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Turkey Bone Broth — Don’t throw away those bones after dinner tomorrow!

Tomorrow, after you’ve eaten your Thanksgiving feast, the leftovers have been put away, and you’re cleaning everything up, DO NOT throw away those turkey bones!! If you do, you will be missing out on a turkey that can keep on giving. Instead, pull out your slow cooker, and throw the turkey carcass into it, along […]

I’ve been in a huge mashed potato mood lately. Seriously people, I have a problem! I could easily eat them every day. Instead of loading up on mashed potatoes, I’ve been trying to keep things lighter, so have been making a big pot of mashed cauliflower at least once a week. I’ve eaten so much […]

If you’ve got turkey, you’ve gotta have gravy. Am I right? I’d also like to say that if you’ve made a turkey, then you’d be crazy not to use the drippings to make that gravy. If you make my Lemon Fennel Roast Turkey, set aside those drippings, and then use them to make that gravy…oh […]

Let’s talk turkey—pièce de résistance of most Thanksgiving tables and also the one food item that has many a horror story attached to it. Do you have one? I LOVE Thanksgiving turkey, but the first time I actually had to cook one, I’ll admit that I was terrified. I think I spent the week of […]

15 more days until Thanksgiving Day here in the US! Are you ready? If you’re not, never fear! Between now and the time you sit down to begin your Thanksgiving meal I plan on sharing some ideas and recipes that will help you nail down a meal plan. It was three years ago (although it […]

November and December are my two favorite months of the year. I love the holidays. I love the chance to refocus on what is most important in my life and to celebrate those things with others. I also love the colors, smells, flavors, sounds, and traditions that go with these months. I recently received a review […]

Graham Cracker Brownies. Those three words immediately make me think of my grandma. She has been making these gooey squares since my dad was a little boy. I once asked one of my uncles what his favorite thing was that his mom made. My grandma is a phenomenal cook, and so I expected . . […]

Squirrel’s second grade class has been studying the moon for the past couple of weeks, and she’s been charting the moon’s changes each evening at home as an assignment for her Chinese class.

This post is brought to you by Harmons Grocery. I know, I know, you’re thinking “Gluten free slow cooker pot roast? Rachael, isn’t a pot roast naturally gluten free?” Well yes, and no. It depends on how you make it! If you make your own homemade beef stock without any added thickeners and you don’t […]

I love dishes that combine lots of little bits of everything. I get this love from my dad, whose style of cooking is to go into the kitchen and grab whatever he can find to create something to eat, whether it’s a sandwich, a salad, or what he calls “potage.” I recently received a “Fall Harvest […]

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