We’re finally onto the main course: Drumstick Mole. For Mexican Thanksgiving 2012, I served this drumstick mole from Fine Cooking. Drumstick Mole is admittedly an ambitious project. But it’s an amazing mole sauce. Trust me, I tested a lot of recipes and this was a favorite. The upside of all the hard work is that you […]
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This creamy, sweet and spicy Sweet Potato Chipotle Soup was a perfect fit with my Mexican theme. The crunch of the apple corn salad gave it both textural and visual intrigue. Mike and Rebekah served an amazing applejack ginger beer cocktail with it and all in all, this course was an easy success. The Sweet Potato Chipotle […]
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This Roast Pumpkin with Cheese “Fondue” is an old Gourmet magazine recipe that I’d wanted to try for years. Last year, I finally did it. I used a giant squash called a Cheese Pumpkin at the suggestion of a local farmstand. It was huge! Somewhere between 15 and 21 pounds. Last year I was serving 19, […]
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Sadly, Susan’s Mexican Pickled Vegetables is one of the Thanksgiving 2012 menu items that just didn’t get photographed, so bear with the shoddy picture and the lack of step by steps. Next time I make it, I’ll add them. Like most of my Thanksgiving Menu, the recipe is closely based on another recipe: Elvia’s Mexican Pickled […]
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apricot tarragon chocolate cayenne with smoked maldon rosemary parmesan salty black and white sesame This Cocktail Cookies Four Ways post is a little bit of a teaser. See, I make these for private events, so I’m not posting the recipe here. I make lots of other flavors too. Salt-cured olives, orange rosemary, goat gouda and […]
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Clementine Rosemary Margaritas started off Thanksgiving 2012. Good parties do have a tendency to start with cocktails. And like good cocktails often do, Clementine Rosemary Margaritas started with fresh citrus and herbs and good tequila and mezcal. Clementine Rosemary Margaritas are amazing on a cold fall night and perfect with a Mexican themed Thanksgiving. Cheers. […]
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Something truly terrible happened this week. I had leftover cream and pumpkin purée at the same time. I know. Tragic. What’s a girl to do? I decided to face the tragedy head on and make Pumpkin Crème Brûlée. Okay, you got me. Crème brûlée also happens to be one of my very favorite desserts. The […]
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This year, I had the good fortune of heading to Wisconsin for Fall Festival weekend. It was amazing to be back; I ran into old friends, visited my family, and enjoyed the glorious fall colors. We drove around the county enjoying our favorite fall roads. Fall in Wisconsin might be my very favorite Fall of […]
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Assemblage Cooking: Leftover Cornbread and Poached Eggs is definitely about happy leftovers. Last weekend we had some white bean, jerk turkey, leftover butternut squash chili. Which also meant we had leftover cornbread muffins. Then later this week I threw several dinner parties and just wasn’t up for cooking. It was time for some assemblage cooking. […]
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My mother made sugar cookies three times a year: on Halloween, Valentine’s Day, and at Christmas. My favorites were always the pumpkin shaped Halloween Sugar Cookies. We would spend hours decorating each pumpkin to look like an elaborately carved jack-o-lantern. This year, I didn’t have a crew to decorate with, so I embellished them simply, […]
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Soup season is fully upon us, at least here in Philly and I’m celebrating with this Mushroom and Dill Wheatberry Soup. I like Mushroom and Dill Wheatberry Soup because it’s hearty and filling, but still a little elegant in its own rustic way. I use big chunks of mushrooms and a hearty grain that won’t break […]
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Today, you get a little insight into some of my many foraging expeditions: Fieldtrip! Uplands Cheeses in Wisconsin. This August, I got to go to Uplands Cheese while I was visiting the Madison area. This was a really special trip for me, because they make one of my favorite American cheeses, Pleasant Ridge Reserve. Uplands […]
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