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Ruths Chris oyster dressing recipe in a silver serving dish

Food

Ruth’s Chris Steak House’s Famous Oyster Dressing Recipe

This Ruth's Chris Steak House oyster dressing recipe and story first published on my blog November 17, 2010.
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Poultry gravy in a white gravy boat

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Thanksgiving Recipes

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Of all the holidays, it's the foodiest and the familiest. I've written about
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Cranberry sauce in a jar

Food

Cranberry Sauce Obsession

I'm crazy about cranberries. When the berries arrive at my local store, I buy extra so that I can make cranberry sauce
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Slice of chess pie on a white plate with blue rim

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Try My Buttermilk Chess Pie Recipe

This is the most popular story on my original A Cook and Her Books blog. I wrote it up in April 2011, and 10 years
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Gravy in a gravy boat

Food

Good Gravy Recipe

This story first appeared on the original A Cook and Her Books November 24, 2010. I still use this recipe every
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Rutabagas in a bowl

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Around the Thanksgiving Table

I’ve never set a place at the Thanksgiving table for my father-in-law. He died a few years before I met my husband., so
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