Category: Thanksgiving

It is nearing Halloween and with all the great pumpkins and squash and carrots, it has to be the beginning of soup!

I love soup and give me bread and I am happy. I blame it all on my mother and at the same time thank my mother for being a...

This recipe is for “ready to eat” or “fully cooked” hams—not fresh hams. Try to buy hams that have been minimally processed, preferably, bone-in and unsliced with a nice cap of fat.

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1 pound of bacons fried crisp and crumbled or cut into 1/4 inch pieces.

4 cans regular green beans or steam fresh green beansÂuntil tender.Â

2 cups mushrooms sauted in butter

3/4 cup parmesan grated cheese

1/4 cup cheddar grated cheese

1 large can...

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Puff Pastry 6 sheets (3 frozen packs)
Egg wash

Whole Turkey
Salt & Pepper
Rosemary

Whole Garlic

2 lemons cut into wedges

Oven proof tray just large enough to hold the bird. I prefer an oval stainless serving platter.

Wash turkey.
Season with...

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My daughter needed a pot luck item for a Thankgiving dinner tonight with about 19 friends. She loves sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed them, roasted in a 400 degree oven on a cookie sheet. I find that about 3 sweet potatoes will fit per cookie...

T.R.Thompson’s World’s Greatest Mexican Cornbread

I love pie. Spice apple pie. Pie al mode. Pie with cinnamon and spice that leaves a trail throughout the house.

During thanksgiving, I am usually out of pie pans, and so this artesian pie you can make without a pan. I used my large casserole dish,...

My daughter Denny, family friend Colleen and I spent the evening with a bunch of Turkeys!Â

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Well, it didnât start out that way. After heading to the...

Pumpkin Pie. All my childhood memories of Pumpkin Pie are from Thanksgiving. My Mom loved to bake. Today, that is easy to say, I mean I have the help of my Kitchenaid mixer, my Breadmaker which I use mostly to mix the doughs. Back to my Mom,...

Brussel Sprouts with Carmelized Shallots

6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter, divided