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Cookbook Christmas: Texas Tomes

Christmas is the perfect time to share your cooking with your friends. And you don’t even need to turn on your oven. Texas is a lucky state when it comes to food writing and recipe development. As a state, we have a collision of cultures. That sounds explosive, doesn’t it? But when considered in terms …click to continue Cookbook Christmas: Texas Tomes

Thanksgiving Countdown 2012

OK, the countdown is on! TG minus 2 days. I thought I’d update you on my plan. Saturday, I’ll admit, I made the cranberry sauce and tossed it in the freezer. Please somebody remind me to take that out of the freezer tomorrow. But, today (Tuesday) I really began to prepare in earnest. I …click to continue Thanksgiving Countdown 2012

Roasted Cranberry Sauce

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Ah, Thanksgiving. It is that time of year when I come face to face with the fact that I really don’t like cranberry sauce all that much. In fact, I think it is fair to say that I make cranberry sauce for others, meaning that I never spent much time really tasting it and …click to continue Roasted Cranberry Sauce

Roasted Acorn Squash Soup

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This is easy. This is so easy. Yet it is one of the best soup recipes I’ve made. The hardest part of this recipe is cutting the acorn squash in half to roast them. After that it is a cake walk. But if you haven’t done this before and you are not particularly strong …click to continue Roasted Acorn Squash Soup

Sausage and Artichoke Dressing (Stuffing)

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Thanksgiving is about the people and not the food. And some of my best ones have included canned peas, cranberry jelly shaped like a can, and pumpkin pie picked up 3 for $10 at the grocery store. Why? Because I loved the people I was with and love makes food taste good. No amount …click to continue Sausage and Artichoke Dressing (Stuffing)