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The South Rises Again (and Again and….) for Christmas Celebrating

The South, from Virginia to Texas, Kentucky to the Gulf of Mexico, has culinary traditions as deeply rooted as any other part of the country. And that includes holiday dishes. Some holiday foods were hard to get or expensive—like a piece of citrus put in a Christmas stocking—that historically would …
An Early Thanksgiving Dinner
A Dickens Christmas Dinner

Charles Dickens is often given credit for transforming Christmas into a day of celebration centered on the family, especially Christmas dinner. “Dickens remembered the dinner he had with his grandparents, a dinner that had fallen out of favor in recent years,” says Alice Ross, food historian and author of “A …
Cenone: The Feast of the Seven Fishes

Vegetarians may not think of a seven-course seafood dinner as abstinence, but that is how many Italians around the world celebrate Christmas Eve. The Feast of the Seven Fishes, or cenone in Italian, is a commemoration of the wait for the midnight birth of Jesus. So where’s the abstinence? Since its …
My Thanksgiving Menu, 2010

Hors d’Oeurves (brought by a guest) J Cuvee 20 Brut NV (Sonoma, California) J Brut Rose NV Wild Mushroom Soup with Madeira Naturally Raised Lancaster County Turkey, Spanek Roasted, with Sweet and Sour Pomegranate Sauce Sides Southwestern Cornbread Stuffing Mashed Root Vegetable Casserole with Caramelized Onions Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts …