In my post Turkeys Take Forever To Thaw, I lamented that my turkeys always take their sweet time defrosting even when I place it in the fridge according to the recommended guidelines. Well, as a followup– I placed the frozen turkey in the refrigerator on December 21. One week later, I removed it to cook [...]
December 26, 2011
My New Christmas Tradition
OH SO full of calories but it was a delicious treat for Christmas dessert! (I passed over the pie — too filling — to enjoy a cup of this). I found it while looking for red wine for Christmas dinner. It was affordable so I thought I would try it. I used to LOVE dairy [...]
December 17, 2011
Holiday Menu
As much as I adore Thanksgiving Day, I really only do the most basic of dinners. I stick with the boring old traditional meal: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, a vegetable, pumpkin pie. Christmas, however, is much different. Christmas is cozier, the holiday week is longer. For example, I only have ONE day to prepare for [...]
December 17, 2011
Turkeys Take FOREVER To Thaw!
I know I am incurring The Wrath of Turkey Chefs everywhere, but I admit that I *have* thawed the turkey OUT of the refrigerator before. And it wasn’t in a sink full of cold water! (It was in the cold garage for a day). I have also placed the bird in the fridge as long [...]
December 14, 2011
MUST HAVE Vintage Signs
Ever since I was a little girl and I dug an old, discarded Sunbeam Bread tin sign from a junk pile, I have loved retro signs. Since I renovated my kitchen last year, I have been slowly collecting and adding them to my kitchen walls. I wish they weren’t so durn expensive, and I could [...]
December 14, 2011
What’s Your Favorite Recipe Website?
As amazing and vast as the Internet is, I just can’t seem to find *the perfect* cooking website. It’s so different with cookbooks– do you have a favorite cookbook from which you cook ALL the time? I do, I have several. But it’s not so with recipe websites. Maybe because they are usually built around [...]
December 9, 2011
Homemade Cranberry Scones
My daughter made some scones the other day– Cranberry Scones. Oooooooooooo oo oo oo. They are amazing. She makes three batches all at once, and the family eats them up almost immediately. Cranberry Scones 2 1/2 cups flour 2/3 cup sugar 2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 cup butter (no substitutes) [...]
December 2, 2011
What’s Your Apron Style?
I admit, I was never much of an apron gal. I SHOULD be, Lord knows. I’m probably one of THE messiest cooks in the kitchen. I usually have a dishtowel draped over my shoulder, or a large flannel shirt that I wear to, um, wipe my hands if necessary. No matter how careful I am, [...]
December 2, 2011
Bulk Buying, Storing, Cooking
When the kids were younger (and our incomes smaller), I was a fanatic about buying food in bulk and pre-making meals for the week. I’d get one of those huge 10-pound ground beef rolls, cook it all up at once, and bag it in freezer bags. I also remember going on fruit and vegetable binges, [...]
November 22, 2011
Traditional AKA Boring Thanksgiving Dinner
Every year, I make the same basic, traditional (AKA, boooooring) Thanksgiving dinner: turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, pie. Last year I think I did something REALLY exciting and made deviled eggs, woohooo. I love the holiday, but when it comes to the feast, I am horribly dull and uncreative. I think may do something [...]
December 26, 2011
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