Bacon-Wrapped Parmigiano-Stuffed Dates These simple, sweet and savory bites are perfect accompaniments to your New Year’s party appetizers. They pair wonderfully with sparkling wine and champagne. They are quite decadent, two per person being plenty if when you’re planning out your appetizer menu. Costco often has large containers of beautiful, pitted Medjool dates at anRead more

Cameron’s Kitchen Cupboard Chicken Soups The name itself is a mouthful, right? Ha! I’m guilty of buying “On Sale” canned items much too often. This bothers my wife to no end. I often prepare “Everything and the kitchen sink soup” to make room for you know, more canned food. (Pandemic, I was ready for you!!)Read more

Canned Tomatoes When grocery shopping, I always walk down the canned vegetable aisle to see which canned tomatoes are on sale. Not only is my pantry filled with various canned tomatoes (Whole, Diced, Sauce, Stewed), I’ve had to store some in our laundry room cupboards because I literally ran out of room in the kitchen.Read more

Traditional Pan Dripping Turkey Giblet Gravy (Gramma Vera’s Turkey Gravy) Yields: +/- 12 servings This recipe includes the neck and giblets(that little pack you find inside the turkey). This is the classic, old school gravy my gramma made. You don’t have to use the giblets. It’s still delicious without it. To make this gravy, you’llRead more

Holiday Stuffing and Dressing It’€™s not just for the holidays From the Chef: Sure, I had stuffing every Thanksgiving. My mom, Flo, made the Stove Top boxed version with a little twist, while my gramma Vera made her oyster dressing. It had this beautifully crisp topping, deeply aromatic scent when you dipped into it and,Read more