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November 23, 2010

Thanksgiving 2010

This year, I am trying to not overdo it. No, really! I'm not. I'm seriously restraining myself here. When there are two people for a Thanksgiving feast, you do not need a creamy baked dish. Or a third vegetable side. Or a ton of appetizers...Or two pies. This is what you need: Gougeres for an …

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October 26, 2009

Yes, I Do Believe that Pancetta, Parmesan & Sage Butter is a Good Thing

The idea for this meal came from here -- a recipe from Bon AppÃ©tit magazine in which a turkey is slathered (under & out!) with the butter mix of the title. It has been decided -- this will also be our Thanksgiving turkey this year. So, of course we had to try (well, of course …

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November 27, 2005

Thanksgiving: The Huge & Rambly Recap

So, I pretty much stuck to my Thanksgiving schedule (posted here and here), although I omitted the squash and added some roasted vegetables. The big surprise, though, was the turkey. It turned out so well. I tried the America's Test Kitchen recipe last year and wasn't crazy about it but this time we used my …

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November 16, 2005

It's Almost Thanksgiving: Aggghhh!!! (Part II)

So, here it is Day 2 of the massive Thanksgiving Plan post. Yesterday was all about the turkey, stuffing, gravy and squash. Today it's the cranberry relish, green bean casserole, roasted root vegetables and, god yes, the pie. The Cranberries: As I mentioned before, I recently made a cranberry-orange relish to go over grilled chicken …

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