The great Thanksgiving Day food debate has started; does it ever really end? The Thanksgiving Day debate I have overheard at work and the grocery stores even at the butcher just yesterday. Turkey, Ham, Lamb, Beef or even lasagna? I have never not had Turkey so the others don’t even cross my mind. To brine or not to brine. I’ve done both and prefer not! … Continue reading Thanksgiving debate – Stuff or not to stuff
I have been using up some PTO the last couple of weeks with long weekends and had some grand illusion that I would spend at least some of it making food, taking pictures, writing and banking a few blogs in case the holiday season got a little out of control and I couldn’t write. Then I got this fast and furious cold that won’t go … Continue reading Creamy Alfredo Sauce
Hand pies, dumplings, turnovers, empanadas, spring rolls and egg rolls pretty much anything that you can pick up with one hand that has either sweet or savory ingredients inside; I am a fan!Out of everything I listed in my opening statement I have made them all but two of them. One of the two has been on my list to try to make but I … Continue reading Puff Pastry Apple Hand Pies
It is a soup kind of day in my world today! what does soup mean to you? Soup to me is fridge clearing, a welcoming stove top aroma and a warm comforting hug in a cup, It is just plain home to me! I am writing this while having my morning cup of tea about an hour before I generally post for you and yes … Continue reading Pasta e Fagioli
