Christmas is over, and you're left with crumbled wrapping paper and way too much of last night's Christmas feast. Instead of eating cookies until you're blue in the face, transform your holiday leftovers into dramatically different gourmet dishes. To see some of our ideas, read on.
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It's unusually chilly in San Francisco this week and downright frigid in other parts of the country, which has me craving comfort food: sandwiches, soup, lasagna, turkey, meatloaf, turkey meatloaf . . .
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Thanksgiving leftovers can sometimes be too much of a good thing. Tons of turkey meat and side dishes can be great, but not if they mean eating uninspired leftovers with monotonous flavors. Thankfully, there's loads you can do with leftovers beyond pot pie, sandwiches, and chili.
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Well, folks, today is the big day. Over the past several weeks, PartySugar and I have covered pointers on everything Thanksgiving — from grocery shopping to brining the bird to setting the table — except eating the food itself. Yet we understand, perhaps more than anybody else, that unpredictable issues arise in the kitchen.
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The biggest food holiday of the year is tomorrow, and you've done all the planning ahead that you can. Now you simply have to relax and commit to enjoying yourself this year. Why not begin by soaking up some turkey-related fun facts?
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Last week, I asked how many of you were planning to brine your turkeys this year. Although more than half of you responded yes, at least 20 percent of you weren't sure what a brine was!
For those of you who didn't know, brining is a cooking technique often used to maximize juiciness in cooked poultry and meat, and it's particularly popular with Thanksgiving turkeys.
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The official presidential pardoning ceremony hasn't even happened yet, but I couldn't wait to share some facts with you! As part of an annual tradition, two turkeys (well, one bird and an "understudy") get a full presidential pardon — and the designation as the "national Thanksgiving turkey." This photo may be one of last year's feathered friends, but check yourself on the upcoming event below!
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I know you know that Thanksgiving is just around the corner, but do you know the nutritional differences between white and dark turkey meat? I'm a fan of all parts of the bird, but I know many people who avoid dark meat because they think it's much more unhealthy than white meat. So I made a handy chart so you can see how they compare.
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Los Angeles website Angelenic reports that the Asian-Latin fusion spot Takami is serving up a seasonal turkey roll. The platter includes a roasted turkey roll wrapped in soy paper, rice seasoned with dill and chives, avocado, and asparagus. Served alongside are mashed potatoes with gravy, vegetables, cranberry sauce, and a shot of pumpkin soup.
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This age-old claim is both fact as well as fiction. Turkey does contain tryptophan, an amino acid that often converts to serotonin, a sleep-regulating neurotransmitter. But in order to truly experience the side effects of tryptophan, one would need to eat copious amounts of turkey on an empty stomach.
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