A little of ‘this and that’ tonight, as we gear up for the Holidays!
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my mother has a very similar squash casserole recipe... I think she uses bread crumbs on top, instead of pecans.
Elephant Stew
1 elephant (medium sized)
Brown gravy, some carrots.
2 rabbits
Cut elephant into bite size pieces, add brown gravy and cook for fourteen hours at 465F. This will serve 3800 people. If more guests are expected, add two rabbits. But do this only if necessary as most people don't like hare in their stew.
I baked 3 turkeys this season ,,, and each one has produced much more liquid than I remember in previous years.. I’m thinking that the processors are injecting the legal maximum of brine because of the chicken/turkey virus that had egg prices so high a few months ago...
Has anyone else noted this?
I am looking for some Christmas Cookie recipes to add to our festivities. Anyone care tobshare their favorites?
I am looking for some Christmas Cookie recipes to add to our festivities. Anyone care to share their favorites?
This was an easy and good recipe.I served it with pureed cauliflower and some fresh green beans. It is another one of Melissa Clark’s recipes.
http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chicken-dijon
I have a cooking/recipe question regarding apples:
My sister-in-law gave me a rather large crate of apples last week. They’re mostly Red Delicious...except they’re not all that delicious. They have some apple flavor, but they’re not that juicy and slightly mealy.
I have made apple cake out of them, and that seems to work pretty well. But, I am looking for other possible recipes for them.
Any recipes out there you’d recommend?
I’m making these either tonight or tomorrow:
Surprise Pumpkin Cupcakes
Ingredients
5 Egglands Best Eggs (large)
1 can (15 oz.) solid-pack pumpkin
2 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Filling
1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 F.
In a large bowl, beat the pumpkin, sugar, oil and 4 eggs until well blended.
In small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Gradually beat into pumpkin mixture until blended.
For filling, in another small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
Add the remaining egg and beat on low just until combined.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups one-third full.
Drop filling by tablespoonfuls into center of each cupcake and then cover with remaining batter.
Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the pumpkin portion comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Refrigerate leftovers.
Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients:
1/2 lb baby Portabella, stems removed and cleaned
1 8oz package neufchatel cheese
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
1 package of bacon
Green Onion
a dash of oregano, garlic powder, and basil
toothpicks
The prep for this recipe is SO easy. You’ll begin by preheating the oven to 375 degrees. Then you’ll heat the neufchatel until it’s soft enough to stir, for me that takes about 20-30 seconds.
After that’s completed, you’ll mix in the spices, mozzarella cheese, and garlic. Once it’s thoroughly combined, you’ll want to place a heaping teaspoon of the cheese mixture into each mushroom cap.
Next you’ll want to wrap about a half of piece of bacon around each mushroom cap, depending on the size and secure the bacon with a toothpick down the center. Bake for 15 minutes or until the cheese looks slightly browned and the bacon looks delicious!
Several sites for Italian Food Recipes which may/maynot be new for you.
GREAT CHICAGO ITALIAN RECIPES
http://www.great-chicago-italian-recipes.com/
ITALYUM
http://www.italyum.com/
ITALIAN CHEF
http://italianchef.com/
SCORDO
http://www.scordo.com/
COOKING WITH NONNA
http://www.cookingwithnonna.com/
ANNA MARIA VOLPI
http://www.annamariavolpi.com/
ITALIAN FOOD FOREVER
http://www.italianfoodforever.com/
*Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.*
*Food makes people happy, it takes you back home, it says so many things that words can’t say.*
...Sophia Loren
Merry Christmas ~ God Bless Us, Everyone.