Category: Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving Fairy is Busy at Glover Gardens
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it’s just about the food and the family, with no extra expectations or requirements. A meal that’s rife with memories and laughter and rich, satisfying food that you don’t normally eat.
Recipe: “Over the Top”Fancy Green Beans and Mushrooms
A holiday-worthy recipe for green beans and mushrooms that is bold and different with bright, fresh flavors and a diversity of textures.
The Duchess of Leftovers Says…Repurpose Your Thanksgiving Meal
So it’s the day after Thanksgiving, and the refrigerator is full of food that made you too full yesterday. What to do???
Gratitude and Food: Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup
A selection of mouthwatering and tradition-laden Thanksgiving recipes from the Glover Gardens archives.
Spicy-Tart Cranberry-Orange-Pineapple Relish (The Best!)
Slightly sweet with just a hint of heat, this tart cranberry relish is the perfect complement to rich holiday food.
North-South Best Dressing Recipe Ever (with Sausage and Two Breads)
Savory, flavorful and redolent with tradition, this dressing is always at the top of the family request list. Even so, it took almost 30 years to accurately document the recipe.
Random Thankful Lists
From cats who cradle to cast iron to the wisdom of children and wildlife, I have a lot to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
We Call Them “Mema Rolls,” She Called Them “Refrigerator Rolls” – Call My Grandmother’s Delicious Yeast Rolls Anything You Want, but Don’t Call Me Late for Dinner if You’re Serving Them
My grandmother “Mema” fed us in classic grandmotherly style: something was always just out of the oven, just for you. Here’s her legendary yeast roll recipe.
Best Creamed Corn Ever – Handed-Down and Upgraded Scratch Recipe from My Dad and Grandmother
This creamed corn is a rich, creamy dish that makes you nostalgic for the old days when life was simpler, people were kinder and you could borrow an egg from your neighbor, even if you never experienced any “old days” in that way.
Thanksgiving Crisis Averted!
Note to self: when you are drying out the cornbread and french bread for the dressing in the oven, DON’T turn it on to 450° to preheat it for the Brussels sprouts! I caught it just in time. The Grill-Meister thinks the “char” will add […]
Found Recipe: Swedish Apple Cake, or “Äppelkaka”
A friend and colleague’s perfect execution of a traditional Swedish apple cake, with the (translated) recipe. A great candidate for the holiday table.
Found Recipe: A New Holiday Sweet Potato Favorite
Sweet Potato Stacks from Cooking Light are worthy of status as a holiday classic.
A Gorgeous Thanksgiving Table; A Family Legacy from Strong Woman to Strong Woman
Thanksgiving is about food and family and memories and connections. Sometimes those connections are new, with folks who would be family, only if they were near and known. I made such a connection tonight, with a marvelous lady named Cathy, from the land of Facebook […]
Spatchcocked Turkey. Say What?
Spatchcocked turkey is everything you want in a turkey: moist on the inside, with crispy, savory, mahogany skin on the outside. Read about it here: Spatchcocked Turkey. Say What? This will be our turkey strategy again this year.
Creamy Butternut Squash Soup with a Hint of Cumin
I Love Thanksgiving! Run-Up to My Favorite Holiday
Thanksgiving means food and family and fun, and I enjoy the process of getting ready for it. Check out some of the Glover Gardens standards.
Spatchcocked Turkey. Say What?
Spatchcocked turkey is everything you want in a turkey: moist on the inside, with crispy, savory, mahogany skin on the outside.