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Entrees, Turkey: PW’s Homemade Turkey Brine
By LynnK
Pioneer Woman's favorite, highly-rated, turkey brine, good for up to a 20 pound turkey
- 2 gallons Water
- 2 cups Apple Juice
- 2 cups Kosher Salt (can Decrease To 1 1/2 Cups If You're Concerned About Salt)
- 2 cups Brown Sugar
- 2 cloves Garlic, Crushed
- 5 pieces Bay Leaves
- 3 Tablespoons Black Peppercorns
- 1 Tablespoon Dried Rosemary
- 2 whole Peel Of Oranges (Sliced Off The Fruit, Avoiding As Much Of The White Pith As Possible, Then Roughly Chopped)
- 1 Whole Turkey
- (Many frozen turkeys are injected with a sodium solution—it may be best to use fresh, never frozen, turkeys. If your turkey has been injected with sodium, decrease the brining time to 12 hours.)
Dessert: Cinnamon Sugar Crescent Roll Apple Pies
By LynnK
Take crescent rolls, put a scoop of apple pie filling in each, roll it up
- 1 can reduced fat crescent rolls
- apple pie filling (can use no-sugar added)
- Cinnamon
- Sugar
Entree: Red Beans and Rice
By LynnK
This recipe is inexpensive, filling and easy
- Ingredients
- 1 pound dry kidney beans
- 1/8 cup olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 6 cups water
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon dried sage
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 pound sausage, sliced (andouille is traditional, turkey kielbasa will lessen the fat content)
- 1/2 tsp. Cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1 tsp. Cajun seasoning (optional)
- 4 to 8 servings of rice, cooked
Breakfast: Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs
By LynnK
from Martha Stewart
- INGREDIENTS:
- raw eggs
- water
Sides, Carbs: Healthier Dumplings
By LynnK
This recipe replaces the butter or margarine in baking powder dumplings with canola oil
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 TBSP Canola or other vegtable oil
Entree: Kid-Friendly Skillet Pepperoni Spaghetti
By LynnK
1. Cook pepperoni in a large skillet until edges curl
- 8 ounces spaghetti, cooked and drained (can use other type of pasta)
- 1 cup sliced pepperoni
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1 green pepper, chopped (optional)
- 1 smaller can of chopped tomatoes with liquid
- 1/2 jar spaghetti sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
- 2 TBSP cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 small can sliced black olives (optional)
Candy: Coconut Ice
By LynnK
Mix all ingredients except food coloring together in a large bowl
- 3 1/3 cups powdered sugar
- 4 1/4 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
- Pink or red food coloring
Healthy Baked Sweet Potatoes
By LynnK
Although Americans often refer to sweet potatoes as yams, true yams are rarely available in U
- 6 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed but unpeeled
Noodles
By LynnK
This recipe is for large noodles to use in recipes for Chicken and Noodles or the Pennsylvania Dutch Chicken Pot Pi...
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 egg
- 1/2 to 1 cup of milk
Appetizers: Fruit Salsa with Baked Cinnamon Chips
By LynnK
1. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix kiwis, apples, raspberries, strawberries, white sugar, brown sugar, and fruit ...
- for the fruit salsa:
- 2 kiwis, peeled and diced
- 2 Golden Delicious apples – peeled, cored and diced
- 8 oz raspberries
- 1 (16 oz) carton of strawberries, diced
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp fruit preserves, any flavor (I used strawberry; would only use 2 tbsp next time)
- for the cinnamon chips:
- 10 (10 inch) flour tortillas
- melted butter or butter flavored cooking spray
- cinnamon sugar:
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 tbsp cinnamon