For years I have wanted to make the Gumbo Shop‘s Turkey and Hot Sausage Gumbo. One of the first steps is to make turkey stock using the stripped turkey carcass, which makes the day after Thanksgiving a great time to make this gumbo! It calls for 1.5 lbs of the leftover turkey meat, too, which [...]

In October, Pumpkin Pancakes were back at IHOP! One of my favorite things about Fall is the way you can find pumpkin served in a wide variety if preparations. I tend to be a buttermilk pancake girl, but pumpkin pancakes get my attention every time. I was a little surprised that IHOP only had two [...]

IHOP makes some really good comfort food. Over the past few years, they have had some really good seasonal choices. Most of them, like the stuffed French toast, almost send me into a diabetic coma just looking at them (and I don’t have diabetes). This summer I didn’t get my fill of fair food. So [...]