Thanksgiving Dinner Trial Run
Turkey has been in the food blogging air this week as TingAling did her own trial run, and Drstel reminisced about Thanksgiving dinner past. It just so happened that the same day that TingAling posted her turkey dinner, I came home from the store with a turkey. It was on sale. My husband, who just […]
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Giblet Gravy
After you have washed your turkey, hopefully you found the bag of its gizard, liver, and neck usually tucked in the neck cavity of the turkey. The first time I ever cooked turkey was when my husband and I just got married and I was trying to cook something that he liked. I looked through […]
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Cornbread and Mushroom Stuffing
Can’t have turkey without stuffing, so here is my version this time. I say this time because this always changes depending on what mood I am in and what ingredients are available. Today, I used mushrooms, but I have been known to throw in some oysters, nuts, apples, you name it. The kids are not […]
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Collard and Mustard Greens
While the turkey is roasting, I cooked the Greens. Greens is a must for us, when we have turkey, they just go so well together. Greens is a typical southern dish, and most would not dream of mixing the type of greens together, but I find the flavor of mixed greens quite good so I […]
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Banana Pudding
For dessert, here is another traditional southern fare. I used the recipe on printed on the box of Nabisco ‘Nilla Wafer Cookies.
35-45 “Nilla” Wafers6-5 ripe bananas, sliced 3/4 cup sugar, divided1/3 cup all purpose flourDash of salt4 eggs, separated2 cups milk1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
CUSTARD: Mix 1/2 cup sugar, flour, and salt in top of double […]
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Tomato Sauce with Italian Sausage
In honor of the Clone (my youngest daughter) whose birthday is tomorrow and who loves anything with pasta, this is for you, baby! We actually had this last week, as we have to have something akin to spaghetti at least once a week for the clone, but I just haven’t had time to post much […]
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Eggplant with Garlic Stirfry
One of the simplest ways to cook eggplants is to cook it simply, and this is one of the simplest ways. I had meant to cook kare-kare (oxtail stew) with eggplants, but I never got around to getting all the other ingredients and the eggplant was starting to get too old, so I thought I […]
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The Westernized Kusina
Want the recipe for this Arroz Caldo? Visit the new Westernized Kusina of filipinas who have banded together to share recipes, tips, and ideas as they adapt Filipino recipes to their new environs and also to showcase their takes on local recipes wherever they may be living now.
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