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Serving Dishes and Large, Company Meals -Countdown to Turkey Day 2016

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Heather says:
I hope you had a great weekend.

The holiday craziness kicks off in two weeks. I’ve noticed that many schools are out for the entire week of Thanksgiving this year. When did that start?

So far in our Countdown to Turkey Day we have:

  • Decided when and where
  • Located the dining room table and extension(s)
  • Reserved chairs and place settings, if necessary
  • Created our Soft Thanksgiving Menu Plan
  • Begun working on getting the house company ready by paying attention to daily / weekly chores

Today, depending on how your house and kitchen are organized may be simple or quite the dive into storage.… Keep reading...

Countdown to Turkey Day – Time to Practice

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Today is pretty short and sweet; you have a few things to make sure you’re on track for Thanksgiving:

PRACTICE

Take your soft menu plan from Thursday and go over it. Are there any recipes you haven’t tested? Is there a cooking technique in one that you haven’t tried?… Keep reading...

Countdown to Turkey Day The Soft Menu Plan

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To make creating your Thanksgiving Menu Easier, I have a handy Thanksgiving Menu Printable. This printable has three columns, one for your ideal Thanksgiving menu, a second for your planned guests’ ideal menu -I assume you have some idea of what the people you will be serving expect- and the third column is the great compromise that will be your Thanksgiving holiday menu.… Keep reading...

Countdown to Turkey Day 2016

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Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite time of the year. It’s no secret that I love food and I love to cook for others, and Thanksgiving Dinner is my Superbowl of company dinners. It’s a chance to gather with friends and family and indulge in the traditional and the exceptional.… Keep reading...

Collard Greens

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The new year will be here before long, and in the Lowcountry, that means it’s time to cook up some greens. Collards are a traditional New Year’s dish eaten to bring wealth in the coming year. Their peak season is from January to April, and they are packed with calcium, iron, and vitamins A and C.… Keep reading...

Menu Monday – Week 40

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Well, it is definitely still hurricane season on the East Coast. 

hurricane-matthew

I know many of you who live on the East Coast are tired of the drama that accompanies these usually-and-thankfully-non-events.  While it looks like Matthew will make the S-curve and head out to sea, it bears watching.… Keep reading...

Menu Monday Week 39

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Fall is finally here, according to the calendar. I’m shaking off this year’s late summer funk and last Sunday I spent the afternoon reshooting some old recipes that need a little photographic love. I’m putting together an ebook of quick, budget-friendly weeknight dinners.… Keep reading...

Off Topic with an Menu Monday Attempt to Get it Together

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Late summer is difficult around here. You’ve got the usual back to school hassle and sports starting up with four kids, we enter birthday season mid-August and before any of that happens, I start dreading an anniversary.

For those that don’t know, my sister was killed  in August of ’13.… Keep reading...

Menu Monday Week #26

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Every year I delude myself thinking that the end of the school year will result in some down time. I don’t know where I get the idea, but it plants itself firmly in my mind and I hang onto it from February until school is done in late May / early June and then I blink it’s nearly July.… Keep reading...

How To Sharpen A Kitchen Knife

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Without any more procrastination or delay here is the Home-Ec101.com Knife Sharpening Tutorial. I talk about knife skills and the importance and safety of having sharp knives, but how do you get and keep your knives sharp?

First, let’s start off with a little anatomy of a knife.… Keep reading...

Menu Monday Week #22, Memorial Day 2016 and some Transparency

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If you’re out grilling, boating, or otherwise enjoying this long holiday weekend, please don’t forget to take a moment to thank and acknowledge those who gave their lives so we could have this privilege.

Some of you may have noticed that it has been very quiet around here.… Keep reading...

Simple Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing and Dip Recipe

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Note from Heather: When I updated the images on this recipe, I added 3 green onions, chopped, used fresh ground black pepper, and used *gasp* bottled lemon juice. Don’t tell Bobbie 😉

Bobbie SaysBobbie says:

This recipe for Simple Chunky Blue Cheese Salad Dressing and Dip was the result of the quest of a lifetime.… Keep reading...