Thanksgiving

Got leftovers?

November 27, 2010 By PJ Mullen 3 Comments

Today over at Digital Dads I’ve got a great idea for a Brazilian style stew to help you out.

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Turkey Talk: A New Hope

November 20, 2010 By PJ Mullen 3 Comments

Today over at Digital Dads I’m talking turkey and what I’m planning for this holiday meal.

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A better way to brine

November 19, 2010 By PJ Mullen 2 Comments

There is nothing worse than eating a dry, tasteless turkey on Thanksgiving

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The best laid plans

November 27, 2009 By PJ Mullen 22 Comments

With the effects of the tryptophan wearing off I thought I’d take stock of what transpired yesterday as I attempted to prepare our Thanksgiving holiday feast. As if it weren’t apparently obvious I was very excited about the plan I had for the day. The mission We were having a small Thanksgiving day gathering with [...]

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More turkey talk

November 25, 2009 By PJ Mullen 21 Comments

Image by BBQ Junkie via Flickr In just a few short hours the fabulous fall festival of family, food and, of course, football otherwise known as Thanksgiving will be upon us. Long before partaking in the festivities or the tryptophan induced coma I’ve been diligently researching my holiday menu. Those of you who have been [...]

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Captain’s Chair #2: Paying the Piper

December 9, 2008 By PJ Mullen 5 Comments

When I first learned that I was going to become a father my mind started racing about all kinds of things. I started thinking about the kind of father I wanted to be and the lessons that I thought were most important for me to impart to our child. There are lessons everywhere in life [...]

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RMDM Kitchen: Talking Turkey

November 26, 2008 By PJ Mullen 1 Comment

With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching I wanted to introduce another feature topic that I plan on posting about regularly. In our household I’m in charge of the day to day cooking that is generally very simple fare, especially after watching our little man all day. While I enjoy my role as the family chef what [...]

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