I know most everyone will have some turkey leftovers so I will give you my favorite recipe for them. If we have any turkey left over after Friday I will be making this dish as it is my favorite, but the chances of it are slim as there isn’t much left this year. If by [...]
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Thanksgiving day
Dinner is over and hubby is off to go to work until the morning. Matt and Rachel left a few minutes ago and I am going to curl up and watch TV for a while. Most of the food is either on it’s way to other homes or put away in our refridgerators, it was [...]
Cooking Basics
Thanksgiving is coming!!!!
This week is my favorite week of the whole year, the reason is THANKSGIVING!!! As someone who loves to cook I am in heaven. I get to cooks lots of dishes and spend time with others enjoying a meal. There is a side of it that saddens me too, I think about those who [...]
Equipment Review
Potato Pancakes, Microplane Box Grater
Microplane grater Tonight we are having some leftover brisket so I thought I would pair it with some old fashioned potato pancakes. This meal reminds me of my grandmother so much, it is one that my grandfather loved and as my grandparents aged it became harder and harder for my “Nana” to grate the potatoes [...]
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Fresh Beef Brisket
Tonight I made a fresh beef brisket in the digital pressure cooker, so easy, just set it and forget it until it chimes, then thicken up the gravy and you’re good to go with a nice dinner. We had this with some buttered noodles and fresh carrots. Hubby will take some sandwiches with it tomorrow [...]
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Roast Chicken
Tonight was a very simple roast chicken. At a little past 3 this afternoon I still had no idea what to make for dinner but did know that I had a chicken in the fridge that I should cook up. I took out the chicken and trimmed off all the fat I could then [...]
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Salisbury Steak
Tonight we had salisbury steak with onion gravy, rice, fresh green beans, fresh carrots and fresh broccoli………..did I tell you we like lots of veggies around here. For this salisbury steak you will need: 2 pounds of lean ground beef 1 cup fresh bread crumbs 1 whole egg 1/2 cup milk [...]
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Fettuccine Bolognese
I made a large pot of bolognese sauce last week and then let it cool and froze it in several containers to be used in lasagna and pasta dishes. Here is my recipe for my bolognese sauce. Bolognese Sauce 4 pounds of lean ground beef 1 pound of ground pork or use italian sausage [...]
Cooking Basics
Turkey Stuffing
This is the basic stuffing recipe I use, you can add apples or other fruits and nuts to it to vary it if you like. You can also add some cooked bulk sausage to it for a different taste. This will stuff a 25 pound turkey, with some left over, cut the recipe down for [...]
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Grilled Chicken with Spinach and Roast Potatoes
This is a very simple dish to make, especially if like me you keep some boneless,skinless chicken breast on hand for last minute meals. We love fresh spinach here so you will probably see it in a lot of our meals……we actually love most veggies but you’ll see more green ones than others. For [...]
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