Monthly Archives: November 2021

Pizza Fondue

As often happens when family comes for the holidaze, they tend to come and go in shifts. Some came Wednesday morning and were staying through Saturday, others arrived Wednesday evening and left just after lunch on Friday; so aside from … Continue reading

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Roasted Beet Salad With Creamy French Dressing

And, just like that, Thanksgiving was over and the holidaze were upon us. We had most of my in-laws for much of the turkey-based weekend, and, if I do say so myself, my food was pretty much a hit. Desserts, … Continue reading

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Cocktail Sauce

Folk are getting ready to gather, and there will be shrimp, so, we’re gonna need some cocktail sauce. And by cocktail sauce, no, I do not mean that stuff you buy in a jar at the market; have you seen … Continue reading

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Margarita Mimosas – For The Win!

So, YEH. The holidaze are almost here and, if your house is like ours, folk will be coming, so you might as well have a decent drink. And, really, this drink is a bit more than decent. Based on a … Continue reading

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Butterscotch Mousse – in the Blender!

One of my friends thinks that this is actually more of a pot de crème, but I would say that as long as it tastes as good as it does, I don’t really care what you call it. Butterscotch pudding … Continue reading

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Holidaze Barbecue Sauce

Finally. He we are, the pinnacle we have been working towards all frikkin’ week. Holidaze Barbecue Sauce! But first, a story (hey, it’s a food blog)… A few months back, an unplanned medical incident brought all of my in-laws to … Continue reading

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Barbecue Sauce, Always

I posted a down-sized version of Julia Child’s Cranberry Relish, which I have been making since the mid-80’s, on Monday. I have been making a version of this recipe since I was in college in the 1970’s, and giving it … Continue reading

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Pepper Relish

Today, in part two of my “building phase” to make Holidaze Barbecue Sauce at the end of the week, I am making pepper relish. Pretty common where I am from in New England, and dead delicious on top of a … Continue reading

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Arby’s Sauce

Yeh, I know… A sammich sauce that may or may not taste like Arby’s Sauce (I would not know, I don’t eat at Arby’s) posting in the week leading up to Thanksgiving? The thing is, this recipe, and tomorrow’s and … Continue reading

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Julia Child’s Cranberry Relish, Still

To paraphrase a sitcom on TV… “It was 198-something and Julia Child was the food editor for Parade Magazine.” Ms. Child published an entire Thanksgiving menu; which I actually made – even to the point of following her instruction to … Continue reading

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