Here is another early Turkey Day Staple in my house! Cranberry Sauce – NOT from a Can 1 Bag of Fresh Cranberries1 Jar of Red Currant Jelly Rinse Cranberries dump in a sauce pan over medium heat empty Red Currant Jelly over cranberries. Stir together until all berries split (about 10 – 15 minutes). Remove … Continue reading
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Mrs. Wilkes Mac and Cheese – Early Tasty Tuesday!
Since Thanksgiving is next week I decided to post some of my main stays early so other can enjoy them (and go shopping before Wednesday night). Some things I guess I never thought of for Thanksgiving until I moved to the South, Mac & Cheese at Thanksgiving is one of them. This recipe comes from … Continue reading
Tasty Tuesday – Sweet Potato Biscuits
The first time I made these was 2003 it was our (Jeff & I) second Thanksgiving together and my first Thanksgiving dinner I had ever cooked by myself. I wanted to make a fantastic Martha Stewart Thanksgiving dinner complete with Sweet Potato Biscuits, little did I know how bad they would turn out. I did … Continue reading
Vegan Pumpkin – Oatmeal Cookies!
First I want to apologize for the formatting on this post, I tried to fix it but Blogger doesn’t want to fix it! I really wanted pumpkin cookies but I once again found myself without butter. So I decided to take the Vegan Applesauce -Oatmeal Cookies and change it to Pumpkin! I also added some … Continue reading
Tasty Tuesday + Election Day Mania = CARROT GINGER SOUP!
PSA: GO VOTE! IF YOU CAN LIKE A STATUS ON FACEBOOK YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOUR FUTURE! The weather here in Georgia is finally feeling like fall (we might have to turn the heat on this week). I love this time of year so I can make SOUP! This recipe is really easy and is … Continue reading
Tasty Tuesday – Slow Cooker Indian Chicken Stew
I love my slow pot cooker (it is my BFF in the kitchen) we use it all the time because who has time to slave over a stove all day (not I said the mommy!) This recipe came from friends of our we made this yesterday and it was FANTASTIC! If you like Indian Food … Continue reading
Shrimp Alfredo with Cheesy Garlic Bread
So a good friend of our just bought a shrimping net which means fresh shrimp. I love shrimp! I also love pasta and what would be better than a wonderful cream sauce. Easy Yummy Cream Sauce: 16 ounces of sour cream 1/2 stick of butter 1/4 to 1/2 fresh Parmesan cheese garlic, parsley, pepper … Continue reading
Tasty Tuesdays – Stuffed Peppers
I thought of this recipe when my cousin was asking for a good stuffed pepper recipe. This recipes my favorite cookbook EVER – Betty Crocker Cookbook! Stuffed Green Peppers 6 large green peppers 1 pound hamburger 2 TBSP chopped onion 1 tsp salt 1/8 tsp garlic salt 1 cup cooked rice 1 can (15 ounces) … Continue reading
Shortbread Cookies
We (the kids and I) made Halloween Shortbread Cookies on Sunday. I really wanted cookies so I pulled out my (very old) Betty Crocker cookbook (1960 – it was my grandma’s cookbook that she gave to me when I went to college). This makes about 2 dozen cookies. Pumpkin, Bat, Cat, and Frankenstein Cookie Cutters … Continue reading
Pumpkin Spice (ummm…. I guess) Latte
One of the items that makes me think of fall is a Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks. If you have never have had one I send my sympathies because they are that good! One thing when you mention Starbucks in any sentence I think what a luxury, I don’t know about you but spending $5.00 … Continue reading