How to Brine a Turkey How to Brine a Turkey I’ve called brine a magic potion for years, since once I learned how to brine a turkey, it as as though I actually had a magic method for making the best turkey anyone had ever had. A brine is nothing more than a salt water … [Read more…]
Green Beans with Lemon Butter Green Beans with Lemon Butter I adore this recipe! We love green beans no matter how they’re cooked, but this one for green beans with lemon butter is terrific in a bunch of ways. It’s incredibly fast, and if you blanch off the green beans ahead of time, it literally … [Read more…]
How to Make Deviled Eggs How to Make Deviled Eggs This is my grandmother’s recipe for Deviled Eggs, and it’s the best. I know that’s a lot to claim, but it’s a flat out fact. Being a Southerner, I’ve run across every kind of deviled egg on the planet, and these just have an … [Read more…]
Oyster Dressing Ingredients 8 cups of bread cubes, plain or cornbread 1 ½ cups celery, chopped 1 ½ cups onion, chopped 2 8 ounce cans oysters, liquid reserved, chopped if too large 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted 1 ½ teaspoons salt 1 ½ teaspoons pepper 1 teaspoon ground sage 1 teaspoon thyme ½ cup … [Read more…]
Apple Stuffing Ingredients 8 cups fresh hearty white bread, cut into cubes 5 tablespoons butter, divided 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper 2 leeks, trimmed, cleaned and thinly sliced 4 cooking apples, such as Jonagold, McIntosh or Golden Delicious, peeled, cored and thinly sliced 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, minced 2 cups … [Read more…]