grand marnier scented cranberry sauce

Grand Marnier Scented Cranberry Sauce

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

Braised Stuffed Turkey Breast

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...]

thanksgiving rewind: chocolate pecan pie

Chocolate Pecan Pie

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

Sides & sauces

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

Thanksgiving table

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...]