There are a million recipes for this simple side dish. Why? Because we can’t get enough of them. Because at Thanksgiving, mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce are three “sauces” for the turkey. Leftover mashed potatoes warmed in the oven and slid into the layers of a turkey sandwich are …
Vegetables & Grains
Green Bean Casserole
Green Bean Cassarole, as seen on Food Network's The Kitchen Thanksgiving Live, Special We talk about reminiscence and recreating family recipes all the time when cooking and the green bean casserole is, for sure, a Thanksgiving classic. Oddly, this is a dish my mother NEVER made when I was …
Wheat Berry and Parsley Salad
Serves 6 to 8
…Roasted Carrots with Cumin and Coriander
I was always taught to peel carrots, but this recipe came about one night when I had some beautiful carrots and was just a little too tired to peel them before cooking. The cumin focuses on the pleasantly butter taste of the carrot skins as they roast, and the coriander harnesses the sweetness of …
Sweet Potato Puree with Brown Butter
The biggest mistake people make with purees in simply not cooking the main ingredient long enough in the first place. Sweet potatoes can be boiled, stovetop, in water and such but I want to make this simple. Bake, scoop and mix. That’s my favorite way I am always surprised at what a sleeper this can …
