Five deer and a week's worth of fowl. If you really want to go traditional, that's what you would need to get started. Those are the only things that anyone knows for sure were served at the very first Thanksgiving in Plymouth in 1961. If your oven isn't big enough and wooden trenchers are out for tableware, you may want to consult one or two of the following links for help with your more contemporary holiday feast.
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Cookbooks are such an integral part of who I am that I can't imagine life without them. I have a little collection of about 150 books and booklets that grows yearly in small increments. My collection grows not by new books, but by new-to-me books. I tend to shy away from new cookbooks, not just because of the cost factor, but also because I believe that cookbooks are like any other book--there are classics and there are fads. There… Read More

Each year, like scores of other mothers the world over, I set out for my kitchen armed with mixing bowls, measuring cups and spoons -- and chocolate chips -- to begin my Christmas cookie baking. The cookies I make for my family are pretty much the same from year to year, but there is always one that's different; the one we bake to give. Before I start, I pull out my favorite cookie cookbooks, old saved editions of Christmas magazines… Read More

Even thought Trick-or-Treat is usually the highlight of our Halloween festivities, it falls on a night other than Halloween in our city, so the actual holiday is often times overlooked. I wanted things to be a little different today, so I took our 'plain Jane' dinner menu, added some new titles to our dishes, created a cute menu to print out and a more interesting meal suddenly took the place of hot dogs and fries.

Hot dogs became 'Frank-enstein-furters' and fries… Read More

This year's Trick-or-Treat night in our city turned out to be a real dud. It was raining and cold and since our city wouldn't postpone the festivities, it was get wet, or don't go. We opted not to go since the baby had recently had a fever of 102 and we were short a teen to help watch her while I took the other kids out.

We decided not to let the whole night be a total bust and picked… Read More

I know I've already shared my love of pumpkin, but you'll have to excuse me for sharing one more recipe. This is one that just begs to be shared. The first time I set out to make these pancakes I decided that they would be better with stiffly beaten egg whites instead of a flat-out whole egg recipe. I do use the whole egg, just separated and beaten for more "fluffability". These were nearly like a pumpkin soufflé… Read More