Leftovers are my favorite part of Thanksgiving. Every year, I look forward to a heaping turkey sandwich dripping with cranberry sauce. If I was really decadent, I could always flatten a couple wedges of dressing and deep fry them to use as a bun, but I have a far easier […]
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Firefly Week: Inside Out Pumpkin Pie Bao
Last fall, I came down with a terrible case of pumpkin fever. It’s as rough on us cookbook writers as the flu is on the civilian population. The only way for us to fight through the disease is to buy half a case of pumpkin puree (or, in extreme cases, […]
Hobbit Week: Easy Shire Porter Cake
Don’t be intimidated by the list of ingredients. This isn’t fancy Elven baking chemistry. Like most Shire foods, this is good, solid stuff that can handle a lot of improvisation depending on what you happen to have in your pantry. All you really need is some butter, sugar, flour, eggs, […]
Pumpkin Week: Thanksgiving Meal in a Bun (Another Overly Complicated use for Holiday Leftovers)
I love my Pumpkin Pie Bao dough so much I wondered if I could use it for other, more nefarious purposes. Yes, I’m talking about the evil that is overly complicated Thanksgiving leftovers recipes. We all know Thanksgiving leftovers should be simple affairs of cold sandwiches and turkey soup. Instead, […]