictable, such as peaches and other fruit being too juicy or going too soft before the crust is done baking. Pumpkin pie filling, however, is pretty [...]
The Easiest Cranberry Sauce Ever
Here’s a simple, easy, cranberry sauce that’s not only good on Turkey Day, but keeps for a couple of weeks in the fridge, so you can enjoy the leftovers on waffles, or on toast or bagels with cream cheese. I’ve been making it this way for 25 years and Mom still counts on me to [...]
Thanksgiving Dinner Shopping and Ingredient List
Here’s what you need to have on hand to make everything on the menu in my previous post, A Simple One-Day Thanksgiving Dinner Timeline. Everything can be purchased well ahead of time, even this weekend if it suits you, providing the fresh ingredients are stored with a bit of care. To recap, here’s the menu, [...]
A Simple One-Day Thanksgiving Dinner Cooking Timeline
Let me begin by saying Minimalism and the traditional Thanksgiving dinner are mutually exclusive. It’s probably the American cook’s single most stressful meal of the year. The menu is loaded with traditional dishes made by generations that have gone before us, and adding to the fun it always comes on a Thursday, smack dab in [...]
Enough for a Party: Cheap and Easy Cinnamon Crisps
We recently had an invitation to an evening gathering (Hi Karin!!!) where the food theme was Mexican, and I wanted to bring something along with the usual bottle of wine. I was thinking Mexican Wedding Cookies, but the budget was screaming, “NO PECANS!” and I was running short of time as it turned out to [...]
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