Presenting . . . my new "Thanksgiving Budget Survival Guide!" I am asked by money-managing and other recipe websites to assemble ideas like this around the Turkey Day time of year, so here we go . . . 🦃 🆘 💰 🦃 🆘 💰 🦃 🆘 💰 🦃 🆘 💰 🦃 🆘 💰 🦃 🆘 💰 Plan ahead. Prices on food and related supplies go up as you get closer to Turkey Day because demand increases, so stores can charge more. There may be an overload or breakdown in the supply chain which drives costs up. Plann

Complex layers of fall flavor, but simple to bake! Best made with seasonally colorful mini baking cups. 🧁 🎃 🧁 🎃 🧁 🎃 This recipe is...

A nut roast! It sounds a bit menacing, even grim, but perhaps not entirely bad. If you can get the right umami and not overbake it, it...

Dip dip hooray! When in doubt, dip it out! Did I mention, I'm feeling dip-erific?! 🧀 🧅 🥒 🫑 🌶️ 🧀 Recipes for my Summer Dip Party!...

First time ever on the internet! From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by...

An appealing (and fun-to-make!) dessert idea, perfect for Thanksgiving, or any day. From The Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library , 1971.

Here are the latest recipes from my treasure box, " The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors D'Oeuvre ."...

November 6th is National Nachos Day, but EVERY day can be nachos day with my three tempting new recipes. I created these for FOX5's Good Day New York, for my first ever appearance on the show with their great hosts, Curt Menefee and Rosanna Scotto. This photo is of Curt making his Frito Pie Nachos! Of all the things I cook, one of my very favorites is party appetizers. It’s certainly what so many of my friends know me for, thanks to all my big summertime and Christmas parties

It's "what do I do with all this leftover pumpkin?" season! Here's one answer: my Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting!...

Fall flavors?! They're the reason for the season! My Pumpkin Seed Cheeseball (with Creepy Crudités) is taking the autumn party circuit by...

These fun, quick-to-bake, fall-flavored mini quiches are terrific for breakfast or brunch in any season of the year. Great with a simple...

This one is a KHOU Great Day Houston (and now website) exclusive. You might see it in an upcoming cookbook. In the meantime, my...

Delicious new recipe alert! Luciano Pavarotti harks from Emilia-Romagna, home of Parmigiano Reggiano and Modena Balsamico. Plus, these...

On the occasion of the 2024 Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival.   I lived for years in the apartment on Saint Peter...

Seasonal and holiday table runners! They come in all shapes, sizes, colors, patterns, for all occasions. I suppose I own about 25 of...

This is a great-looking, well-researched, recipe-packed little cookbook from 1955. Fish and poultry, shellfish and game. It is big into...

NY Cake supply store is one of my favorite things because it is SO full of hard-to-find cake-baking essentials not to mention wild...

David Schwimmer didn't really write this recipe but we'll pretend he did. Here, from the nice folks at Hello! magazine, is their take on...

Not in the mood for turkey this Thanksgiving? Why not try Cary's barbecued chicken?! He says don't blame him if it's not to your liking,...

From Favorite Recipes Press, Louisville, Kentucky. Lots of creative ideas here, folks, though in some cases you might want to use the...