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Rethinking Thanksgiving Turkey
As we come upon Thanksgiving, I find myself asking: “Why turkey?” After all, the traditional feast was built around mythology; authentic records don’t exist. Historians actually surmise that the 1621 colonists viewed the large birds as hard to prepare. Hmmm.…
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Just a Small Group This Year? Deck the Halls Anyway!
For many of us, this holiday season could be the “small-idays” – smaller get-togethers. I’ve heard from any number of friends who plan to keep their festivities intimate, just with two or four for Christmas dinner. One couple is planning…
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Somewhere, Each of Us Remembers a Memorable Meal
Somewhere in the memory banks of our taste buds resides the recollection of our most unforgettable meal — the perfect combination of sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. It doesn’t require a great degree of effort to conjure up those tastes,…
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Duck with Pears
This recipe from The Food of Spain by Claudia Roden is a delicious Catalonian dish that has pleased our guests over the years.
