Kentucky Hot Browns: a masterful use of holiday leftovers Let's be honest: We all tend to buy and make too much food for Thanksgiving. I do it every year. And you must have too, or you wouldn't be looking for ideas for holiday leftovers, right? Personally, I love holiday … [Read more...] about 19 Ideas for Holiday Leftovers
Recipe: Easy Peppermint Bark
There's a reason why I love peppermint bark that begins with a confession: I don't like chocolate. I don't loathe it, I just don't love it. This news always takes people by surprise. Somehow by the mere fact of my gender, it's assumed that I must immediately be in love with all … [Read more...] about Recipe: Easy Peppermint Bark
Real Mashed Potatoes vs. Instant
The next round of my Thanksgiving Dinner Firehouse Challenge put real mashed potatoes vs. instant mashed potatoes. I understand the lure of instant mashed potatoes. You want comfort and you want it now. I love them so much that if food could be your spirit animal, mine would be … [Read more...] about Real Mashed Potatoes vs. Instant
How to Make Healthy Ramen
It’s hard to beat the guilty pleasure of instant ramen. It's inexpensive and endlessly versatile, but as sold it's just empty carbs and a ton of sodium. So how to make ramen healthier? Here's my strategy. For those purists who will balk at this version and say, “Hey, that’s not … [Read more...] about How to Make Healthy Ramen
The Firehouse Challenge: Packaged vs. Homemade Thanksgiving Dinner Classics
For years, my father-in-law's second wife served boxed stuffing at her holiday gatherings, spiced up with cut-up precooked turkey sausage. When I offered to make some homemade stuffing one year, she waved me off. “No one can the tell the difference, anyway.” But I can tell, I … [Read more...] about The Firehouse Challenge: Packaged vs. Homemade Thanksgiving Dinner Classics
