Thanksgiving is as much about the turkey and all the traditional side dishes as it is about the leftovers. My preference is for a classic turkey sandwich – good bread, lots of mayo. Larry will eat some variation of Thanksgiving for days, but this year he spotted a recipe for a strata that he thought [...]
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Thanksgiving isn’t one of those big-deal holidays for us. Actually, we’re pretty low-key for all holidays. My brother usually comes down, and we hang out. The game is on, laptops are out, books are read. I really like it. Even though we don’t have a big-deal Thanksgiving, I still make a fairly traditional meal. Turkey, [...]
I’ve been making Cincinnati chili for about as long as I’ve been cooking. It’s my favorite kind of chili, served over spaghetti and topped with onions, cheddar and oyster crackers (otherwise known as five-way). I’ve never even been to Ohio, and even though Larry grew up in Dayton, he had never had it until I [...]
This is a great use of leftover turkey (although my favorite is still the traditional turkey sandwich). It’s really more of a framework – swap out the cheese, use chicken instead of turkey, or beans for a vegetarian option. The key to great quesadillas is getting them nice and browned stove-top. Corn is out of [...]
Our usual low-key Thanksgiving – no travel, no big gatherings, just Larry, Brian and me. I do as much prep the day before as possible, so it’s usually pretty relaxing. This year, I really didn’t make many changes. I’m happy with my turkey method and gravy. I’m always on a search for the ultimate dressing, [...]
I made this for dinner to indulge Larry’s love for shepherd’s pie (technically cottage pie – shepherd’s pie is made with lamb). However, we were both lukewarm on this. I’m not crazy about shepherd’s pie anyway – too much stuff mixed together, and with sweet potatoes on top I like it even less. Plus the [...]
We had our usual quiet Thanksgiving. My half-brother drove down from Sacramento to spend Thanksgiving with us for the first time ever. I prepped a bit yesterday, but cut back on a lot of dishes I originally had planned because Larry was still recovering from a not-very-fun time with kidney stones. He hasn’t had much [...]
I decided to branch out from my standard Thanksgiving food and try some different things this year, since we just had one person join us this year (Eddie). I didn’t exactly use the recipe for the turkey – I salted it and stuffed the cavities as described, but then went my own way with roasting [...]
Larry, his dad and Jay were here for Thanksgiving dinner. I skipped out on the herbed dinner rolls that I made last year, because I wasn’t up to making them (although they’re very easy). I decided to make this soup after Amy told me she was making it. I was more convinced that I should [...]
Fiyaz was here for Thanksgiving. I made a huge turkey – almost 21 pounds, because we like to have the leftovers. – I’ve never followed a recipe for roasting turkey until last year, when I found this recipe. I love the deep caramel gravy that it makes. I double the amount of apple cider and [...]
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