For some unknown reason, we ended up with a 20 pound bird for 5 people. A little crazy, yes. But it means I will need to get creative in my use of leftover turkey meat; some will get frozen for later use. One of my daughters would love for us to eat Chinese food for…
Category: Recipe
Skyline Apple Muffins
With the family home for Thanksgiving break, it was time to make some treats to have for other meals. The first were apple muffins to start off Thanksgiving Day. These muffins come from a recipe I got from a bed and breakfast in Edenton, NC more years ago than I like to remember. The B…
A Nomination Thank You
What better to do for Thanksgiving than to say “thank you”! I big thank you to Shannon at MoveEatCreate for nominating the blog for a Sunshine Award! It is so nice to know that what I am posting is useful, I so enjoy doing it. The etiquette for the nomination is to provide a link…
Cauliflower and Sweet Potatoes
In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, I try to make dishes that vary greatly from what I will be serving on Thursday. Sunday was my birthday and we went out for sushi, Tuesday, broccoli kale quiche, Wednesday is Moroccan spaghetti squash. Monday was Indian cauliflower and sweet potatoes, based on a Bal Arneson recipe….
Corn Chowder
Whenever I make Thanksgiving dinner, it always starts with my variation of the corn chowder that my sister-in-law Ginny taught me to make decades ago. It was one of my father’s favorite soups, so it became a fixture in my Thanksgiving meals. Simple and oh, so satisfying. This year I am making it with the…
Blueberry-Lime Butter in the Slow Cooker
This seems to be my year to experiment with my slow cooker for making preserves. Today I decided to use all my remaining frozen blueberries to make blueberry butter. I chose to pair it with my abundance of dried limes. Most blueberry butter recipes call for lemon zest and lemon juice, I decided to use…
Rigatoni with Roasted Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts
I love what roasting does to fall vegetables, it is like casting a magic spell over them, taking to ordinary to extraordinary. Mix them with pasta and some cheese and you have a treat for dinner. And one that is fairly simple and quick to make. I had stopped at the farm store and picked…
Breakfast for Dinner – Brussels Sprout Hash
I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with the brussels sprouts in my fridge when I came across a posting on How Sweet It Is for Brussels Sprouts Breakfast Hash. Perfect – breakfast for dinner, one of my favorites! Plus, it calls for a sweet potato, so it would also be…
Caramel Apple Scones
What do we all need after Halloween and before Thanksgiving? Caramel apple scone! A sweet treat for breakfast, yes, we do need this. Why leave all all the caramel apples behind us? Why wait for another treat until Turkey Day? I think we should all eat good foods that treat us every day! I actually…
Qormeh Sabzi (Green Vegetable and Beef Stew)
This was one of the first Persian dishes I ever ate, and it was in Geneva, Switzerland when I first met the man who was to become my father-in-law. What a wonderful dish and a great way to start my relationship with a wonderful man! It is still one of my favorite Persian dishes, but…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 