Mulling the Holidays

Do you have one seasoning that you use in almost every dish you make? My favorite seasoning during the holiday season is my blend of Mulling spices. This seasoning contains whole allspice, cloves, cinnamon chunks, and dried orange peel. I make a mulled wine for cozy adult evenings, a much loved mulled cider that I serve at all family gatherings. My favorite use of my mulling spices is an incredible brine that I use on pork, chicken and most importantly my holiday turkeys. Brining the turkey for 24 hours makes for an extremely juicy and flavorful turkey. I must admit I also deep fry my turkeys and that has a lot to do with the juiciness but the flavor is all due to the brine.

Check out my Roasted Brined Turkey, Hot Mulled Cider and Mulled Wine recipes.