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Turkey Pot Pie

So I didnt have any Thanksgiving leftovers because Thanksgiving was at my parents house I went to the grocery store today and bought a turkey breast which I roasted for about 2 hours. Then I bought the ingredients for a pot pie :) I used the same recipe as my previous chicken pot pie 5 hours later

Thanksgiving 2

More of my mom's Thanksgiving recipes Creamy Corn Pudding **we TRIPLE this recipe for our Thanksgiving of about 12 people 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablspoons flour 1 tablespoon sugar 3/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup milk 1 can (17 ounces) cream style corn 3 eggs Melt butter in saucepan over low heat; add flour, sugar, and salt, stirring until smooth. Cook one minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add milk; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Remove mixture from heat, and stir in corn. Beat eggs well. Gradually stir in about 1/4 of hot mixture into beaten eggs; then add remaining hot mixture, stirring constantly. Pour into a lightly greased one and one half quart casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour. Yield 6 servings For some reason when we make a double batch for 9 people it disappears so we now triple the recipe. PLEASE be careful when adding eggs to a hot mixture. You can get scrambled eggs and it is not what you want to do here!

Italian Wedding Soup

Yeah spinach for the second Monday in a row :P I served this with cheese bread from Harris Teeter Italian Wedding Soup from A Year in the Kitchen by Ashlee Wetherington Italian Wedding Soup Italian Wedding Soup Meatballs: 1 tbsp. fresh minced italian herbs 1/2 small onion, grated 1 egg 1 clove minced garlic 2 tbsp. grated parmesan salt and pepper 1/4 c. breadcrumbs 6 oz. lean ground beef (I used a pound and just added extra breadcrumbs and parm cheese) Soup: 1 tbsp. EVOO 1/2 yellow onion, grated 2 garlic cloves, grated 8 c. chicken broth 1/2 c. stars pasta (I used mini wagon wheels) 1 c. frozen leaf spinach, thawed and drained well (I used a 10 ounce box and it may have been a little too much but I didnt mind it) Salt and pepper 2 tbsp. fresh flat leaf parsley, minced 1 tbsp. fresh minced oregano Pinch crushed red pepper flakes Heat a large soup pot over low heat. Add EVOO, onion and garlic. Season and sweat out veggies for 5 minutes, do not brown! Add stock, and turn heat to high.

Rice Krispys with a twist

I don't think I have personally ever made Rice Krispy treats. I may have been in the kitchen once when my mom made them. Anthony is in charge of his work party this year. The caterers brought some kind of Rice Krispy treat that he enjoyed. It involved a peanut butter layer and mini marshmallows. So. We made the regular rice krispys treat recipe www.ricekrispies.com Look for the ORIGINAL recipe. There are other variations. 3 tablespoons butter 10 ounces marshmallow 6 cups cereal Melt the butter, then add the marshmallows and melt them too, last you add the cereal and smoosh it all into a pan. Next we took 1 cup corn syrup and boiled it (it boils FAST) Then added 1 cup peanut butter to the hot syrup and stirred it until smooth We spooned the peanut butter mixture over the rice krispy treats Lastly we sprinkled peanuts, chocolate chips, and mini marshmallows over the wet peanut butter layer. Now it is sitting in the fridge. I have no idea if this is like the dessert DH had but h

Thanksgiving

I'm sure everyone is thinking about Thanksgiving about now. I wanted to post this Southern Living recipe that we make every year. We usually serve this salad sort of as an appetizer. We make all parts of the salad, the dressing, the sugared nuts etc. It's good. Try it :) Baby Blue Salad

Sausage florentine artichoke bake

This is very much adapted from the Chicken Florentine Bake from Better Homes and Gardens. I found the original with adaptations on the blog of http://goodthymesandgoodfood.blogspot.com/ 1 pound medium shells, cook per package directions 1 small onion chopped 1 tablespoon butter 2 eggs 1 1/4 cup milk 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning. I did a mix of parsley, oregano, and basil salt pepper crushed red pepper flakes 2 links of turkey kielbasa, cut into small bite sized pieces 8 ounces of a shredded cheddar cheese mix of mild and sharp 1 container of crumbled feta cheese frozen broccoli florets, thawed 1 12 ounce jar of marinated artichokes, drained and chopped 1 10 ounce package of frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained about 1/4 - 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese italian bread crumbs paprika jarred hot sandwich peppers (chopped kind) minced garlic 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Cook pasta according to package, drain In medium skillet cook onion, garlic, and hot sandwich peppers in

Scalloped potatoes

It was nice weather here today so we invited friends over to grill. I made pumpkin bread (from Trader Joes) and I am making scalloped potatoes right now. They are almost finished. They look so cheesy and good! So I didn't follow the recipe so much as I used it as a guideline. DH and I used 4 large potatoes and made a lot more sauce. We had several layers of potatoes in a large casserole dish that we normally use for lasagna DH is grilling chicken he marinated with his apple BBQ sauce Our friends are bringing some veggies and salmon (but I dont eat seafood) Cheese Scalloped Potatoes Emeril Ingredients * 1/4 cup chopped onion * 2 tablespoons butter * 2 tablespoons flour * 1 1/4 cups milk * 1 cup grated cheddar cheese * salt and pepper * 3 potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced, not rinsed Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350°F Fry the onion in butter until soft, add flour and whisk in with butter for 2 minutes. 2.Then whisk in the milk and cook (on medium he

Love my new bowls

I bought some Trader Joes pumpkin bread mix on an impulse buy. I know I can make my own from scratch but I grabbed it anyway and it's been sitting on the shelf a while. I bought these bowls from Martha Stewart's Macys collection on Tuesday and I got to use one while mixing my pumpkin bread. I love these bowls! They are nice and hard, wont pick up stains, and they have nice tight lids so you can toss them in the fridge. I love to just keep my food in the bowl instead of having to transfer it to tupperware.

Klobys BBQ

Last night we went to my nephew's high school football game. We decided to bring our own food which turned out to be a very good idea since they ran out of food at half time! DH and I stopped at a BBQ place with my dad. The place is pretty new and the food is good. www.klobysbbq.com They were grilling and chopping the meat for our sandwiches while we were waiting for our order. My dad and I got the brisket cheese steak sub and it was crazy good.