Happy snow on the roof, happy fire in the hearth, happy champagne, happy cocoa, happy long walk, happy parade of roses, happy revels, happy resolutions, happy snow forts and snow angels. Happy first night. Happy first light.
Thank you for spending time here in 2011.
(PS: This photo is from last winter; we haven't had sticking snow here since a freaky one-day storm in October. I couldn't be happier.)
At the end of every year, when I compile my list of The Perfect Pantry's top recipes, I set some criteria for my choices. This year, I measured each recipe against just one factor: did we lick the plate clean?
Each of these eleven recipes passed the clean-plate test, and left us wanting seconds.
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Happy turkey, happy tofurkey, happy giblet gravy, happy mushroom gravy, happy sweet potatoes with (or without) little marshmallows, happy green beans with (or without) fried onion strings. Happy do-your-own-thing, relax, read a book, watch football, rake leaves, swing in a hammock, take a nap, take a walk, build-a-fort-in-the-leaves day.
Unofficially, summer draws to a close here in the United States on Labor Day Weekend. All around the country, kids return to school, and women pack away their white pants and shoes. For those who, like me, still have a barbeque or two on the calendar, and who (again, like me) believe that sides make the meal, here are ten of my very favorite recipes for salads to grace any porch or picnic table over the holiday weekend.
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