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Leftover Turkey Vegetable Soup

Leftover Turkey Vegetable Soup

Growing up, my mom was always very thrifty with leftovers…. okay… most of the the time she was thrifty.  We had a giant turkey at Thanksgiving and an even bigger one at Christmas… which meant we had tons of leftover turkey that went into the freezer to have turkey 100 different ways [...]

Apple-Ginger Spiced Cranberry Sauce

APPLE-GINGER SPICED CRANBERRY SAUCE

1 12oz package of fresh cranberries

Apple-Ginger Spiced Cranberry Sauce

1 cup cane sugar

1 cup apple cider

1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon ground ginger

Mix apple cider and sugar in a medium pan and bring to a boil.  Add cranberries, spices and fresh ginger and stir to incorporate.  Bring mixture to [...]

Country Buttermilk Biscuits

Country Buttermilk Biscuits

Country Buttermilk Biscuits

Makes 12 biscuits (preheat oven 475 degrees F)

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups unbleached all purpose flour

3 ¾ teaspoons baking powder

1 ¼ teaspoons kosher salt

3 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon cold vegetable shortening (no trans fats)

¾ cup + 2 teaspoons buttermilk

2 tablespoons melted butter

In a large bowl, whisk dry ingredients.  Cut vegetable shortening [...]

Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie

OLD FASHIONED PUMPKIN PIE

Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie

Basic single crust pie pastry

Filling:

2 cups fresh pumpkin puree (or 1 15oz can of pumpkin puree)

¾ cups evaporated cane sugar

½ teaspoon salt

1 – 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

¼ teaspoon ground allspice

¼ teaspoon ground cardamom

¼ teaspoon ground or fresh nutmeg

¼ teaspoon ground cloves

2 large eggs

1½ cups of [...]

Easy Thanksgiving Side Salads

Lemon-Garlic broccoli

As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, thoughts of meal meal planning and shopping are overwhelming.  The turkey is a given (unless you’re vegetarian).  Over indulgence and a little gluttony take over with the amount of food we prepare and eat…. but how else are we supposed to have leftovers???

Here a couple of very easy side dishes, [...]