Chicken and Dumplings (or Turkey and Dumplings with leftover Thanksgiving turkey)

Chicken (or Turkey) and Dumplings

After Thanksgiving, many people wonder what they can make with all the leftover turkey!  After the meal is over, I usually simmer the leftover roasted turkey carcass (bones, skin, & wings) to make a hearty turkey stock to use another day.  That stock, combined with any leftover meat, will make a wonderful meal of “Turkey [...]

How to Roast a Thanksgiving Turkey (how to brine a turkey)

Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey

I remember the first time I roasted a thanksgiving turkey.  I followed the advice of some website I read, and roasted the turkey breast side down – supposedly to keep it “juicy”.  What did I end up with?  An ugly flesh colored bird, with rubbery skin, that was neither “juicy” nor appetizing.  The meat was [...]

Butternut Squash Risotto (or Pumpkin Risotto)

Butternut Squash Risotto

Butternut squash risotto is a wonderful warm fall dish – it’s comforting and is a rich and satisfying meal for a cold fall or winter evening!  If you have a lot of pumpkin puree leftover from Halloween… you can even substitute the butternut squash for pumpkin with no problem! In the produce section of the [...]