My fondest memories of Thanksgiving revolve around seafood. Not shocking if you know my family, but there is historical precedent for seafood on the Thanksgiving table. Most historians agree that the first Thanksgiving did not feature turkey at ...
Growing up in a military family, I didn’t always get to spend time with my extended family during the holidays; however, every so often my grandparents or an aunt or uncle would be able to come visit. So the year before my grandfather passed ...
The dish originated as a classic Chile Relleno, stuffed with cheese and a roasted corn-crema sauce. Based on my family’s Texas, Mexican culinary influences the Thanksgiving holiday table was a virtual smorgasbord of dishes from both sidesof ...
The Thanksgiving holiday has always meant a lot to me because that’s when I was first introduced to cooking. My mom taught me how to cook everything. In fact, I learned many culinary techniques based on turkey day. How to season properly, ...
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 ...