Recipes

Butter-Basted Lemon and Lime Turkey

Alex Allson,

A chilled lemon and lime butter, placed under the skin, adds a zesty twist to the traditional Thanksgiving turkey and solves the problem of dry breast meat. You’ll need to dispense with your rings, gird your loins and push that citrus butter up under the skin. It is a little fiddly (the butter will break up), and you may not like the slimy sensation, but it’s well worth it. To help the big day go smoothly, make the butter ahead. Let the kids help mix the butter, lemon and lime zest together,

Port and Orange Gravy

Alex Allson,

It will be good to know standards of quality for sauces before you get into this recipe. The sauce should be smooth, with no lumps; not too pasty, but thick enough to coat the back of a spoon lightly. It should have a distinctive, but well-balanced flavor — salt and pepper should be present in the taste, but should not dominate flavor. No starchy taste should be present. The appearance should be smooth, with a good shine, and have a good color for its type (rich deep brown for brown sauce; white

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Marinated Beef Filet with a Potato and Horseradish Cake

Alex Allson,

The best Valentine’s Day recipes, for me, should include beef — one large filet shared. This excellent marinated recipe comes with a coating of chopped fresh rosemary, garlic and olive oil, with further sprigs of rosemary tucked under the string of the tied filet.

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Bring On the Chocolate!

Mary D. Brown,

Just over one month of staying on track with my New Year’s resolutions I have the ultimate test – a holiday that seems to revolve around chocolate! But rather than fight it, I say embrace it!

Irish Soda Bread

Site Staff,

Just as many Southerners would not let New Year's Day pass without a meal of collard greens and black-eyed peas, many Irish descendants would not let St. Patrick's Day pass without corned beef and cabbage. Your family will look forward to the annual meal.

Crispy Salmon Burgers with Pine Nuts

Alex Allson,

A variation on the burger-in-bun format, this recipe, has a good chance of success with the kids. With a texture similar to beef, these healthy, blended fish burgers contain an attractive mix of colors that come from the fresh salmon, spinach and pine nuts.