Turkey Giblets
This was the first year that I had a hand in preparing the Thanksgiving turkey. Subsequently it was also the first time that I came in contact with the infamous giblets: the neck, heart, liver, and...
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Turkey and Wild Rice Soup Today I used the rest of my turkey giblets, as well as some other Thanksgiving leftovers. I simmered the turkey neck, heart, and bones with onion, carrots, celery, thyme,...
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Turkey is certainly one of the finest gifts made by the New World to the Old. -Brillat-Savarin in The Physiology of Taste The Saturday morning of Thanksgiving weekend we pick up a turkey from the...
View ArticleSquash and Barley ‘Risotto’
Risotto is a traditional northern Italian dish of short-grain rice cooked in broth and finished with butter and grated hard cheese, usually parmigianno. The “ris” in the name refers to the rice, so...
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