Tag: Thanksgiving

You guys!  I made this pie because I was looking for a double crust pie so I could revisit my pie crust tutorial (a few things have changed in my go-to technique since the last …

Thanksgiving is one of those holidays that can be hidebound by tradition.  Even the most adventurous eater has certain holiday rules that make Thanksgiving dinner more than just a lot of food.  For some, jellied …

This recipe, which is adapted from Dorie Greenspan, may not pass the five year old test (until she TRIES it) but it is one of my favorites. Dorie calls it "Pumpkin Stuffed with Everything Good" …

...Thanksgiving dinner is delicious, but it can be very, very sweet. Cornbread in the stuffing (and sometimes fruit), waldorf (or jello!) salad, sweet potatoes (maybe even with marshmallows) and of course, pie. By …

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amusebouches/8181372812/" title="Spiced Cocoa Pie by The Domestic Front, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8349/8181372812_690292cef9.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Spiced Cocoa Pie"/></a> Let me tell you a tale - a tale of <del datetime="2012-11-15T17:45:25+00:00">four</del> <del datetime="2012-11-16T05:57:02+00:00">five</del> <em>six</em> pies.

If there's one dish that I must have on Thanksgiving, it's stuffing. I like sweet potatoes, but don't need them. Mashed potatoes always seem a bit superfluous to me. Even turkey is negotiable. But stuffing, …

I know that there are large factions of people in America who think a sweet potato isn't worth eating if it doesn't have marshmallows on top. I've tried to see that point of view. I …