On Monday, my stove quit. This Cranberry Sourdough Stuffing was the last thing I cooked on it before it shut down. Okay, first of all, some background. My stove is an oven and range all-in-one unit. It has been giving me grief for 6 years. I can go about 5 baking sessions before the oven beeps…
Thanksgiving
How to Roast Carrots (and Make Them More Interesting)
I’ve fallen in love with carrots this year. They’re sweet and savory and starchy all at the same time. It’s hard for me to keep from eating all of the carrots that I prep for the week in one sitting day. Carrots all by themselves are just scrumptious in my book. But you can so…
How to Host a Real Food Thanksgiving
I don’t know about you, but I tend to enjoy my food more when I know that it’s been made from scratch. Sure, I love my share of Stovetop dressing. But if I take the time to prepare it myself, a little piece of me doesn’t die when I think about the MSG and corn…
Cranberry Clafoutis
Hey, friends! How is your November going? I’m BEYOND excited for Christmas this year, but I don’t want it to overshadow fall and Thanksgiving. Fall is a tiny blip as it is, so I want to savor it. Do you feel like that, or are you pulling out the Christmas decorations in October? I feel…
Green Bean Casserole From Scratch
Green Bean Casserole has actually never played a huge part in my family’s Thanksgiving meal. Which is a shame, because it’s delicious. But until last week, I had never attempted making it. It seemed like one of the those dishes that was hopelessly processed. I mean, store-bought French fried onions are the epitome of processed,…
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
I have always been skeptical of processed foods. Margarine was the bane of my existence at 5 years old. I detested Little Debbie snacks. And I turned up my nose at canned cranberry sauce. I saw the dish of perfectly round, sliced, jellied cranberry sauce sitting at the Thanksgiving table, and it gave me the…
Crispy Potato Casserole
First, let’s talk life. For some reason, as Hannah admitted the other day, I’ve had creative burnout lately. Perhaps it’s because I was doing an exercise program which used up lots of my energy. Or maybe because I injured my wrist and everything feels like twice the work as usual. Or it could be that…
Perfect Pumpkin Pie
Call me massively boring, but pumpkin is my favorite of the Thanksgiving pies. Of course I love my share of blueberry, apple, banana, and coconut (I could go on. I adore pie.), but I always reserve a spot on my plate for a slice of pumpkin. Maybe I love it so much for the simple…
Simple Sage Stuffing/Dressing from Scratch
A simple sage stuffing (AKA dressing) recipe for Thanksgiving that tastes better than the boxed version! This post, entitled Simple Sage Stuffing/Dressing from Scratch, was originally published on November 19, 2012 on Cooking for Seven. Stuffing is one of my favorite Thanksgiving dishes, so I’m re-posting it here! Confession: I have a special place in my…