I love to cook, so our Thanksgiving is prepared by me and my entire family with a few exceptions. We always have a selection of Fastachi nuts, seeds, and mixes for guests to nibble on while the turkey is cooking. I also love the ooey gooey deliciousness of Petsi Pies pecan pie so I…
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Fall is Here and I Feel Like Wrapping Myself in a Plaid Wool Blanket Pie (Recipe)
Fall is here and I love it! I love the crunchy leaves beneath my feet and the chill in the air. I don’t even mind the dark encroaching on my daylight. As any good New Englander does, we let our toes freeze a little and allow the chill to creep indoors as we count up…
Thanksgiving Prep: Pie Crusts & Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry sauce and pie crusts are the first things I make for Thanksgiving. I always make the same cranberry sauce from my Classic Canadian Cooking book from Elizabeth Baird. I carry this cookbook with me wherever I go. When I was little I had my “pink Mickey”, which was my blanket that brought me comfort. …
The Weekend Guide: Harvard Art Museums, PoKémon & More
Here are a few things to keep you entertained this weekend. Get inspired to cook for Thanksgiving and meet Wilson Farm‘s new executive chef Raymond Ost, former chef/owner of Sandrine’s Bistro in Harvard Square. Chef Ost will be offering samples of his turkey roulade with sausage apple stuffing, butternut squash soufflés, croque madame sandwiches, and…
Architecture of a Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwich (Recipe)
The leftovers are in the fridge. A the turkey has been prepared the way you wanted. The cranberry sauce is a family favorite from the can or from a well worn scrap of paper with its hand written recipe. The individual components at all ready and made. So why bother with a recipe?…
Time to Put the Pope’s Nose to the Grindstone: Thanksgiving To Do List
It’s the official culinary countdown for Thanksgiving. The house is kind of, sort of organized and clean. I have a good idea of who is coming when. We have plans for an early dinner out with the first set of family arriving at Puritan and Co. today. We have plans to take out Bon Me…
From Royals to Oil: I’m ready for Thanksgivukkah
I started off totally dismissing Thanksgivukkah but then when I learned that it’s not going to happen for a very long time I thought I might pay a little attention to it. I don’t like messing with the traditional Thanksgiving menu, but as the holiday came closer into focus I warmed to the idea. Megin…
Classic Mashed Potatoes (Recipe)
If you ask me, mashed potatoes are always best classic. I love a good garlic mashed potato every once in a while or a “dirty” mashed potato with skin and all. I’ll even take my mash with snipped chives for a treat every now and then, but on Thanksgiving you must have classic mashed potatoes. …
Brussels Sprouts at the Center of the Plate: Thanksgivukkah Breakfast
Sometimes the brussel sprouts get lost at the Thanksgiving table. Green Beans and Bourbon glazed carrots are the diva vegetables of our feast. So I decided that they need a stage of their own. Breakfast of course! Julienned brussel sprouts with shallots, scrambled eggs and latkes or (for the non-kosher plate) sausage latke patties are…
Over the River and Onto the Cape: Thanksgiving Vacation
I love the tradition of American Thanksgiving. Even though I grew up in Canada we never celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving until this year (in Cambridge, MA USA). In Canada Thanksgiving isn’t really a holiday. We learn about the pioneers and we talk about the harvest, and maybe colour in a horn of plenty or two in…
Vegetarian Thanksgiving: The Omnivore’s Appeal
I have been vegetarian for broke, no income college student reasons but also because meat is not high on my must haves list. Truthfully, I am perfectly satisfied with a rotating menu that includes vegetables, breads, mollusks, fish, fruit and liver. The rest of meat I can do without. When it comes to vegetarianism I…
Canadian Cranberry Sauce à L’Americaine
When I was little I remember my mom doing so much cooking with my class, bringing in food and other traditional objects to my teacher, reading a story or sharing a song. I even remember taking my entire class (okay so it was only 7 people from K-W Bilingual School in Waterloo Ontario) to our…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 