Food & Recipes, holidays, Side dishes, Veggies |
Everyone makes mashed potatoes holiday meals, and I wanted an alternative side dish. Parsnips are perfect. Stop thinking about it. Just go buy the mascarpone cheese. The addition of the sweet potatoes is nice because of the added sweetness and fluffy texture. Whipped...
Appetizer, Food & Recipes, holidays |
My mom’s deviled eggs are famous in our family, but in all honesty it’s a classic deviled egg recipe that uses hot dog relish. The recipe is not revolutionary, but she taught me a few tips and tricks that get the texture of her deviled eggs to come out perfect every...
Food & Recipes, holidays, Side dishes |
Texmex Southern Cornbread Stuffing Texmex Southern Cornbread stuffing is not something I make often; in fact I think it’s been at least a decade since the last time I made a batch. This last week I made jalapeno & cheese cornbread muffins to go with chili and...
Blog, Entertaining, holidays, Uncategorized |
A few simple tips that help keep me sane on Thanksgiving or anytime I am hosting a big dinner party. I have been cooking on Turkey Day for over twenty years so I know of what I write, and please share any other tips you have in the comments section of this post....
holidays, Side dishes |
Kugel is a traditional Jewish noddle casserole that you find at many delis. Its normal variation is a pretty band affair, custard and noodles. Before I married my husband I have never really eaten much of the stuff. It was more the kind of thing I saw in the deli...
Food & Recipes, holidays, In the Kitchen, Kitchen Hints |
Whether this is your first thanksgiving or your twentieth, thanksgiving planning can make or break your holiday. I hosted my first thanksgiving at 19 years old in my college apartment and fed not only a rag-tag bunch of college kids but also a handful of their...
Baking, Food & Recipes, Grandma Swan's Cookbook, holidays, Side dishes |
With the holidays in full swing I wanted to share the dinner rolls that I have been making for family events lately. They are an amalgamation of my grandma’s classic yeast spoon roll and the Southern Living dinner rolls I found online. I also add some whole wheat...
Appetizer, Dips and Sauces, Featured, Food & Recipes, holidays |
So this is the best homemade spinach dip ever. It’s hot and gooey, rich and cheesy, salty and creamy. Basically it is everything that spinach dip should be. My version evolved out of Emeril Lagasse’s recipe for spinach dip on the food network website, I took a few...
Appetizer, Food & Recipes, holidays, Side dishes, Traeger Grilling |
This is a very self indulgent post, it’s all things I love: figs, blue cheese, and Prosciutto. I am drooling just recalling how great these crispy prosciutto wrapped figs tasted, we made a nice dinner out of them by adding a nice dry white wine and big salad. I...
Crockpot, Food & Recipes, holidays, How To, In the Kitchen, Soups & Stews |
Almost anytime I make a whole chicken or turkey I will take the ten minutes to throw together a batch of homemade chicken stock in the Crock-pot. I save the liquid and the giblets that were in the bottom of the roasting pan and use it as base for my chicken stock. If...
Baking, Deserts, Food & Recipes, Grandma Swan's Cookbook, holidays |
I have not baked a pie from scratch in more than ten years but it is national pie day today and I have vowed to try some of my grandmother’s recipes that I have recently digitized for the family. So I find myself working on her famous homemade pie crust today. I...
Beef, Featured, Food & Recipes, holidays, How To, Main Courses, Uncategorized |
Dry aging a prime rib is a labor of love that I have to thank my mother for undertaking with me. We bought a beautiful prime rib at the local butcher intending to freeze for a week then eat it for New Year’s Day dinner. But when the sweet little old butcher heard our...