‘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 ...
In a Sicilian family like mine, you always have to have noodles of some sort – even on Thanksgiving. These are my favorite noodles and I still ask my mom to make them at any holiday dinner. When I have friends over to my home for any holiday ...
While growing up in Western New York in late November was a special time. The cows were in the barn, most of the garden had been harvested, and for almost a full month by then, apple cider production was in full swing. There were brussel sprouts ...
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 ...
Dromoland Castle, Ireland Looking for a travel bargain? Here’s an auction you should know about. Every year, the Society of American Travel Writers raises money through an auction of travel-related items to fund its not-for-profit operations. ...
Who would pay $460,000 for a bottle of whiskey? On November 15, Sotheby’s Auction House auctioned off a bottle of 64 year old Macallan Single Malt Scotch Whiskey to benefit charity:water, a nonprofit dedicated to providing clean, quality drinking ...