Is your Thanksgiving menu finalized? My mother is hosting dinner this year so Alex and I are responsible for very little. We’re bringing a charcuterie platter for the appetizer, brussels sprouts (probably pan roasted with homemade bacon) and Alex’s dressing. If your menu isn’t full of family traditions, here are five suggestions for seasonal...
Read more →Cranberry sauce is the most neglected dish on the Thanksgiving table. It is over-sweetened to the point of tasting like jam, or worse, dumped and sliced from a can, ridge marks remaining. Why should these tart orbs be subjected to such a fate? Cranberries are easy to obtain fresh in November and full of...
Read more →We love to prepare for holidays by reading books with Lil. Good Thanksgiving picture books are a little hard to come by because so many perpetuate myths about Native Americans. This year we are enjoying these food and family focused stories: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott with illustrations by James Bernadin A...
Read more →Thanksgiving is a little over a week away. This week I’ll share some of my favorite recipes. Cooking a whole bird is a beautiful thing. The cook has the ability to infuse the meat with distinct flavors and a whole bird can feed a family for many meals. Use these techniques for a perfect...
Read more →Are you planning turkey day already? You can bet I am! I know friends are too because the questions about ‘where can I order a turkey?’ are pouring in. Here are the best local options I am aware of: Turkey Bowman and Landes – I grew up visiting my grandmother who worked at Bowman...
Read more →I have no pictures of the turkey or family portraits or plates of food from this Thanksgiving. Instead, I have pictures of Big Mac. Big Mac is a hog raised by my mother’s cousin’s family, the Barkers. After Thanksiving dinner (including the delicious ham of one of Mac’s former barn-mates) a group of us...
Read more →We at Hounds in the Kitchen have many things to be thankful for this year: family and friends, a garden that filled our pantry with home canned goods, a dog finally healed, and new projects like cider pressing. On Thanksgiving, especially, we are thankful for animals that give their life to feed us. In...
Read more →I am thankful for so many people who love me. I am thankful for so many people to love. This will be my mantra for the next week. Thanksgiving starts Saturday for us with a daytime meal with Alex’s parents, brother, and brother’s fiancee and family. We are bringing cranberry bread, roasted brussel sprouts...
Read more →Cider Pressing Party This Saturday, November 6, we will host a casual cider pressing party at our home, 349 Tibet Rd Columbus OH 43202. Drop in between 2 and 4 p.m. to help make cider, have a taste or two, make apple rings, and play at the homestead. We’ll have a donation jar out...
Read more →I didn’t cook anything on Turkey Day, so I had the whole afternoon to take pictures. Several series were taken for upcoming posts on cooking duck the Julia Child way and enjoying poultry tail aka pope’s nose. Here are the highlights of turkey day from behind my camera: That’s it for now as I...
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