Etiquette, Formalities

Empty Bowls

Today, whether you’re traveling, racing around your grocery store and kitchen, or just generally hurtling toward the Thanksgiving holiday, I hope you’ll take a moment to think about the people in America for whom Thanksgiving dinner is no celebration . According to Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, 49 million Americans live in food-insecure households. I don’t pretend to know how to fix the larger economic issues that have caused this situation, but the pressing issue at the […]

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Autumn Leaves on America's Table
Fall, Food, Snack

Autumn Leaves

This recipe is a case of the tail wagging the dog. Last summer I bought two porcelain leaf dishes at Simon Pearce in Vermont, with the intent to use them somehow or other this fall. Now the season is upon us and I haven’t found a good way to show them off, but it occurs to me that it’s time again for a cocktail snack. I took myself off to the grocery and bought purple potatoes, small green zucchini, and […]

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Dessert, Fall, Food

Cheesecake Bars

If you have a crowd to cook for on Thanksgiving, an easy buffet dessert can help keep your time in the kitchen to a manageable couple of hours. These cheesecake bars can be made a day in advance, and they are small enough to make guests feel that they are indulging, but not overdoing it. This was my Auntie Annie’s recipe, which she called Cheese Freeze. (I thought it should be renamed, since there’s nothing in it that‘s frozen.) She […]

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