One way we have found to decrease the time in the kitchen on Thanksgiving and other holidays is to use an alternate source for cooking the main course – turkey, ham, etc.
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12Nov
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12Nov
It’s turkey season. Here are tips for saving money on buying a turkey as suggested by the ThriftyFun community Feel free to post your own ideas here.
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12Nov
Mix all ingredients together & form a ball. Place on serving dish. Use fingers or a knife to score down the sides like a pumpkin. Place in refrigerator overnight so that all the flavors can come together.
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12Nov
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease shallow 1 1/2 qt. casserole. In bowl, mash sweet potatoes; stir in granulated sugar, margarine, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, and eggs.
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12Nov
In a large bowl, combine the pretzels, crackers and peanuts together. In a large saucepan, combine the butter and corn syrup. Bring to a boil over medium and heat for 5 minutes.
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12Nov
The kids will love making these turkeys from their handprints, and very few supplies are needed. They can be used for decorations or glued to a piece of card stock to create Thanksgiving cards for family and friends.
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12Nov
Let the kids create these easy, one-of-a-kind holiday leaf cards for family and friends.
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12Nov
Combine the first 6 ingredients (this essentially makes a pumpkin custard similar to pumpkin pie filling). Pour into lightly greased 9×13 inch pan. Sprinkle the cake mix on top with all of the dry cake mix.
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12Nov
Cook onion in melted margarine until tender. Mix all ingredients together and put into casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees F. until brown on top.
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12Nov
Re-use your Halloween pumpkins for Thanksgiving by turning them into turkeys for just a few dollars. You’ll need dowel rods, glue and felt. Cut felt into feather shapes, two for each dowel. Glue like a sandwich, with the felt as the bread and the end of the dowel as the filling. Do as many feathers as you want, but five or six is sufficient.
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12Nov
Serves: 2
Ready In: Under 30 minutesIngredients:
2 (4-oz) chicken breasets
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
1/2 cup shredded Chihuahua white cheese
2 slices American cheese
Mashed Potatoes***Marinade:***
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 ounces olive oil
1 teaspoon crushed red chilies
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt***Pepper & Onion Medley:***
1 green pepper, julienne
1 red pepper, julienne
1 yellow onion, julienne
Directions:
Trim and pound chicken breasts to even thickness.
Combine all marinade ingredients.
Place chicken breasts in marinade and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.Slice peppers and onions and saute in olive oil for 2 minutes.
Then add 1 tsp chopped garlic and continue to saute another 2-3 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper.
Saute chicken breasts in olive oil over medium heat; cook evenly on both sides to a golden brown color.Heat cast iron skillet on burner over medium heat until very hot then remove from the burner.
Place mashed potatoes on top portion of skillet.
Place cheeses on bottom portion of skillet and cover with pepper and onion medley.
Add chicken to top of pepper and onion medley, resting on potatoes.
Top with chopped parsley.
Serve directly from skillet for authenticity or transfer to plates.Tags: fridays, Recipes, tgif, tgifriday, tgifridays
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12Nov
Joe’s Crab Shack now has over 120 locations in 28 states across the good ol’ US of A. It is one of the largest, most-successful seafood restaurant chains in America. So if there’s not a Joe’s near you, then try this copycat recipe at home!
Ingredients:
1 lb Small Fresh Shrimp (cleaned and shelled)
4 Tablespoons Corn Starch
2 Eggs Beaten
1/4 Cup Water
1 Cup Cracker Meal
1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon Creole Seasoning
1 teaspoon Brown Sugar
1/3 Cup Plain Bread Crumbs
1/3 Cup Flour
1 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco Sauce
1/2 teaspoon PaprikaPlace shrimp in a bowl. Add garlic powder, brown sugar and Tabasco Sauce and mix well. Marinate shrimp for 1/2 hour in refrigerator.
Beat egg and water together, set aside. Mix flour, cracker meal, bread crumbs paprika and creole seasoning together and blend well.
Set up one bowl for corn starch, one bowl for egg wash, and one bowl for cracker mixture. Heat oil for frying.
One piece at a time dust shrimp with corn starch, then place in egg wash, then roll in cracker crumb mixture. Fry until golden-brown. Shrimp will float to top when cooked through, remove and place on paper towels. Serve with tarter sauce. -
12Nov
3 cups water
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
4 (4 ounce) cube steaks, trimmed, flattened
1 1/2 tablespoons ground beef, lean
1/4 cup flour
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon saltPour water into a medium bowl. Sift flour, salt, and pepper together in medium bowl. Dip steaks in water, then in dry mixture. Repeat.
Lay coated steaks on wax paper and freeze for about 3 hours.
Deep fry steaks in 350 degrees F oil for 8-10 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
Brown ground beef in skillet. Stir in flour, then remaining ingredients. Bring to boil, then simmer until thick. Pour gravy over steaks.
Serves: 2
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12Nov
A secret no more! The recipe for McDonald’s Big Mac sauce has been unlocked…
1 cup Miracle Whip
1/3 cup sweet relish
1/4 cup French dressing
1 Tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon minced onionMix all ingredients in a bowl. Refrigerate in a sealed container.
Yield: 2 Cups
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12Nov
Potato pancakes are so good when served with some applesauce. Last week I made sauerbraten and I prepared these Perkins Potato Pancakes with it. I should have doubled the recipe, because the potato pancakes were gone in seconds!
Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole milk
4 eggs
3 tablespoons butter, melted
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon minced onion
4 shredded fresh potatoes -or-
2 1/2 cups frozen hash browns (defrosted)Directions:
Combine all of the ingredients, except for the potatoes, in a large mixing bowl. Beat by hand until smooth. Add the potatoes to the batter and mix by hand until the potatoes are combined. Let the batter rest while you preheat a skillet to about medium heat. Grease the pan with some butter.
Ladle 1/4 cup scoops of batter into the pan. Cook as many at a time as will fit comfortably into your pan. Cook each pancake for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes per side until brown.
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