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In addition to slogging away on Yuletide, I've begun the Thanksgiving prep.  This year, I am departing from the seminal, outstanding 1994 Bon Appetit and branching out a little:
Vegetable stock (with not quite so many ingredients) (for the stuffing)
Epicurious turkey stock (for the gravy -- which is just a standard flour/roux)
The Bitten Word Tart ( Read more... )

So, here we go, the recipe exchange.  In selecting a few things to get going, I went to those items that are fixed in memory, either fondly or in horror.  The two I offer I’m pretty certain are unique enough to have not been much seen before but they are also part of holiday traditions for me. Here is the opportunity to share with others the ( Read more... )