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Day of thanks in this house, some from the second collection of recipes but tried and true! Cranberry sauce (not from a can) 1 cup water 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 cups cranberries (12 oz) Bring water and sugar to a boil, add rinsed cranberries, drop to simmer, simmer 10 minutes, cool. *Made this day before so it can be well chilled but really good warm on top of stuff too-if you like sweet and tart) The seasoning rub: on the half turkey breast: paprika, sage, turmeric, pepper, hot pepper powder, celery salt, salt, thyme, parsley, marjoram, saffron (use what ever you have and like). Made about 3 tablespoon worth of this, partially sliced breast into 8 very large sections but all still connected at bottom, then dumped seasoning mix inside cuts and all over the top (not the bottom bone-side) Real pumpkin pie: The buttery crust 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1 cup margarine or 2 sticks unsalted butter 6-8 Tbsp ice water Mix dry ingredients and ...

Food Matters is a great movie that put in to words things I've been experimenting with. Health has gotten progressively better as lifestyle has changed. Knowledge is power and you are what you eat and all that. Eating more local so less nutrients are lost from field to table. Cook less so that less nutrients get cooked away. Use less canned and prepared food, switch to more fresh or frozen food (less processed vegetable, fruit, beans). If you don't like certain foods that provide nutrients you need-try supplements! Yes you want to ask the doctor if he thinks a supplement will react with a drug he has prescribed to you but vitamins are what you find in food so it is rare they will hurt you, unlike prescribed drugs. Some prescriptions may be helping your symptoms but vitamins and minerals can actually help your body to heal itself, not just the symptoms. So a post was eating at me as I watched. Realizing most doctors we all go to as a general practice doctor don't alway...

My best girlfriend asked how to keep a kitchen clean while making full meals with seemingly octopus arms that demolish a kitchen as simple as 1, 2, 3. Some of us find ourselves messing up every dish/utensil/bakeware for each meal. Tips on how to shorten clean up time? I'll take a stab at this. 1. Fill the sink with soapy water to take dirty as made (or make sure dishwasher is empty and ready. Cut up your ingredients and have them ready to go- this also makes clean up of dishes go quicker if they just need to be rinsed off. 2. Utilize your microwave, stove, oven, grill, toaster properly so that while everything is cooking, you can stop and get a lot of clean-up out of the way and relax once the food is cooked. 3. Put ingredients away while things are cooking. Ask for help stirring something that needs constant stirring, or help putting things away or help rinsing vegetable prep utensils/boards/plates/bowls away.   Today I made the pickles and peppers. A pint jar of...

The free range eggs from Preferred Produce- beautiful! This delivery I ordered chives, dill, 5 kinds of lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumber. Going to make pickles! So I made an egg today and it got me thinking about tips and tricks I've heard through the years. Did you know many restaurants add pancake batter to their omelettes to achieve that texture you can't seem to get at home. Option? Add a tiny bit of flour to your mix (paste it  with a  little milk or water first then add to eggs). Everyone asleep and you want to have a warm breakfast ready for them? I put a little biscuit batter in the bottom of greased cupcake pan pockets, add your prepared tsp, tofu, what ever breakfast protein you desire, then top with (scrambled) egg (cheese mixed in if desired. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 400 dF. Omelette in greased muffin tins can bake while you tend to other things, try 350 dF for about 15 minutes. Easy hash browns-steam your potato in the microwave (prick the potato all o...

Normal stuff, making bread, harvesting, used that gnocchi dough to make ravioli. Then cooked down some minced carrot, tomato, squash and seasoning to go with ravioli stuffed with mozarella.

So many things have fantastic names that conjure visions of other lands and times. Gnocchi is one that recently grabbed my attention. It started as a Middle Eastern (Roman) pasta. Many areas now have their own version of it. Some made with flour, potatoes added, or even other vegetables added. Some cultures consider it a dumpling. Gnocchi 1 cup milk (I used canned goat milk) 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp garlic 1/4 tsp pepper 2 TBSP butter 1 cup wheat flour 1 egg 1 cup flour (or how ever much more is need to make a dough not sticky) Heat the first 5 ingredients to a simmer in a large pan or pot. Once butter has melted, remove from heat and add flour, combine thoroughly, then add egg and combine thoroughly. Add plain flour and stir well. Make a rope about an inch in diameter, cut pieces of half inch. Place a fork upside-down. Place a piece of dough on the hump. Roll dough along the tines of the fork to get a shaped pasta/dumpling. Boil for 7 minutes in salted water. Drain set ...

Whether you call it a panini or stuffed bread, it can be another one-dish meal to leave a regular sandwich in dust. Pizza and bread doughs can be used for so many things, here is one: Panini 1/8 of the pizza dough 1 TBSP oil (grape seed) 2 cup chopped vegetables (tomato, bell pepper, mushroom, eggplant, hot pepper) salt and pepper 1/2-1 serving cheese (muenster) Roll dough out to about 12 inches by 6 inches. Saute vegetables in oil, sprinkle with seasoning. Place cooked vegetables near center of dough, add cheese to the top if used. Fold dough over filling to meet the other end and finger fold edges closed or fold and press closed with fork. Grill just until bread is cooked (about 4 minutes on a top and bottom indoor grill , or about 3 minutes on each side on a regular grill). * Would be really good lightly buttered on top and parmesan cheese sprinkled on top to serve or a dipping sauce on the side!