Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Hotline: Turkey, Gravy & Carving

Nov 21, 2012

The table is set, the wine is uncorked and the guests are arriving imminently for the Thanksgiving feast. However, now you’re panicking about the last-minute details, such as figuring out when the turkey is cooked to perfection, making the gravy and carving the bird. This post is for you! You likely know what side dishes [...]

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Thanksgiving & Weeknight Recipes, & a New Gig

Nov 20, 2012

Do you need some more Thanksgiving recipes or tips and tricks for the big day? How about a quick weeknight meal? Have I got some recipes for you! Whether or not you’re a parent, you need to check out the new site, allParenting. Okay, so maybe I’m a tad bit biased because I am now [...]

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My Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes: Turkey to Side Dish & Dessert

Nov 16, 2012

Thanksgiving Recipes: Turkey, Side Dishes & Dessert

These are all of my family’s favorite Thanksgiving recipes, from the perfectly roasted turkey to our favorite side dishes and cranberry sauce. And don’t miss the tutorial on making the perfect gravy or carving the bird. Try to avoid breaking out in a cold sweat as I say this…Thanksgiving is less than a week [...]

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Fresh Green Beans with Bacon, Mushrooms & Herbs Recipe

Nov 14, 2012

Fresh green beans are tossed with crispy bacon, sauteed mushrooms, shallots and fresh herbs. This is a wonderful, bright side for your Thanksgiving feast. This post is a two-fer. If you are looking for a side dish for your Thanksgiving feast, then these fresh green beans will do the trick. Bacon, mushrooms, shallots and fresh [...]

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Mashed Potatoes Recipe with Bacon & Caramelized Onions

Nov 12, 2012

Mashed Potatoes with Bacon & Caramelized Onions by Cookin

This addictive Thanksgiving side dish is filled with creamy (but low-fat) mashed potatoes, salty and crispy bacon and sweet caramelized onions. I’m a traditionalist, from the top of my head to the tip of my toes. That means that I typically don’t want anyone to mess with my holiday side dishes. Just give me a [...]

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Boozy Cranberry Sauce Recipe with Port Wine & Cloves

Nov 8, 2012

This fresh cranberry sauce, with port wine and cloves, adds a grown-up touch to your Thanksgiving feast. Let the Thanksgiving planning begin! Last week I kicked off the holiday cooking with Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Blue Cheese Breadcrumbs. But as we all know, the sweet potatoes are just the tip of the iceberg. There’s the [...]

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Baked Tortellini with Turkey, Butternut Squash & Chard Recipe

Nov 25, 2011

For those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday, I hope you had a wonderful day with family and friends. Now that the festivities are over, you’re lying on the couch, aren’t you? Sweatpants on, hair unbrushed and surrounded by magazines you’ve been hoping to read for months. You did enough cooking yesterday to last you [...]

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How to: Make Turkey Gravy…Revisited

Nov 24, 2011

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Last year at this time, I published a “how to” on making gravy. After hearing from so many people about their previous gravy flops and how the tutorial calmed their nerves when the time came to whisk those turkey drippings into rich, silky Thanksgiving perfection, I figured it was worth publishing my recipe and troubleshooting [...]

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How to: Carve a Turkey

Nov 21, 2011

In my family, carving turkey is inexplicably linked to the host’s manhood. I don’t know how it started, but it was a topic of conversation at every holiday meal. It was determined by my paternal grandfather, and maybe even his father before him, that the proper way to carve a turkey was at the holiday [...]

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