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Thanksgiving

Warm Eggnog Recipe

November 26, 2009
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Eggnog is one of those much maligned holiday traditions, taking it’s place right alongside jewel speckled fruitcakes and mincemeat pie. Being a lover of eggs, sugar and cream, I never quite got why people hate it so much, but it’s popularity seems to have waned even further in recent years due to food safety concerns [...]

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Cinnamon Harissa Turkey

December 6, 2008
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Last Thanksgiving post! This turkey was part of my West Asian Thanksgiving dinner. I wanted to serve it without gravy, so I gave it a good dose of spice to make up for the lack of sauce.
I know what you’re thinking, and I agree. Gravy is the best part of Thanksgiving, but I just [...]

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Sweet Potato Sumac Gratin with Meringue

December 4, 2008
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I got the idea for this one from a popular Turkish beverage called “apple tea”. I put it in quotes because as far as I can tell it doesn’t actually contain any apples or tea.
Apples are sweet, tangy and… well… apply and I thought it would compliment these sweet tubers nicely. For this dish [...]

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Fiery Cinnamon Cranberry Sauce

December 1, 2008
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Cranberry sauce has become an obligatory part of any Thanksgiving dinner, and yet I’ve never been a huge fan. My family would always end up with a huge bowl of leftover cranberry sauce and then the only person who actually liked the stuff would have to eat the rest.
It’s not so much that I [...]

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Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: A West Asian Thanksgiving

November 30, 2008
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West Asia, a region comprised of the Near East and Middle East includes countries like Turkey and Syria which were at the center of the spice trade for centuries. It’s no surprise then that West Asian cuisine makes extensive use of spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, and sumac.
For Thanksgiving this year, my family flew out [...]

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Mediterranean Spiced Thanksgiving Dinner

November 2, 2008
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After 30 plus Thanksgivings, I’ve gotten a little bored with the usual “Thanksgiving = turkey + stuffing + mashed potatoes + gravy + cranberry sauce” formula. Still, it’s a meal that I look forward to for 11 months out of the year (I spend December in recovery) and doing away with the traditional items and [...]

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