• Created on 11/1/11 by Nicko

  Everyone has their favorite part of Thanksgiving dinner; some look forward to the turkey, others can’t wait to dig into the pumpkin pie and other various desserts, while others yet look forward to Grandma’s Sweet Potato casserole, or Aunt Sue’s famous pickles and relishes.  While I love it all, I most look forward to the dressing, aka, stuffing.  It’s my favorite part of the meal, even more so than my Mom’s buttery, rich mashed potatoes, for which I have a great fondness.  There’s something about stuffing though, that for me, makes it rise above all else, to be... read more

• Created on 11/13/10 by Nicko

    By: Ruben Urias     Enough with the twenty ingredient roast turkey recipes!  It happens every year as the holidays approach.  Magazines, television programs, and even celebrity chefs, push and prod the cooking public into spending far too much time and money on recipes and ingredients that only marginally improve their turkeys.  This year, take a stand and focus on the basics done right.  Instead of adding one-eighth of a teaspoon of this herb, and one-half teaspoon of nineteen other spices, just know that you can roast a juicy, very flavorful turkey... read more

• Created on 2/16/10 by Nicko

Safety First When Deep Frying A Turkey A few words on safety: 1.)  The cooking equipment must be set up in a clear level area away from buildings and things that can catch fire.  Nothing puts a damper on the holiday season liking burning your place to the ground.  And it has far reaching effects in ruining the holiday for others: an insurance adjuster is now going to be called away from their family, a few firefighters are going to have to miss their holiday meal thanks to the inferno that was your home.  So please, follow the safety advice: set up in a flat... read more

• Created on 2/16/10 by Nicko

Written By Chef Peter Martin When it comes to Thanksgiving, I admit it, I am a staunch traditionalist.  Fluffy mashed potatoes, glistening ruby red cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes slumbering beneath a blanket of toasty marshmallows  and stuffing redolent of sage, all surrounding the centerpiece, a beautiful golden turkey with crackling skin and moist, tender flesh.  In my opinion it doesn't get much better than that.     As a chef I have often times been tempted to try and improve on this theme by bringing new techniques and exotic ingredients to the... read more