Claire Lower's saved articles

1. Corn nuts are invited everywhere, at all times. Read more

Another option would be right in your wheelhouse. Daniel Gritzer over at Serious Eats (and I’m sure some other people as well) wrote an article about making sous vide duck confit, and I’m sure it would translate just as well to turkey. Double bonus, you can make some sides ahead of time and bring them back to/hold… Read more

Fluffy, cloud-white lard Read more

Better eat it that day. Looks like the cookies would get squishy and waterlogged in no time at all.

lemon curd mixed into box custard or vanilla pudding with ginger cookies would probably be AMAZING

I saw “for lazy people” and came running...

i was going to make some smart aleck-y comment but this is just a nice treat

thank you for the always wonderful videos and content claire

This is great! My sage plant is humongous and this will be a great way to use it!

I’ve been doing a simple butter and sage combination and rubbing it under the turkey’s skin for the last few years. Yes, obviously butter makes everything taste good, but the aromatics have really made the best turkey I’ve ever had.

Unless this past thanksgiving was your very last... these will be as applicable to next year’s dinner. Read more

I came across a recipe one time for pasta (bucatini recommended) with fried sage leaves. I believe buttered breadcrumbs were also involved. I tried it but the directions for doing the leaves were not very good, so the results were not too impressive. I’m motivated to give this a go.

I wish you were Canadian so these Thanksgiving tips would come in time. 

I used to make roux-based gravies, but once a friend turned me on to cornstarch thickening, I’ve never looked back. 

WOW, on the list of things I wish I had discovered 12 years ago when I started eating Thanksgiving with jarred gravy at my in-laws house...

Sigh... if you have to heavily doctor drip coffee* to ‘like’ it, you probably don’t like coffee all that much. Or you’re just looking for the effects.

But, probably the best way (IMHO) to tone down coffee, which I sometimes do if my stomach gets upset) is to brew/pour a cup into 2oz of half and half. It’ll steam up the… Read more

Might I also add, switch to honey? Obviously there’s still sugar in honey, but it tends to be a bit better for you than processed sugar/splenda.

plus the odds are PRETTY GOOD that your office is going to have a lunch meeting at some point before the holidays are over. TAKE THEM. they will not be missed. 

You either don’t understand satire or you have a much more stable family.

You ALWAYS think someone’s advice is terrible. Who do you think you are judging everyone like that all the time. This holiday would be so much better if you would just get over yourself and allow the rest of us to live in peace. Can I have another gin and tonic?