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Dessert is done!

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Don Merritt

Everybody loves pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, and the best pumpkin pie is a good sweet potato pie! Here is one I made this morning, moments out of the oven, and we’ll just let everyone assume it’s pumpkin.

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Notes From Monday- Redux

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Don Merritt

As I was working on making rye bread for this week’s turkey stuffing, the thought occurred to me that people might wonder what the point is to making homemade bread for stuffing when you can buy it in the store … Continue reading →

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Getting Under Way- Redux

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Don Merritt

It would be a fair question to ask why I would choose a “Pennsylvania Dutch” theme for this years’ Thanksgiving feast; even I must admit that it is “different”. Of course “different” is a good enough reason for me, but … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Thanksgiving Dinners- Redux

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Don Merritt

In America, Thanksgiving Dinner is a big deal in most families, because it is an annual, one time per year kind of thing. It has requirements of tradition that go back to the very early days of Colonial America. For … Continue reading →

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Culinary Triumphs, Big Trouble, and Thanksgiving Dinner-Redux

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Don Merritt

Thanksgiving is right around the corner here in the USA, a day of feasting, celebration, family, friends… and of being thankful. It is also a day when cooks across the land are on the hot seat, being responsible for the … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: October 8, 2016

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Don Merritt

This is a story of culinary triumph and sheer stupidity. It all began a few weeks back when my wife and I were visiting her sister in Wisconsin over the weekend. On Saturday afternoon the women went off to pick … Continue reading →

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The Day is Here…

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Don Merritt

…and with all that has gone on the last few days, the big dinner will be like a Sunday stroll in the park; easy money! Of course the arrival of Chef Brian assures that; he has half and I have … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week: November 25, 2015

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Don Merritt

Everybody loves pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, and the best pumpkin pie is a good sweet potato pie! Here is one I made this morning, moments out of the oven, and we’ll just let everyone assume it’s pumpkin.

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Notes From Monday

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Don Merritt

As I was working on making rye bread for this week’s turkey stuffing, the thought occurred to me that people might wonder what the point is to making homemade bread for stuffing when you can buy it in the store … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Thanksgiving Dinners

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Don Merritt

In America, Thanksgiving Dinner is a big deal in most families, because it is an annual, one time per year kind of thing. It has requirements of tradition that go back to the very early days of Colonial America. For … Continue reading →

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