Happy Thanksgiving, Turkeys
20 Nov 11 by Tim Martin | No Comments | 36 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: lindy, show, Thanksgiving, video
Yeasted Cranberry-Pecan Pumpkin Loaves
20 Nov 10 by Jenn Martin | 9 Comments | 1,184 view(s)Categories: food | Tags: bread, breakfast, fall, Thanksgiving, winter
“The smell of good bread baking, like the sound of lightly flowing water, is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight…”
-M.F.K. Fisher in The Art of Eating
But what about the sound of good bread making? Yes, the sound, at least when it comes to these yeasted cranberry-pecan pumpkin loaves.
The boing, boing, boing of fresh cranberries bouncing, just like Tigger. While trying to stuff as many of these crimson beauties into the dough as possible, some inevitably ended up on my kitchen floor. Oops!
Cranberry and Vanilla Bean Sorbet
23 Nov 09 by Jenn Martin | 3 Comments | 342 view(s)Categories: food | Tags: Thanksgiving
I had such high hopes for this do-ahead dessert recipe. The promise of a refreshingly light end to the Thanksgiving meal. The chance to complete a cranberry trifecta with sauce, bread, and sorbet. And not just any sorbet – one with vanilla bean. And, oh, the color!
But, alas, we just didn’t love it, unlike all the other reviewers who gave it “4 forks”. To be fair, we didn’t hate it either. But I made this two and a half weeks ago, and there’s still some left in our freezer. That just doesn’t happen in our house when it comes to ice creams and sorbets.
Still, it wasn’t a total loss as I used the remains of the vanilla bean to make more vanilla sugar. Simply rinse and dry the used bean. Stick in a canister of sugar for a least 4 days, and voila! – homemade vanilla sugar to substitute for granulated sugar in ice cream, pudding, coffee, cookies, cupcakes – anything that can benefit from an extra layer of vanilla. Guess that means I’ll file this one under “Things That Make You Go Hmmmm” instead of “Things that Make You Go Mmmmm”.
Oakley’s Thanksgiving Wishes
23 Nov 09 by Tim Martin | No Comments | 43 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: oakley, Thanksgiving, video
Oakley would like to share some Thanksgiving wishes with all of you, so she’s written a little poem… and now, she’s ready to recite it! (The poem itself is on the floor as a prompt.)
Sweet Potato, Bacon, and Apple Hash
19 Nov 09 by Jenn Martin | 2 Comments | 304 view(s)Categories: food | Tags: fall, Thanksgiving
Growing up near Rocky Top, I always heard the sweet potato referred to as the “Big Orange” potato. While it may not be the official tuber of the Vols, I do think this savory combination of sweet potatoes, salty bacon, and tart apples would go a long way in closing the endorsement deal. As it’s now turkey time in Tennessee, give this the starting job in your Thanksgiving line-up and then watch any leftovers disappear the next morning when served alongside poached or fried eggs for breakfast. While folks here still “get their corn from a jar” (if you know what I mean), their sweet potatoes should come in the form of this heavenly harvest hash. Even Smokey would agree that it makes for some doggone good eats.
Cranberry-Walnut Braid
13 Nov 09 by Jenn Martin | 3 Comments | 1,070 view(s)Categories: food | Tags: bread, fall, Thanksgiving
No doubt about it, turkey is the star of the Thanksgiving feast. Following close on its heels (do turkeys have heels?) comes dressing. Farther down the hierachy of Thanksgiving essentials fall cranberries. However, this bread could change all that. Studded with cranberries and walnuts, scented with orange, and sporting a double-decker braid, this bread is centerpiece worthy.
