I’m betting you have leftover turkey today. I do. I would also put money on having your fridge full of gelatinized gravy, a serving or so of green beans, and so, so many mashed potatoes. In my fridge I had a little glass dish that I wasn’t sure if it…
I was recently at a lovely party with a literary bent – you know, the type of party where you all sit around and chat about your favorite books and how much you like the smell of old leather bindings and the whisper of crinkly pages. A favorite poet might…
I believe that Cranberry sauce has a firm place in the world. Namely on turkey sandwiches year-round. I frequently buy several bags of fresh cranberries around Thanksgiving and freeze them – just to have on hand. I like cranberry syrup in my summer lemonade and they always brighten up a…
This week, Greg and I are going all out on a holiday limb and sharing our favorite Thanksgiving recipes (with a Suitcase Foodist twist of course). This is the dish I’ve been brining to Thanksgiving dinner for the past 7 years – no matter where we end up hanging out…
I love a good idiom. And the word pie seems to creep into our social interaction on a regular basis: “Pie in the Sky” “Eat Humble Pie” “To Have Your Fingers in Too Many Pies” And Apple Pie even has its own sayings: “Motherhood & Apple Pie” or try “In…
I am a Brussels Sprout kinda girl. I discovered my love for them 3 years ago at our favorite restaurant in town Niche – owned by our friend Ethan. He takes veggies from run of the mill to simply extraordinary. One of his vegetal small plates is a Shaved Brussels Sprouts…
This week is all about Thanksgiving. And, as I already shared my pumpkin pie secrets, I am going to share another secret, albeit not my own. Sweet potatoes are a given at Thanksgiving whether you like them or not. I’ll be honest, I was a picky eater as a kid,…
‘Tis pumpkin season. Thanksgiving is moving our way, and one of the only things I feel like I make well for Thanksgiving, is pumpkin pie. I actually made my first pumpkin pie when I was living in Russia way back when. Some friends and I decided we were going to…