Fenton Area Residents Cook Up Alternative Holiday Meals
Duck, rabbit and cauliflower among alternatives to traditional holiday dishes.
Thanksgiving is one of Keith Tianen’s favorite holidays, but not always because of the glistening turkey roasting in the oven. He enjoys experimenting with many different foods and cooking styles during the holidays. One time friends and family were served a Thanksgiving meal that included authentic Cuban dishes. Other times fish and pork have been the main entrees. This Christmas, Tianen plans to make free range pork and duck the star of the holiday meal. “We like to do different things and have fun,” he said. This Thanksgiving, however, Tianen and his guests enjoyed a fresh turkey that was brined and roasted in the oven. He was one of many people picking up a fresh, free range turkey at Turk Farms in Fenton a few days before Thanksgiving…
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Robert Marr
12:57 am on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
We were always a traditional family eating traditional turkey and ham on Christmas. After all, it was a tradition... The past several years, however, we've deviated greatly from those dishes passed down by the family matriarchs to some goodies we really like. (Not that we didn't really like what our moms brought to the table. Time to hush before I get in trouble) We started doing Italian stuff, … more ›