Some years I entertain the idea of skipping Thanksgiving Turkey. As I have mentioned before, the process of roasting turkeys stresses me out. However, I am very attached to making this dish out of the leftover meat, so I make the turkey. Sometimes I even make a turkey for Christmas or New Years so that…
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Recipes from Erin
Two Thanksgiving Pies (with gluten-free variations)
My grandfather made delicious lard pie crusts. He showed me how to do it when I was in junior high. When he was baking, my grandpa was like a magician who could not wait to finish his spell and enchant you with it. He knew that he was going to make everyone so happy with…
Thanksgiving Entrées for Herbivores and Carnivores
WILD MUSHROOM COBBLER This is a vegetarian entrée from The New Vegetarian Epicure by Anna Thomas (more info under the cook book tab). It is supposed to serve 6-8 but I double the recipe for 8 people because everyone loves this and goes for seconds and I don’t mind having some leftovers at all. I have sadly…
Erin’s Thanksgiving Menu
We just had Thanksgiving here in the States. I love Thanksgiving with all of my little heart. It celebrates two things that I feel strongly about- Thankfulness and Harvest. It is a particulary sweet holiday in New York. So many of us who live here are far, far away from our families. The most time…
Asian Coleslaw
Silvi and I cooked a massive amount of food for our Father’s memorial. Here are the foods that I associate with Hank- Apple pancakes and fritters, espresso, greasy fried chinese meat and noodle dishes, big piles of salad bar salad, black currents, blueberries and chinotto. For the memorial, Silvi made really great Vegetable Quiche…
Caldo Verde
This is another recipe from Chez Panisse Vegetables. By the way, Silvi and I have started listing our favourite cookbooks under the cookbooks tab above. It will take me a while to finish mine….I have MANY, MANY cookbooks. Anyway, this soup is ridiculously simple and good for you. It is of Portuguese origin. Caldo Verde…
Duck Fat Soup (Squash Panade with Red Wine)
This soup was originally called Squash Panade with Red Wine and it is from Chez Panisse Vegetables (one of my favourite cookbooks). It is basically a french onion soup. Deana Acheson re-named it duck fat soup after a particularly good dinner party many years ago. I only make this dish once a year because it…
Smokey Pumpkin Soup and Potato Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese (Gluten-free)
This is my favourite pumpkin soup. Its based on a Northwest Coast Cookbook that I don’t own anymore and I can’t remember its title. With the exception of the exact amount of liquid smoke… this soup is not an exact science. Feel free to improvise and make substitutions. I have a vague memory of the…
Honey Mustard Fried Chicken, Alex’s Brussel Sprouts and Yams
This chicken recipe was inspired by a fried rabbit recipe that I tried once. I love rabbit but I did not like it fried. The batter was super though and I decided that it would be good for chicken. I use this delicious sharp honey mustard called Honeycup that comes in an octagon shaped jar….
apple-BUTTER-nut Squash soup
Chris and I just got back from visiting his parents in Tennessee. The Greens hike and bike and are fastidiously careful about how they eat. They eat not much meat, no real butter, no whole eggs, and only skimmed milk products. It seems to be working out for them because they are fit, healthy, beautiful…
Big Sis Little Dish 