While my wife was doing her annual holiday baking for work parties she had a great idea - transform a gingerbread cake into a gingerbread tres leches cakes using egg nog. While I'm not a baker, the … [Read more...]
grand marnier scented cranberry sauce
December 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
It wouldn't be Thanksgiving dinner without cranberry sauce, I just couldn't do it. Over the years I have tried adding different spices and flavor combinations to the standard cranberry sauce to give … [Read more...]
braised stuffed turkey breast
December 5, 2010 By 2 Comments
Over the past few years I've roasted, smoked and prepared an osso bucco style turkey to keep things interesting at Thanksgiving. This year I mixed up my menu yet again by preparing a braised stuffed … [Read more...]
creamy tomato bisque and paninis
February 21, 2010 By 1 Comment
On our fifth date I made my wife a somewhat elaborate dinner and afterwards she informed me that she would never be able to cook for me. When I said that I was going to make dinner she wasn't sure … [Read more...]
dry run christmas dinner: pork wellington
December 9, 2009 By 4 Comments
Last year we embarked on a new tradition in our family by having our first pot luck Christmas dinner. Now that my little man is mobile and my little nephew will be celebrating his first Christmas it … [Read more...]
thanksgiving rewind: chocolate pecan pie
December 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In our household baking is not my purview. It's not that I'm not capable of it, but rather that my wife really enjoys it. From time to time I'll help with measuring out ingredients and whatnot while … [Read more...]
thanksgiving rewind: sides & sauces
December 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Continuing with the rewind, today I'm presenting a few basic recipes for the sides and sauces that I served on Thanksgiving. The pearl onion and cranberry sauce takes the place of a traditional … [Read more...]
thanksgiving rewind: apple & pecan smoked turkey
November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Over the next few days I'm going to be doing a quick review of my Thanksgiving culinary adventure. Today I'm going to start out with how I prepared the turkey. I had intended to smoke the turkey this … [Read more...]
