Who’s afraid of the big bad pickle? For a beginner pickles can be intimidating. Normal pickling takes advantage of a brine or vinegar to preserve fruits or vegetables. There is a lot to worry about when pickling. Contamination is probably the largest concern (no one wants botulism), you want certain halophilic cultures [more]

When ComputerNerd and I first moved in together, we lived in this tiny studio loft. I know what you’re thinking: woe is us a loft. This was not your normal re-purposed warehouse apartment, there was not a lot of space. Not to mention the landlord made some questionable decisions about what was [more]

I’m here today to talk about dressing. Not stuffing. We have already gone over why you never stuff a bird with dry bread, and things have not changed. Never ever stuff a bird with dried bread. Now my family still expects stuffing on the Thanksgiving table. I’m happy to oblige. Of course because it never [more]

Thanksgiving wouldn’t be complete without cranberry sauce. When I was a kid all we had was the stuff from a can. Sometime later my mother started making a fresh cranberry relish with oranges. I like the relish but I missed the spreadable goo. So I headed to the kitchen and developed my own recipe. [more]

One traditional dish I can’t get enough of at Thanksgiving is squash and apples. My mom makes the best… but… she only uses one type of squash, but I want more squash! Not that there is anything wrong with butternut squash, but why not add acorn or other winter squashes? They are all equally delicious. [more]