Shhhh. Don’t tell her but I am about to reveal my mother’s secret for the lightest, fluffiest matzoh balls ever. Sparkling Water.
There. Now you know. Oh sure - she used to go the seltzer/club soda route but those can add a taste you often times don’t want. Sparkling water? Nada. All it adds is the [...]

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This holiday season I wound up baking like I’ve never baked before in my life. Having been spared the duties of preparing the Christmas meal, I was instead enjoined to provide dessert, and baked goodies for the inevitable extended family visits over the week to come.
Now I’m not usually one for baking. It hasn’t, in [...]

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By which I mean I’m posting it at the last minute, though if you live in the kind of place where you can lay your hands on pork sausage meat at the last minute before Christmas Dinner, that works too!  The great thing about this recipe is that only is it incredibly versatile, given the [...]

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You will need:

The contents of your turkey roasting pan
2 generous tablespoons plain flour
1 cup red wine
1/2 cup port
2-3 cups turkey or chicken stock- hot
2 tablespoons cranberry jelly

Once your turkey is cooked to your specification, remove it from the roasting tray.  Then remove all but about two tablespoons of rendered fat from the tray, but not any [...]

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So it’s that time of year gain, and I am once more preparing for Thanksgiving. This is a task made slightly more difficult by a) living in Britain, and b) cooking for a family largely unfamiliar with American food.
On the plus side, their idea of American food at Thanksgiving would be satisfied for them if [...]

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