This is a great hearty soup that uses up ingredients from your holiday dinner to enjoy the next day, "made over" in a new way. Add as many or as few of the suggested ingredients as you please. There will be plenty for a full meal for the family with extras to freeze, to share … [Read more...] about Remains of the Day Turkey Soup
Dining Upstairs or Down
All the Taste, Half the Guilt Pumpkin Pie
While we associate pumpkin pie with American cuisine, recipes for pumpkin pie appeared as early as the 17th century. Originally they were called “pompion”, the French word for “pumpkin”, which suggests that the French created the first pumpkin pie recipes. Non fat evaporated … [Read more...] about All the Taste, Half the Guilt Pumpkin Pie
Make your Own Pumpkin Purée
A pumpkin yields a lot of flesh, and while canned pumpkin is convenient, you can easily make your own pumpkin purée. Use some now, and freeze the rest. Make Your Own Pumpkin Purée A pumpkin yields a lot of flesh, and while canned pumpkin is convenient, you can easily … [Read more...] about Make your Own Pumpkin Purée
Titanic’s Cranberry Sauce
This recipe for cranberry sauced accompanied the roast turkey served in 2nd Class at that last dinner before the ship sank in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912. Titanic's Cranberry Sauce A bit of trivia to share over the holidays. This is the recipe … [Read more...] about Titanic’s Cranberry Sauce
How to Cook a Great Roast Turkey
Just learning how to cook a great roast turkey? Roasting the holiday turkey is a right of passage for young cooks, and it is not as hard as it seems. But what about all the space it takes up in the oven when you have many other dishes to make? Cook the turkey ahead of time, then … [Read more...] about How to Cook a Great Roast Turkey