Sure, America needs this condiment to cut through our rich, buttery Thanksgiving meal and cleanse our palates, but isn't it also what makes the leftover turkey sandwich amazing? I think so! As a side note, we also spread our Cacia's Bakery rolls with this Chipotle Goat Cheese Spread a la Pati Jinich. The combination of … Continue reading Cranberry Sauce
This is the base of so many of our Thanksgiving Feast dishes as well as the soup which inevitably follows. We actually make this twice each holiday- once the day before Thanksgiving with the neck and giblets (not the liver) and any leftover chicken bones we store every time we roast a chicken (which is … Continue reading Turkey Bone Broth
One of my favorite ways to preserve my summer garden herbs is in a compound butter. These butters will keep in the freezer throughout the winter and into the spring (that is, if you don't eat them before spring!). My sage plant was incredible this year! I didn't think it was coming back at all … Continue reading Sage & Citrus Butter
I grew up on Jimmy Dean Sausage. Let's face it, it's delicious! But now that I am more concerned about what's in my food, about what the animals that I eat ate and how they were treated, I need a replacement. I've been testing recipes for my own breakfast sausage for a couple of years … Continue reading Spicy Sage Breakfast Sausage
I've finally emerged from my Thanksgiving Day feast coma and am able to think once again about food. Yes, it took two days! Among the many many things for which I am thankful, I must include the fact that we had the foresight to sample this Pear Galette with Maple Brandy Glaze before dinner. Had … Continue reading Pear Galette with Maple Brandy Glaze
