Before you run out to the grocery store to buy that mediocre factory made pecan pie try these chocolate pecan squares.  Instead of the gooey sweet filling they have a layer of all pure chocolate sprinkled with a generous amount of toasted pecans.  The trick is to toast the pecans until they’re fragrant and have [...]

Creamy mashed potatoes and homemade cranberry sauce are a natural on most Thanksgiving tables.  If you follow Cookangel’s advice they can both be made ahead of time.  Disregard the comment about his mother eating more cranberry sauce then turkey! I can unequivocally state that it’s not true.  I give them equal consideration on my favorite [...]

Red cabbage doesn’t get the star treatment it deserves.  Tiny shreds of it are usually relegated to a green salad or bowl of coleslaw. However, braise it with apple, vinegar, and sugar (it becomes sweet and sour or agrodolce) and it turns into a sublime side dish for poultry, pork, or lamb.  It’s at this [...]