A chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey. What could be more festive?
Let’s find out where the turducken came from.
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Difference between: scalloped potatoes and au gratin potatoes
The two terms are used interchangeably, but let’s find out what the actual difference is between scalloped potatoes and au gratin potatoes.
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Food history: green bean casserole
Will you be making a green bean casserole for Thanksgiving next week?
If you love this staple but maybe want to switch it up a bit, we’ve got the classic recipe along with some variations at the end of the post.
I’ll admit it – it’s one of my favorite holiday meals. I love the contrasting textures of the green beans and french fried onions, with the creaminess of cream of mushroom soup.
Indeed, the history of green bean casserole does begin with Campbell’s.
Difference between: black pepper and white pepper
Who uses white pepper? I’ve only used it once.
Let’s find out the difference between black pepper and white pepper.
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Food history: afternoon tea parties
Today we are checking out the history of tea parties – not political ones, and not the ones with little girls and dolls and stuffed animals.
We’re talking about real, afternoon tea parties, British-style.
Difference between: all-purpose and self-rising flour (and other flours)
This Difference Between is a really simple one.
After we go over the difference between all-purpose and self-rising flour, we’ll go through additional types of flours as well.
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Food history: energy bars
Also known as snack bars or nutrition bars, let’s check out the history of energy bars.
And, are they really good for you, or are they just candy bars in disguise?
Cowboy spaghetti
This is a Rachel Ray recipe.
I’ve recently discovered that my husband loves Rachel Ray’s foods. He in fact bought me a subscription to her magazine for my birthday a couple months ago, and forgot to tell me about it.
“Well look at this!” I kept thinking as I got this free magazine.
I’ve taken the hint and I’m making her food.
This was quite excellent.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 pound spaghetti
- 2 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled, fat reserved
- 1/2 pound ground sirloin
- 1/2 medium-sized white onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- salt and black pepper
- 1 tsp hot sauce, or more to taste
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce, or more to taste
- 1/4 cup beer
- 1/2 (14 oz) can fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 1/2 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
- shredded Cheddar cheese
- 2 green onions, chopped
Difference between: fennel and anise
Both the plants and the seeds look awfully alike. Let’s find out the difference between fennel and anise.
Cranberry muffins
My good friend Jenny was kind enough to bring me fresh cranberries straight from Cape Cod. Thank you Jenny, and Annie’s Crannies.
And of course, thank you to CrunchyCreamySweet.com, from which I obtained this recipe.
Ingredients:
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup plus 3 tbsp sour cream
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
