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(Turkey) Risotto

A week after our family Thanksgiving, I've finally killed the turkey.  I started, naturally, with turkey sandwiches (both hot and cold), proceeded to turkey noodle soup, dabbled in turkey salad (with almonds, craisins and golden raisins) and wrapped it up tonight with turkey risotto.  I know there are folks out there who don't like risotto … Continue reading (Turkey) Risotto →

Black Friday Frittata

Since I had made a commitment to host brunch post-Thanksgiving shopping was not an option Friday.  Particularly since I needed to drive back to NY from CT Friday morning in time to prepare for guests arriving at 10 a.m. This group of girls is pretty fond of my Eggs Benedict, but we were expecting an … Continue reading Black Friday Frittata →

Cooking w/Q

If ever there should be a new cooking show on PBS, it should definitely be Cooking w/Q.  Trust me, this child could rival Julia and Jacques when it comes to repartee.  As we prepared Sausage-Apple-Mushroom Stuffing for tomorrow's mock-Thanksgiving, he offered all sorts of bon mots - including the following gem: cooking is "really boring, … Continue reading Cooking w/Q →

Beans and Greens – Take 3

Following Saturday night's crowd favorite meal (Breakfast for Dinner!!), I had about 6 strips of cooked, thick-cut bacon leftover which I needed to use it before the children found it hidden in the vegetable drawer.  By the way, the question here isn't "Who ever has leftover bacon?"  The real question is "Why would anyone ever cook less … Continue reading Beans and Greens – Take 3 →