Food! Glorious Food! - The All Turkey Edition

[lsanderson]

How to Cook Thanksgiving

How to Dazzle Without the Frazzle
By KIM SEVERSON
Recipes:

Butter Biscuits
Sweet Potatoes
Corn Pudding

It’s Just a (Thanksgiving Dinner) Fantasy
By JEFF GORDINIER

Cornbread That Gets the Most Out of Butter
By MELISSA CLARK
Recipe:

Brown Butter Skillet Cornbread

A Linzer Torte Fit for Thanksgiving
By David Tanis
Recipe:

Cranberry Linzer Torte

Kalettes, a Pilgrim Dinner and More Food News
By FLORENCE FABRICANT

French Brandy Gains a Foothold on American Cocktail Menus
Recipe:

Whist Cocktail

Wines for Thanksgiving That Refresh the Palate

Tasting Report to Go With the Turkey, the Potatoes, the Stuffing

WHITES AND CIDER

★★★ DOMAINE FOURNIER PÈRE ET FILS VIN DE PAYS DE LOIRE 2012

Fresh, straightforward and appetite-whetting, with tart, savory flavors. (Martin Scott Wines, Lake Success, N.Y.) $14

★★★ MONTINORE ESTATE WILLAMETTE VALLEY ALMOST DRY RIESLING 2013

Bright and refreshing, with floral aromas and a touch of sweetness. $16

★★★ BENANTI ETNA BIANCO BIANCODICASELLE 2011

Spicy, with a lingering, slightly bitter flavor; improves with food. (Tradizione Imports, New York) $18

★★ 1/2 SLYBORO HIDDEN STAR SEMI-DRY CIDER NEW YORK

Simply delicious, but too simple for the long haul. Best as an aperitif or with cheese. $15

★★ TEUTONIC WINE COMPANY WILLAMETTE VALLEY CROW VALLEY VINEYARD RIESLING 2013

Slightly sweet, with flavors of apple, honey and minerals, but maybe a bit out of balance. $25

REDS

★★★ 1/2 DIVISION WILLAMETTE VALLEY GAMAY NOIR 2012

Taut, tart, pure, energetic, earthy and exceptionally refreshing. $25

★★★ CHARLES AUDOIN MARSANNAY CUVÉE MARIE RAGONNEAU 2008

Sedate Burgundy, with intriguing flavors of red fruit and minerals. (Martine’s Wines, Novato, Calif.) $23

★★★ LA CLARINE FARM SIERRA FOOTHILLS JAMBALAIA ROUGE 2013

Juicy and cheerful, with floral aromas and spicy flavors. $20

★★ 1/2 TIKVES WINERY MACEDONIA VRANAC SPECIAL SELECTION 2011

Ripe, rich and earthy, with straightforward flavors of red and black fruits. (Eric Solomon/European Cellars, Charlotte, N.C.) $15

★★ 1/2 MARTHA CLARA NORTH FORK OF LONG ISLAND NORTHVILLE RED BLEND 2010

Soft and direct, with flavors of sweet black fruits. $24

WHAT THE STARS MEAN: Ratings, up to four stars, reflect the panel’s reaction to the wines, which were tasted with names and vintages concealed. The wines represent a selection generally available in good retail shops and restaurants and on the Internet. Prices are those paid in the New York region. Tasting coordinator: Bernard Kirsch

12 Recipes for Pickles, No Canning Required
By MARK BITTMAN

No Matter the Noodle, Flavors to Match
By Melissa Clark
Recipe:

Spicy Pan-Fried Noodles

How an Entrepreneur Learned to Sell Quinoa in the Land of Grits
The R. Thomas Deluxe Grill, an Atlanta Health-Food Restaurant, Took 10 Years to Become a Success

Comments

[don-fitch.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner always included venison (which Uncle George usually managed to provide, and Aunt Peggy made reasonably edible) but I always preferred the turkey ("watch out for the birdshot -- it can crack a tooth"). That was on their farm in southern Michigan. I'm a bit embarrassed to admit it, but I kinda preferred my immediate familiy's suburban (northern Ohio, near Toledo) Thanksgiving with little more than a commercial turkey (which, as I recall, tasted much better than the wild ones). And, of course, an enormous number of side-dishes that had accrued over the years (including at least one that my mother's father had brought from Switzerland). But sure, there absolutely _must_ be at least one dish of The Three Sisters -- corn, beans, and squash -- that enabled our survival & our ability to virtually exterminate the good-hearted people who gave them to us.

Venison?

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

I'll take the venison; you can have the turkey!