Our brine recipe for roasted turkey is adapted from Alton Brown and Chez Panisse. Intense gravy and broth flavor, plus leftovers that last. Ad-free site.
Chocolate Nut Candy in the Crock Pot – Recipe, Variations, and Tips
Christmas “Crack” in the Crock Pot – my adaptation of the super simple, very tasty, recipe with ideas for variations and tips for maximizing flavor. Ad free site.
That One Thanksgiving with the Whipped Cream Thing
A family story about my grandmother’s mad baking skills, why my father married my mother, Thanksgiving, pumpkin pie, and a can of pressurized whipped cream.
Cheery Cherry Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
All the good things in life: Oats, brown sugar and butter, with bright pops of cherry and melting not-quite-bitter dark chocolate. Plus a short treatise on vanillin. Ad free site.




