Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26, and Christmas is a month behind it. If this is your first turkey, or the first one you want to get right, this is the recipe to follow. You'll get a golden, juicy bird with herb butter under the skin, roasting times for every size from … [Read more...] about How to Roast a Turkey: An Easy Herb Butter Recipe Inspired by the Titanic
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Stewed Cucumbers: The Edwardian Way to Use Up Too Many Cucumbers
A forgotten side dish from Mrs. Beeton that turns the biggest cucumbers in your garden into something worth eating. It's the end of September, and somewhere in your garden, a cucumber hid under a leaf for a week and came out the size of a rolling pin. There are probably … [Read more...] about Stewed Cucumbers: The Edwardian Way to Use Up Too Many Cucumbers
Sole Meunière: The 20-Minute French Classic That Fooled a Nation
It sounds like a dish you need a chef for. It is really just fish, flour, butter, and lemon. Here is the story of sole meunière and how to make the Gilded Age's favourite fish course at home tonight. Here is the secret hiding inside one of the most elegant fish dishes in the … [Read more...] about Sole Meunière: The 20-Minute French Classic That Fooled a Nation
Grilled Prawns with Nduja Butter: Restaurant Flavour in 15 Minutes
Some dishes look like chef's work and take almost none. Grilled prawns in a spicy nduja butter is one of them. Here is the idea, a little history, and a recipe you can pull off on a weeknight. Great food has a history, and this one is a quiet meeting of two traditions: British … [Read more...] about Grilled Prawns with Nduja Butter: Restaurant Flavour in 15 Minutes
Fried Artichokes with Roasted Cauliflower: A Vegetable Plate That Steals the Show
Vegetables do not have to be an afterthought. Crisp fried artichokes over sweet roasted cauliflower is the side dish people remember. Here is the idea, its roots, and an easy home version using a jar. Great food has a history, and the fried artichoke has a proud one. Crisp on … [Read more...] about Fried Artichokes with Roasted Cauliflower: A Vegetable Plate That Steals the Show
