It’s the day after the big day. The turkey eaten, the thanks given, the Manhattans gone, and fridge has some great leftovers. Everything you eat for Thanksgiving can be eaten for breakfast. No turkey – oh, I know. That’s because I have to save something to eat for dinner. Turkey with mash, and more pie […]
Author: a chef's wife
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
In keeping with the simple side theme for Thanksgiving, I give you mashed sweet potatoes. Mashed Sweet Potato1 small potato per guest1 tsp butter per potatopecanssalt Preheat your oven to 400°. Using a fork, poke a few holes into each potato. Bake, on a foil lined sheet pan, for 45 minutes. Check to see if […]
Oven Roasted Tomatoes
This is a great addition to your Thanksgiving menu. It’s fast and oh so easy. If you are hosting, and preparing, you can slice the tomatoes a day ahead, and wrap in plastic wrap, and store in the fridge, bring them back to room temperature before putting them in the oven. If you are guest […]
Thanksgiving Table
While I don’t host Thanksgiving, I do enjoy setting a lovely table for special occasions, and so I give you this elegant table scape. I hope you are inspired for Monday night dinner, book club, Friendsgiving, or Thanksgiving. Enjoy! For those playing along, you may remember seeing this pics on instagram earlier this fall of […]
A Month Of Thanks
Friends – November is upon us. It goes like this. Halloween just wrapped. The jack-o-lanterns are molding over. And the outside plants are going to the wayside. Even if you plant kale or spinach or mums. It’s all questionable. LEGO and Target send the catalogs. You trace a hand for a turkey decoration on the […]
Spicy Tomato Soup
And just like that October went by in a blink of an eye. The first two months of school are so fast and furious, only to land us all in faster and more furious. I actually now see how that movie series is up to episode 9. Basketball started this week, and with that we […]
Butternut Squash Soup
It’s sweata weatha, or in my case hooded sweatshirt weather, and SOUPS ON! This is an all time fave. I like it because it’s easy enough to be made on a week night, it’s great by the fire and watching a movie on Saturday night, makes great leftovers for lunch, and in the future, I […]
Friday. We made it.
Dear Friends, I would like to congratulate you on arriving to Friday in one piece. May your children arrive to school safely via the bus, or carpool, or their own God given legs, and may you just have a hot cup of coffee and breathe deeply because it’s FRIDAY, and we made it. While surviving […]
What’s Busy?
Last week the following was a repetitive conversation. Friend, teacher, administrator from the boys’ school. “Hey, how was summer?” Me, on autopilot, “Busy.” Brief pause while I self correct to, “Good, but busy.” I want to crawl out of my skin just typing it, let alone reliving the many conversations that went just like that. […]
Tailgating Subs, My Way
It’s here! Ravens’ first preseason game. Let football, and tailgating begin. I love how the season kinda sneaks up, and then the next thing you know it’s Fireball and Bud Light, and food and fun, and family and friends, and if the gods are with us a few touchdowns in there. I love this sammy […]