Wild Rice & Portobello Salad
Mushrooms... such a delicious fungus! To highlight the Pacific Northwest in our Regional Thanksgiving menu this year, I wanted to prepare a dish using Chanterelle mushrooms, a mushroom variety that's found in this region of the country. However when I went to the store, I had a heck of a time finding chanterelle mushrooms. Typically, they are available from September through February but I had no luck findin

Bourbon Sweet Potatoes with Candied Pecans
Sweet potatoes are a favorite on Thanksgiving and are a must on a traditional holiday table. To make things a little more interesting, this version won't include any gooey marshmallows. Instead, I made the following recipe with some Kentucky bourbon whiskey and candied pecans. This dish represents the south

Butternut Squash & Sage Dinner Rolls
Dinner rolls are a great addition to the table to any holiday feast. Rather than serving up the usual white or wheat rolls, I wanted to prepare something more flavorful and colorful as well. Continuing with our Regional Thanksgiving theme we prepared this year, I looked to the New England state of Connecti

Cranberry Pear Relish
You know it's fall when those cranberry commercials pop up on the tv! Thanksgiving isn't complete unless cranberry sauce is on the table and so I had to include something prepared with cranberries on our Regional Thanksgiving menu. I was actually surprised to learn that the state of Wisconsin is a major cranberry producer in the United States. With that, the following recipe represented the state of Wisconsi

Pecan Cornbread Dressing
The state of Georgia is well known for pecans, even moreso during the month of November!