Mashed Potatoes With Lavender and Honey The beauty of mashed potatoes is you can add almost any flavor to them to create a different spin on the classic recipe. Lavender is one of my favorite scents and I believe I got this idea from an aromatherapy book about 10 years ago. I haven’t made these in a long time. I was reminded how good they are by a blogger on Twitter who mentioned having something similar in France. Lavender can be...
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...
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Roasted Winter Squash Soup Reprinted with Permission: By Caron Golden (www.sandiegofoodstuff.com) (In her own words from her blog www.sandiegofoodstuff) I’ve been making winter squash soup for years and years but usually I peel the squash, cut it up, get rid of the seeds and cook it in stock before pureeing it. That’s perfectly fine, but I wanted to find out if roasting the vegetables would bring out a more intense, earthy...
Read MorePeggy’s Sensational Gravy To quote my mother, she is the “Queen of Concepts” not step-by-step recipes. I asked her to please share her “concept” on how to make gravy as it is probably the best gravy I’ve ever tasted…. ever. Being “conceptual” isn’t a bad thing, as creative chefs have a knack of making something good from what is around. However, when you can plan to make...
Read MoreCauliflower Au Gratin Submitted by: Erika Cunha (www.thesweetlifedenver.com) Ingredients: 1 lg. Head of Cauliflower 1/4 t. salt 2 c. milk 4T. butter 1/2 c. cream 1/3 c. flour Salt & White Pepper Pinch of two of nutmeg 3/4 c. grated Gruyere Trimming and Cooking Cauliflower: Turn CF upside down and cut around central stem. Remove all leaves- careful not to seperate florets. Place core side down in a heavy pot with a tight lid, add 1 in....
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