December 2009
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“2010 is all about the spätzle.”
– Overheard in my kitchen.
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You say tourtière, I say toochay
It is almost Christmas and that means it is time to make tourtière, the French-Canadian meat pie that’s served at réveillon or any time thereabouts. Apparently the proper pronunciation is “tou’-tYARE,” with the rolly R, but in my homeland of central Maine we say “toochay.” I’ve heard that there are $30 tourtières for sale in my former/adopted homeland of...
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guess I'll add a hash tag to this post (ugh!)
HASH, best ever
1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced
1 large yellow potato, peeled if you want, and diced
1 mediumish onion, diced
1 knobby little green bell pepper, very pungent, diced
About 2 cups leftover cooked meat, diced (in this case: turkey)
A heaping tablespoon of tomato paste
A couple tablespoons of leftover gravy, or something gravy-ish… roux? White sauce? Alfredo? There...