This recipe is from my great grandmother, Hattie. My mother and I have made this recipe the night before Thanksgiving every year since I was six years old . The first time I made this for Thanksgiving, my mother didn’t warn me to put a ...
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 in middle America is pretty plebian, or at least was when I was growing up in Kansas City. There was no Bon Appetit, Food Network or Top Chef to guide my mother’s cuisine. I still carry haunting memories of canned-shaped ...
As far back as I can remember, Thanksgiving has held a special place in my heart. My grandmother was the Julia Child of our family. Thanksgiving at “Meemaw’s” house seemed like what it might feel like dining at Windsor ...