Comments on: Happy Turkey Day (sans turkey)

By: Uncle Beefy

Uncle Beefy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:53:10 +0000

Y’know, Kerrin… the package with the Chestnut Cakes… you know, the one’s you “sent to me” still haven’t arrived? Isn’t that weird? It’s like they’re lost or something? Funny, huh? Those sound so, so tasty!

By: Kerrin

Kerrin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:14:36 +0000

tasteofbeirut, oooh yes! Creme chantilly is a fabulous idea. Why didn’t I think of that?!

jkiel, thanks so much. Hope you enjoyed the holiday too! So, did you find the chestnut cream yet? Good luck! Let me know…

Jack, oh absolutely, my baking practice rounds were such fun. Not perfect – and certainly not always attractive, but quite tasty each time!

Adriana, hope you satisfied your sweet tooth!

Chris, glad you enjoyed, and thanks so much for checking in! As for noodle pudding, good question! Also called kugel, it’s a traditional Jewish dish – a sweet/savory baked pudding/casserole. My mom makes her with egg noodles, eggs, sugar, butter and pineapple. She sprinkles it with cinnamon and bakes it until it gets real crispy on top, divine!

By: Chris Cook

Chris Cook — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:34:22 +0000

It looks delicious and a great story!! But….what in the world is noodle pudding? Keep up the great work Kerrin!

By: Adriana

Adriana — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:53:56 +0000

that looks incredible! I think I need some sweets now!

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:27:20 +0000

fantastic…the little cakes look absolutely divine – well done (I’m sure you enjoyed the practice rounds as well…)!

By: jkiel

jkiel — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:50:31 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! The recipe sounds great, I’ll have to see if I can find the chestnut creme around here…
Thanks too, for your great blog!

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By: tasteofbeirut

tasteofbeirut — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:04:04 +0000

What a fabulous idea! Sort of like having a creme de marrons intensified. I would add plenty of creme chantilly and call it a day.

By: Kerrin

Kerrin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:16:04 +0000

Julia, thanks for the holiday wishes – I’ll share them with MrKugelhopf ! So, you’ve got French peeled chestnuts over there and you don’t know what to do with them? Well you’re in luck. Totally coincidentally, today’s Elle à Table recipe newsletter was all about… MARRONS ! Check it out and let me know what catches your eye:
http://cuisine.elle.fr/elle/Elle-a-Table/Fiches-cuisine/Tous-les-themes/Recettes-aux-marrons

Wendy, that is too funny! Thanks for sharing your turkey story in Ireland ! An oven AND refrigerator that were too small. Oops! You’re coming to Zurich in January? How exciting! I can’t wait to hear about all of your Swiss finds then. Hope you’ll enjoy some of the sweet places I wrote about here for sure… Thanks for the kind words.

Dad, that noodle pudding/pasta moment was so classic, can’t deny that. Poor Olivier, so clueless… and hungry ! haha!

katy, thanks ! Happy Thanksgiving right back at ya !

Scribetrotter, wow, didn’t know that about Geneva. Guess that’s where we’ll be spending Turkey Day 2010 ! And if we can’t find an oven big enough — you might just hear a knock at your door ! haha ! Oh and definitely no turkeys left in France – all the Americans living in Zurich are eating them !

By: Scribetrotter

Scribetrotter — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:40:00 +0000

I love chestnuts… anything marrons!

Geneva is a haven for turkeys – but it has a large American population so they magically appear this time of year.

But next door in France, no sign of gobble. Seems they must be exporting them all to Zurich…

I did break into loud laughter at the vision of big bird being pushed into tiny oven… having been there myself, I have treated my kitchen to a Smeg double-size oven – there isn’t much you can’t cook in there!