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November 26, 2012 • 0 COMMENTS
Recipe: Turkey Posole Soup
For no apparent reason every year I think of posole as I face down the Thanksgiving leftovers, in particular the turkey carcass and the pile of leftover turkey meat. A warm, comforting soupey stew is always in order, and the chewy-soft texture and gentle flavor of posole, which sometimes refers to the dried and soaked... MORE
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November 18, 2012 • 6 COMMENTS
Recipe: Simple Lemon-Garlic Roasted Turkey Breast
I got a little touch of Thanksigiving fever just now, and because I am not making the turkey this year, I felt compelled to make a pre-Thasgiving bird. But not the whole bird, just the breast, which seemed a bit more manageable and less insane than roasting a whole bird just days before Thanksgiving. I’m... MORE
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November 17, 2012 • 5 COMMENTS
Recipe: The Best Streusel Apple Pie Ever
Prone to hyperbole? You bet I am. But this pie deserves as much hyperbolic praise as it can get. It is inspired by an apple pie from an old cookbook, Marcia Adams’s Cooking from Quilt Country. The apples are blanketed and bound up with a custardy coating, and a thick layer of sweet, crumbly streusel... MORE
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November 14, 2012 • 6 COMMENTS
This Year’s Thanksgiving Reality (otherwise known as, yes, you can in fact bring something)
Here’s what’s happening in our world. My dad’s been sick, and it’s cancer, and treatment is starting soon, and he’s amazing and we’re highly optimistic. Which doesn’t mean that it hasn’t been a crazy couple of months of crap, compounded by the storm, compounded by regular life. But it’s okay, it will be okay, and... MORE
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November 12, 2012 • 5 COMMENTS
Recipe: Monday Night Brisket
Brisket is interesting because two different groups can claim it as “their” dish; the Jews and the Texans. And I guess if you’re a Jewish Texan you get double helpings. Down South brisket is usually slow cooked over indirect heat, with basting and smoking often involved. The brisket here is from the Jewish camp, with... MORE
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November 09, 2012 • 18 COMMENTS
Recipe: Crunchy Chewy Granola
Granola is so customizable that once you start playing around with it, making granola can become almost as addictive as the granola itself. Although you will not actually be making the granola on a weekday morning, unless you plan to get up extra early, it will become a fantastic breakfast staple in your home. You’ve... MORE
