I love food holidays. Typically, most people think food holidays are limited to the big three: Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. Actually, food is celebrated every day of the year. Some of my favorites include: National Mint Julep Day (May 30); National Cheeseburger Day (September 18) and National Drink Beer Day (September 28). Last year for [...]
Shepherd’s Turkey Pot Pie
November 28, 2011 by · 7 Comments
Thanksgiving was pretty low key at our house. I try my best to keep it that way. I figure if I stay away from drama the other 364 days of the year, why invited it over for Thanksgiving dinner? So I spent the day eating and laughing with my family and some close friends. We had a [...]
Green Bean Casserole
November 21, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Last Thanksgiving was the first time I attempted to make a green bean casserole. My mom never made it when I was growing up, so green bean casserole was not part of our Thanksgiving tradition. It’s such a popular holiday icon that I thought we should finally add it to our Thanksgiving menu. I found a recipe on [...]