Spicy Southwestern Turkey Soup Ingredients 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1 1/2 cups chopped onion 1 carrot, chopped into small chunks 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes, with their liquid 4 cups organic chicken broth 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 tsp adobo sauce from chipotle peppers with 1 diced chipotle 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 bay leaf 3...
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Making Turkey Stock – Recipe, Tips and Cardinal Rules Today is Thanksgiving and at our house, the marathon cooking and baking began at 6:00 AM. One of the first things I do in the morning, is make turkey stock. Because we tend to use a smoker to roast our bird, we can’t always count on those delicious drippings you find in an oven roasted pan. So, when I pick up my fresh, organic turkey (yes, always fresh and always organic) I...
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Roasted Butternut Squash Polenta with Fried Sage A Harvest of Pumpkins and Squash My office contains over 400 cookbooks. You could say I’m an addict… I have more on my iPad but when it comes to cookbooks, I still prefer the real thing. There is nothing like turning page after page in front of a warm fire with a glass of wine. Nestled in many of those favorites are a number of books by Lou Seibert Pappas. She has more than 50...
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Cornbread Dressing with Apples & Chorizo There are a few ingredients in this world that I just can’t live without…. green chiles, chipotle and goat cheese. If you’ve been reading this blog, you may have noticed I try and sneak at least one of these into a recipe. I couldn’t resist using those ingredients again in this Thanksgiving recipe. In fact, this may be the best cornbread dressing recipe I’ve...
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Friendship and Chocolate-Espresso Torte with Raspberry Sauce Recipe from Sunset Magazine A couple of weeks ago we invited some very close friends up to our house for dinner. When we planned the dinner, we had no idea it would be one of our last together as Colorado residents. The evening before they arrived, our friends Craig and Stacy’s house sold and they announced they were moving to Washington State…. at the end of...
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Saveur Magazine has many tantalizing new recipes and sometimes some that aren’t new but may be forgotten. Last week they shared a recipe for Chicken Galliano. It reminded me of several similar recipes I’ve made with chicken over the years. I’m a big fan of pan sauteed chicken and integral reduced sauces. I’m also a huge fan of goat cheese and prosciutto! So this recipe was right up my alley. The only thing I...
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