Tag Archives: Thanksgiving

Chocolate Pecan Tart

Posted on November 23, 2012 by scarpettakate

For folks who like to cook and entertain, Thanksgiving dinner is kind of our Olympics. We are decathletes of starch and sugar and tryptophan, and Turkey Day is the ultimate endurance race. The day after, though, there are no laurel … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baking, Christmas, dessert, fall, pecans, tart, Thanksgiving, winter | 6 Comments

Easy Cranberry Sauce

Posted on November 16, 2012 by scarpettakate

I am super excited about hosting Thanksgiving this year, friends, and since some of you might be geeking out in your own kitchens, I thought I’d share my menu and suggestions for the bird, sides, and dessert. For the newbie … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged cranberry sauce, favorite recipes, menu, planning, side dishes, Thanksgiving, turkey | 4 Comments

Butternut Squash and Sage Lasagna

Posted on November 4, 2011 by scarpettakate

I know there must be scores of highly efficient, tidy lasagna makers out there in the world. Maybe you’re one of them. As for me, I can’t count myself among your ranks. I’ve made this recipe about a half a … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged autumn, baked, butternut squash, do ahead, entree, fall, freeze, lasagna, main dish, pasta, sage, serves a crowd, Thanksgiving, vegetarian | 9 Comments

Cornish Game Hens with Cornbread Stuffing

Posted on October 7, 2011 by scarpettakate

Cornish game hens aren’t actually wild game at all (they’ve been domesticated for hundreds of years) but plump, young chickens (not even female, necessarily) who take their name from a cross-breed popularized in the 1950s. The diminutive birds are mostly … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged chicken, cornbread stuffing, dinner party, dressing, fall, game hens, poultry, stuffed, stuffing, Thanksgiving | 5 Comments

Spiced Cranberry Sauce

Posted on November 24, 2010 by scarpettakate

In my family, we have an unwavering Thanksgiving menu, with very little to no variation from one year to the next. We are Thanksgiving purists, strict literalists of the Turkey Day canon: turkey, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes. We never bow … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged canned, canning, chutney, citrus, compote, cranberries, easy, fresh, holiday, home canning, orange, preserves, quick, sauce, Thanksgiving | 7 Comments

Creamed Winter Greens

Posted on November 20, 2010 by scarpettakate

Greetings from Chicago, friends! It’s sunny and parchment paper-crisp this morning, real hot cocoa and hat-and-gloves weather. I’m realizing it’s been quite awhile since I’ve been in the cold (not what passes for cold in San Francisco but honest-to-goodness 32 … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged bacon, bechamel, collards, creamed greens, creamed winter greens, dinosaur kale, fall, kale, lacinto, mustard greens, pancetta, side dish, Thanksgiving, winter | 7 Comments

Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Butter Icing

Posted on November 3, 2010 by scarpettakate

I’m not usually one for impulse buys at the grocery store (I will flip through that US Weekly and I will look longingly at that Snickers bar, but my resolve is firm), but next to the discounted Halloween candy this … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baking, beurre noisette, brown butter, browned butter, cookies, dessert, fall, frosted cookies, frosting, Halloween, icing, Martha Stewart, pumpkin cookies, Thanksgiving | 11 Comments

Well, Hello There: Roast Chicken

Posted on May 11, 2010 by scarpettakate

Welcome, friends! I’m so very glad you’re here. In fact, I roasted you a chicken to celebrate. This, dear reader, is absolutely the best chicken I’ve ever had, which I thought would make a nice present. I’ll tell you how to … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged chicken, classic, collard greens, foolproof, french, roast, roast chicken, Thanksgiving, Thomas Keller | 22 Comments