November 2010

beyond leftovers – what was left behind

November 30, 2010
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Today I was brave enough to look in the vegetable drawer. And the boxes from the last week of the CSA – sitting in the cool of the garage. I don’t know about you, but I never get through a big party or holiday meal without completely forgetting to serve something. There were still a [...]

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Cooking Classes Make a Great Gift – Cyber Monday!

November 28, 2010

It’s the holidaze and while you’re wondering what gift will be just perfect, why not consider a cooking class with Mrs. Wheelbarrow? I’ll create a personalized gift certificate for you to tuck into a stocking (or you can send it electronically.) Check the CLASS SCHEDULE link for the most up-to-date schedule through March, 2011. New [...]

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the best day-after-thanksgiving sandwich

November 26, 2010
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My mother’s been gone five years now, but each Thanksgiving she sits on my shoulder and guides me through the rituals. So many of the foods on my table were foods she made year after year. We didn’t ask for a change in the menu – no one wanted anything to change at all. We [...]

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giving thanks.

November 24, 2010
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Today a lot of cooking happened in this kitchen. There was so much food. Carrots and celery. Celeriac. Beets. Pumpkin. Pecans. Onions. Herbs galore. Breads. Desserts. Meats. Turkeys. Abundance wherever I looked. I felt incredibly lucky and grateful. Grateful for Dennis, my love. For Louie, who makes me laugh. For Beans, quite simply, the whitest [...]

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the pressure’s on. menus and an apricot tart.

November 23, 2010
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Today’s the day. Relatives arrive and will move into the guest room for four days. Thanksgiving isn’t just the big dinner on Thursday. It’s meal after meal after meal. In the spirit of the last few posts, here it is. The List – menus, with links where possible. Often, I’m just making it up – [...]

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more thanksgiving preparations and a quick crab dip

November 22, 2010
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It’s Sunday night before Thanksgiving. This morning, we went to the market and picked up all the vegetables, fish, herbs and whatnot. I’ll have one quick, not too complicated trip to Whole Foods, another to Trader Joe’s and a Tuesday market pick up of the two fresh turkeys. Yes, we get two turkeys – because [...]

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the perfect cheese platter

November 18, 2010
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It seems to me that throughout the holidays, often and at the last minute, we decide to have some people over. The cheese platter is such an easy idea, but the cheese counter always baffles me. Cow? Goat? Sheep? Yikes. Soft? Ripe? Hard? What’s best? Turns out, it’s not about any of those things. On [...]

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condiments & cranberry sauce

November 15, 2010
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Let’s face it, turkey isn’t the tastiest of the proteins we serve. Compared to something like lamb or even roast chicken, turkey pales. But it does serve one fantastic purpose – it’s a great foil for condiments. That’s why I like to have several different sauces and chutneys on the Thanksgiving table, and especially, available [...]

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Errands and Lists on the way to Thanksgiving

November 13, 2010
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I wrote this post 14 hours ago, went to NYC on the Vamoose Bus, expecting wifi and intending to get this out to you this morning. No wifi. None. Until this moment. Amazing how dependent I’ve become on technology. Have to say, it was kind of refreshing to daydream (and watch Season 1 of Dexter!) [...]

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