Every year I polish up my Thanksgiving recipes as part of this extensive guide that I have been building for the past decade. I've tried to cover everything - from a primer on turkeys to what to do with leftovers. If you have any thoughts or anything questions, let me know! I'll … [Read more...] about Holiday Recipes & Beyond: A Complete Guide to Shopping, Menus, Leftovers and Tips to Stay Sane
Recipes
Can You Pass Off Processed Thanksgiving Side Dishes for the Real Thing?
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 Can You Pass Off Processed Thanksgiving Side Dishes for the Real Thing?
Kat’s Thanksgiving Turkey FAQ
That's me, age four, stuffing a Thanksgiving turkey. I've been doing this holiday dinner thing a long time. So much information exists on the humble turkey, a curiously popular bird. Here are simple answers to common questions from reliable sources. Please note this page includes … [Read more...] about Kat’s Thanksgiving Turkey FAQ
Recipe: How to Make Homemade Flavored Butter
Here's a key reason you want to learn how to make homemade flavoredbutter. Walking in a fancy upscale supermarket recently, I ran across a 3 oz tub of herb-infused butter was $5.99. That means you're paying $31 for butter with some herbs in it. Save money and do it … [Read more...] about Recipe: How to Make Homemade Flavored Butter
Recipe: Salade Niçoise
I first encountered Salade Niçoise in a most embarrassing way -- by reading about it in a cheap romance novel. The salad appeared in a typically evocative of a dime store read. A beautiful protagonist perched at a table under a striped umbrella on an immaculate beach in Cannes … [Read more...] about Recipe: Salade Niçoise
