Here is my mother’s pork stuffing …. the best part of Thanksgiving for me are the smells of roasting turkey and rich crusty stuffing. My mother was the most amazing cook and probably the reason I love to cook is that she inspired me as ...
‘ALL DAY’ GREEN BEANS WITH KENTUCKY HAM AND SALSIFY 2 pounds green beans, trimmed 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 3 ounces salt-cured country ham, cut into thin julienne 1/4 cup pecan halves ½ pound of cooked salsify, cut into 2 inch sections ½ ...
A friend of mine called me the other day to remind me of a really special time. A few days before Thanksgiving several years ago, my son and I returned from a south Texas hunt with 50 or so pounds of meat from a wild hog and a white tail ...
Last Thanksgiving, I cooked for my wife’s family and my family–about 60 people. I cooked a few different/ non traditional items for the meal…smoked cheddar jalepeno bread pudding, mixed baby beets and ginger sweet potatoes. My 9 ...
(Ed. Note: Bruno sent this recipe but didn’t remember to include a personal note. But since he’s pretty talented, we decided that, at least this Thanksgiving, we’d let his food speak for itself. Thanks to Steve Doyle for doing the ...
Thanksgiving in West Texas has heavy southern and Hispanic influences, and one of my favorite early Thanksgiving memories is my discovery of tamales. I was most intrigued by the fact that they came in their own special “gift-wrapping.” That ...
Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday time. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest it meant the opening of ski season ( if we were blessed with some early snow). It meant pheasant hunting with my Pop and my uncles along the canals of ...