Homemade Tom and Jerry Batter (Eggnog) This recipe is a variation of a long lost recipe my mother used to make years ago. Once you have homemade batter you’ll never buy the jared stuff at the store – or commercial Egg Nog. We don’t consider this to be perfected so I encourage you to play with the spices and consistency while making it. My mother used to make this in large batches – place and...
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Sausage, Wild Mushroom and Sourdough Stuffing Every Thanksgiving I make this stuffing. It uses the best ingredients from my Wine Country heritage – wine (of course), sourdough bread, fresh herbs and wild mushrooms! It is simple and can be a bit of “chef’s delight” as each batch is a little different. I never stuff the turkey as I believe it increases cooking time and really doesn’t add to the...
Read MoreCarter’s Turkey Brine Submitted by: Carter Snead It’s been said by some that Carter’s Thanksgiving turkey is the best they’ve ever had. I asked him to share his technique to brine the turkey. I’m so glad I did! On Thanksgiving, I followed his recipe and it was the best turkey I’ve ever made. When we were carving it, juice was literally squirting at us (even from the breast.) Brining is the process of...
Read MoreWhipped Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar & Pecans This dish is another Thanksgiving tradition in our house. It’s simple and can be flavored many ways. Sometimes I will use a splash of Grand Marnier or Bailey’s… other times I’ll use a bit of orange zest… just depends upon what I’m serving and what is on the counter next to me when I’m cooking! Ingredients 5-6 lbs of red-skinned sweet potatoes...
Read MoreMy mother used to make a Thanksgiving dessert that she called Autumn Alaska. It was originally inspired by the traditional Baked Alaska dessert – but used a full size pumpkin pie as the base, then a layer of ice cream topped by meringue. It was both beautiful and delicious. In the 1970’s, her recipe was published in a cookbook in the San Francisco area. Unfortunately, she no longer has her exact recipe, but she was able...
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