My Family’s Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes & FREE Turkey from ButcherBox

My Family’s Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes & FREE Turkey from ButcherBox

It’s time for me to share my favorite Thanksgiving recipes with you. These are the recipes that appear on our Thanksgiving table year after year. I hope that you’ll invite one or two of them to your celebration this year.

Onion Tarts Made with Puff Pastry

Onion Tarts Made with Puff Pastry

This is my favorite sort of recipe. It’s simple, easy to adapt to what you have on hand, and can be assembled ahead of time. These delicious Onion Tarts are perfect for an afternoon snack or party with friends and family. I was invited to Read More

Cheese Soufflé

Cheese Soufflé

I will readily admit to having a deep fondness for Jacques Pépin. I learned so much from watching him on my television when I was a teenager. I spent a lot of time watching him on PBS, taking notes on scraps of paper and marveling Read More

Celebration Potatoes – Cheesy Potato Casserole

Celebration Potatoes – Cheesy Potato Casserole

I don’t remember when I first came across this recipe. I only remember that I was taken by it immediately. The ingredients reminded me of a dish from my childhood in Kansas City where a bubbly dish called cheesy potato bake was often served with Read More

Velouté Sauce

Velouté Sauce

Velouté is one of the five French mother sauces. It is a roux thickened sauce that is extremely versatile. If you have made a homemade gravy thickened with starch of some sort, you have made your own version of a Velouté. Don’t let the fancy Read More

Technique: How to Make a Roux and How to Put it to Use

Technique: How to Make a Roux and How to Put it to Use

Before I explain how to make a roux, I should start off by describing what a roux is. Quite simply, it is the combination of culinary starch and fat. The starch and fat are combined, heated, and used to thicken a liquid. Once you understand Read More

How to Make Brown Butter

How to Make Brown Butter

First things first, butter is delicious. Straight out of the wrapper, it has the ability to add wonderful flavor and silky texture to anything I add it to. It’s so versatile and is one of the ingredients I do my best to always have on Read More

Cranberry Spread with Brown Sugar, Bourbon, and Rosemary

Cranberry Spread with Brown Sugar, Bourbon, and Rosemary

If you’re looking for a new twist on cranberries to add to your Thanksgiving feast, this simple and flavorful cranberry spread is ready for the job. It comes together quickly and tastes delicious with freshly carved turkey or spread on the leftover turkey sandwich the next day.

Herbed Sourdough Crackers

Herbed Sourdough Crackers

Making a traditional loaf of sourdough bread has been on my very long baking to do list for several years now.  So, with all my time spent at home right now and the temperature warming up just enough to make the farmhouse kitchen more hospitable Read More

Toasted Meringue Topping for Tarts and Pies

Toasted Meringue Topping for Tarts and Pies

There’s something striking about a pie or tart topped with a mound of meringue. That cloud of meringue always calls to me. As much as I like a baked meringue like the one that tops the Flourless Chocolate Cake with Brown Sugar Meringue I often Read More

Buttery Tart Shells

Buttery Tart Shells

These flaky, buttery tart shells are ideal for pairing with your favorite sweet or savory fillings. They can be made ahead of time and kept at room temperature for several days. They can also be frozen for a month or longer and allowed to thaw Read More

Flourless Chocolate Cake with Brown Sugar Meringue Topping

Flourless Chocolate Cake with Brown Sugar Meringue Topping

If you’re looking for a showstopping dessert, this flourless chocolate cake with brown sugar meringue topping is it. It’s beautiful, delicious, and naturally gluten free. It makes a dramatic end to any meal and looks like a dessert that you made a trip to a fine bakery to purchase.