A couple of weeks ago at the Appetite for Books anniversary party, I met Josée di Stasio. Now, if you're an anglophone you're probably going, "Huh? Who's that?" And I'm here to tell you that you need to figure it out. She's a French television cooking show host that is everything … [Read more...] about Brined Turkey with Grapefruit and Cranberries, à la di Stasio
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Thanksgiving 2012 – The Photos
Wow. What a dinner. The brined turkey tasted like amazing pho' broth soaking into the most tender meat. The stuffing with gluten-free bread absorbed it all too, with just a little smokiness (others said. I couldn't taste the smoke), maybe from the oven, which was smoking, or from … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving 2012 – The Photos
Brined Roast Turkey, Day 2
There is a 12 lb turkey sitting in my canning pot. This is both a good thing and a bad thing. It's good because the brine I made of salt, sugar, water, vegetables and spices is slowly seeping into the flesh. It's bad because I didn't inject the brine directly into the turkey as … [Read more...] about Brined Roast Turkey, Day 2