In the Southern United States, the tradition of cooking a big pot of greens to go along with black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day stretches back to Colonial Times. Hoppin’ John, a combination of black-eyed peas and rice that originated in South Carolina is a favorite along with crusty cornbread baked in hot cast iron. […]
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I woke up this morning with a craving for latkes. I know it is the first night of Hannukah tonight, and I guess my inner holiday chef is calling the shots. I won’t post a recipe here because I used a boxed mix and improvised out of my freezer, but they are wonderful nevertheless. I
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“I’m going to spatchcock my bird now…” For some reason the technique for butterflying a bird, particularly a turkey, known by the term “to spatchcock” has become very popular this season. I’ve been asked several times to explain and demonstrate this, so right after Thanksgiving I grabbed an extra turkey and got some pictures. It
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