Joy

 Happy Holidays To You And Yours

Duck Egg Icing

Recently two gals and a sleepy dog carried on a yearly tradition of baking gingerbread houses (or barns). 

Ducks are in the family, so the eggs are easy to come and great for baking.

Gluten Free Chocolate Oat Bars

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It Was A Feast

How I party!

It's not the holiday's without some good food and cheer. 

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FOOD52 NEWS and I...

Reading current food news is one of the things I do for fun. No seriously, for years I have been deeply rooted in following the politics of food and keeping up with trends. Last month I grabbed an opportunity to work with two of the biggest names in food news, Fran Brennan & Shelly Peppel. They are the force behind FOOD52's successful weekly news page. Fran & Shelly are the cofounders and editors of The Food News Journal, a website that in the past year merged with FOOD52. The news page is broken up into categories: Food News, Food For Thought, Best Of The Blogs, Booze News, and Amuse. We report Monday though Friday with current (never older than 24 hour) news and a weekly wrap up on Friday's, called FOODCOURT. Honored and delighted with my new venture, I know you will enjoy FOOD52 and their news page. Don't worry I'll be keeping up with all of my VT appearances too, tune in Dec. 7th on WCAX-Channel 3 at 6:50am for some holiday cooking. 

Yours truly was a guest writer for this week's FOOD COURT 

(a light and fun wrap up of the weeks food news).

2012 Food Trends - Year Of The Potato

2012 food trends are starting to emerge and it's American comfort food classics (with a twist) that are going to shine. According to the trend report just released by Andrew Freeman & Company, you'll be seeing mixed drinks on tap, custom french fry bars (choose your cut, color and sauce), hand-pulled noodles, savory ice creams, and more Indian street food. Put your formals aside as big name chefs will be embracing more casual dining with minimal gush and exciting edible landscapes. Also in 2012,

Happy Thanksgiving

This photograph comes from my cherished copy of

 The American Heritage Cookbook.

Just Roast It!

Roasted Turkey

Prep time: 20 minutes

Preheat: 425º

Cook time: See “Turkey Notes”

How Long Do I Cook The Bird?

Turkey Notes

What size turkey do I purchase?

The larger the bird, the more meat it will yield per pound. Some general rules: