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...
Invariably, when the end of the year rolls around, I tend to look over the past year and take stock of all that's transpired. I was perusing my first Gastronomic Meditations blog, and chuckled at my initial experiments with blogging, trying to find a niche in the food world, and...
The Thanksgiving preparations have begun in my kitchen.My nephews and I spent the morning making the dinner rolls for the family feast (wheat and rye rolls), and there is nothing so hilarious as watching a four-year-old trying to knead a heavy piece of wheat dough.They are in the oven now...
Well, we are a week away from the tryptophan coma, so Chef Donna has been scouring, like me, through our past issues for inspiration. She has some great ideas that can actually work throughout the holiday season, so if you, too, need some inspiration, take a peek at her Notes...