Jennifer discovered this recipe in her Scottish grandmother’s cooking notes, which though yellowed with age, still have a powerful ability to inspire visions of flavor....
After much feasting, revelry, and a few bottles of wine for the adults, my family settled into the afterglow of tryptophan.In an exquisite show of honesty, my three-year-old niece stood up from the kids' table and declared:"I ate too much!"The moment of hilarity caused many buttons to strain from the...
As we all flee to our holiday destinations, I'd like to pause for a moment to recognize what I have come to see as the true and proper meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday: a feast held in celebration of the hard work we have put forth all year in the...
In case you were wondering what keeps me going back into the kitchen with my twin nephews, well, how could anyone resist these faces -- or chef toques?? (My last birthday gift. They get...
Last year The Sister and I were most distressed by having to host Thanksgiving dinner in her garage, as there was simply no room to spare with the growing inventory of stuff imposed by The Twins -- and a crowd of 15 dinner guests. (Which, by the way, is immediate...