Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Chef Laureen's helpful tips on what to do with those Thanksgiving leftovers
You have been planning your Thanksgiving hosting adventure for weeks, maybe months. The menu, the shopping, the table décor and more importantly, how will you ever keep all your guests fed and entertained once the feast is over? By Friday you are exhausted and cannot imagine another moment in the kitchen, let alone trying to please all your guests. But don't let those leftovers go to waste. Instead, have some fun and let the feasting continue by creating flavorful leftover food that is quick, simple and delicious. It can be a major task hosting Thanksgiving festivities, and possibly today many of you are doing for the first time. There's the excitement, the energy and the fear of the unknown that often lead us to purchase and prepare more …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Our Patch Question of the Week wants to hear your heartwarming, or horrifying, Thanksgiving memories.
Other than July 4th, Thanksgiving is probably the most unique of American holidays. I'm not aware of any nation in the world that has set aside a day devoted to being grateful for the good things in life. The links between Thanksgiving and our American history came together for me about 10 years ago, when my wife and I were vacationing in Washington, D.C., over the Thanksgiving holiday. We spent the day after Thanksgiving in Ford's Theater, watching a live production of "A Christmas Carol." Yes, Ford's Theater is still a fully functioning stage, and you can easily imagine one of our greatest presidents enjoying the performance from his hallowed box. Patch wants to hear about your Thanksgiving memories? Do you love or loathe this uniquely …
Monday, November 12, 2012
If you need a new recipe for your Thanksgiving turkey, give one of these non-traditional twists a try
Hard to believe it but Thanksgiving is next week! There are many ways to cook everyone’s favorite holiday bird. Each family has its own special technique for cooking a turkey, whether it's using an old family recipe, adding a secret ingredient or shopping at a certain store in town that helps make the turkey taste all the better. If you're hosting Thanksgiving this year, you can try any of the recipes below to add a new kick to your feast. If you're attending someone else’s dinner, hopefully their turkey will taste as good as one of these! Just the name of this recipe makes my mouth water. An Allrecipes.com user contributes this Greek take on turkey, which combines ground beef and pork with tangerine juice, rice and other ingredients for …
Rob
7:36 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012
I little "spam jelly" with that Troll? more ›