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Holiday Recipes

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    December 14, 2011

    Holiday Classics: The Gingerbread Man

    Photo by surlygirlGingerbread men celebrate Hanukkah too.​We'll be featuring some holiday cookie classics on Eating Our Words in honor of the season. And since I'll need something to bribe Santa with after a year of being a total bitch, I can promise you this: all of them will be equally delic ... More >>

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    December 6, 2011

    How To: Make Your Own Gingerbread House

    A family that decorates together, stays together.​Downstairs, Central Market hustles and bustles, as shopping carts collide with one another in a bumper-to-bumper race to the checkout line. Upstairs, however, it's a completely different story. In an almost hidden alcove, the store's gingerbrea ... More >>

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    November 21, 2011

    What's Cooking This Week?

    Photo by clairityTrying to stuff myself fuller than the bird.​Woo! Thanksgiving is almost here. I've been cooking a bit lighter in preparation, and I will continue to do so all the way up to the day when I will stuff myself fuller than the bird itself. Since I'll be cooking all day on Thursday ... More >>

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    January 13, 2011

    Jones Soda Cocktails

    Chris Frankel.​Everyone likes to talk about the great presents they receive over the holidays. What often goes unmentioned is the laundry list of crappy gifts out there. You know you got them, likely from some far-flung aunt who just can't believe that anyone wouldn't want a collection of salt ... More >>

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    December 17, 2010

    Fruitcake and 4 Other Foods with a Bad Reputation

    jeleneDiscouraged by its bad reputation: the fruitcake. ​How does a food item get a bad reputation? Does it cut class to smoke with trans-fats in the parking lot? Sleep around with carbohydrates? Often it's an association with a particular era in history or social class that gets a food placed ... More >>

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    November 18, 2010

    Gravy: A Love Letter

    sisterbeer​The best laid plans of bird and yams often go astray. Despite the onslaught of tips and tricks that surround the Thanksgiving feast, there will inevitably be dry turkeys, bland dressing, and questionable side dishes. Luckily, these are all treatable afflictions, and the remedy is gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Cooking Through Alton: Cranberry Granita

    ​The dish Let us all give thanks, because Alton's Cranberry Granita is an absolute hit. Think sorbet with just the right balance of tart and sweet. The cranberry and lime zest blend together in absolute harmony and burst with flavor. The difficulty Alton does it again with a super-easy recip ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Cooking Through Alton: Cranberry Sauce

    ​The dish: If you're looking to step up the typical canned cranberry sauce this Thanksgiving, Alton Brown offers this nice, simple version of the classic. Made with fresh cranberries, honey, and orange and cranberry juice, this sauce is destined to be dumped over accompanying dishes. The d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    Vietnamese Banana Cake

    ​If Vietnam were to have a national fruit, it would probably be the banana. With so many different varieties available, there's a banana for practically every culinary need. The Vietnamese banana cake is similar to fruitcake in density and texture but is unlike fruitcake in that people love to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    Thanksgiving Recipe: Cranberry Yogurt Ice Cream

    This isn't cranberry yogurt ice cream. But this is how we imagine it should be served.​Whenever I buy fresh cranberries to make cranberry sauce, I end up with too many of them. They aren't cheap, and they usually go to waste in my refrigerator. If you have ever popped a fresh cranberry in yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    Vegetarian Thanksgiving

    Photo by Major Clanger There will be no Tofurky on this year's table.​Eating Our Words isn't a vegetarian (or -- perish the thought -- a vegan), but we have a lot of friends who are. And for those folks, Thanksgiving can be a nightmare of avoiding the main show (that dried out or deep-fried ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Irresistible Puns and Pancakes: How Kerbey Lane Mix Stacks Up Against the Original

    ​Does the magic of a wee-hours rendezvous after a long night on 6th Street make the pancakes at Austin's Kerbey Lane so good, or can they be concentrated, boxed and shipped to places less eager to be weird? The short answer is, yes they can. Available for some time at Rice Epicurean market ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 25, 1999

    Thanks for Nothing

    The Chronicle's annual parade of prepackaged Thanksgiving recipes needs to be canned

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