Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. That is, that I like the actual day of Thanksgiving more than any other holiday. Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s Day, my birthday. Thanksgiving wins. It wins because its only goal is food. The only point is to come together with people you love and enjoy delicious food. That being said, there [...]
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Apple Pie Filling, Preserved
One incredible side effect of attending art school is that holiday presents are built in to the whole experience. What should I give mom this year inevitably ends with “well, I made this awesome (fill in the blank depending on my course load) that she’d totally love.” And while I have no idea whether or [...]
Almond Pear Crostada
I was going to write a post about how this Christmas was the first I’d ever spent away from both of my parents, and how while I had a great time with my new family I was still sad about not being with my siblings, my aunts and uncles, my cousins. How at this time [...]
Potatoes Au Gratin
I am a devotee of the potato. Mashed, twice baked, casseroled, churned into pies, fried, you name it I love it. One of the things I receive a lot of comments about how my family puts mayonnaise in their mashed potatoes. Which I get, kind of, because mayo gets a bum rap, but how is [...]
Bacon Wrapped Green Beans
When I was trying to come up with a good appetizer for this year’s Thanksgiving spread, I thought about what dish I wanted to spice up, what ingredients I wanted to use and what I wanted to pass over. Last year, I decided to skip over the calorie-heavy favorite, the green bean casserole, in favor [...]
