January 2018

  • Smoked Duck and Sausage Gumbo

    Smoked Duck and Sausage Gumbo

    I’m really trying hard to clear out stuff from my freezer.  It doesn’t help that I keep buying new ingredients, I know, but I still try.  I had a few smoked duck breasts sitting at the bottom of my freezer for ages, and I knew I had to make something that would do them…

  • Weekend Cooking: Apple Cider Doughnuts

    Weekend Cooking: Apple Cider Doughnuts

    Post turkey dinner I had a lot of apple cider left over, and was wondering what to do with it.  I can’t remember how I stumbled upon the idea of making doughnuts with apple cider, but now that I have, why didn’t I think of this sooner?? There are quite a few recipes out…

  • GobbleFest 2017 Leftovers: Turkey Avgolemono Soup

    GobbleFest 2017 Leftovers: Turkey Avgolemono Soup

    I shredded the last bits of my leftover GobbleFest turkey meat and stored them in the freezer, along with the turkey carcass.  This weekend I just wanted to finish them all off and finally close the 2017 chapter of GobbleFest.  What better way to do that than to try a new recipe? I made…

  • GobbleFest 2017 Leftovers: Turkey Waldorf Salad

    GobbleFest 2017 Leftovers: Turkey Waldorf Salad

    Happy New Year, everyone!  It’s a lazy New Year’s Day, and I wanted to put together a light snack. The first few times I made this was way back in 2012, when I was still actively involved in the Repertory Theater Club (RTC).  I made this for a post-rehearsal gathering with the RTC gang,…