Last year I hosted my very first Thanksgiving Dinner at our house. Just a small dinner with our daughters and their families. So, at age 55, I began searching for turkey recipes. Yes, I have roasted turkeys before — the very simple kind, rubbed with …
Onion Crescent Rolls is a fantastic recipe I like to make for my family that is amazingly easy to prepare. So light and soft–like little fluffy pillows! I hope you’ll take the time to try these and that you’ll love them as much as we …
Sourdough Dinner Rolls are so light and delicious. You’ll want to make them every week! Continue reading Sourdough Dinner Rolls
I love to serve Cornish Hens with Grand Marnier Stuffing during the holidays. Apricot-glazed Cornish hens, with a cornbread stuffing flavored with dried apricots, pine nuts, and orange-flavored Grand Marnier liqueur. My mother-in-law made this dish for our family one Christmas, and I thought it …
Most people serve turkey for their Thanksgiving dinner. Or ham, or maybe even a roasted chicken or meatloaf. No matter what main dish you’ve selected, here are a few of our favorite Thanksgiving Menu Ideas to serve on your table this year.
Serve Fresh Green Bean Casserole at your next potluck dinner or family gathering. Perfect for holiday dinners. Fresh Green Beans and mushrooms in a homemade gravy.
Green Bean Casserole is probably one of the most popular holiday side dishes brought to family tables or potluck dinners. You know the one I’m referring to–cream of mushroom soup mixed in with green beans and topped with French fried onions. And lets face it–it’s good. Good enough to be repeated over and over since 1955, when it was first introduced by the Campbell Soup Company!
But ask yourself–wouldn’t you like to serve a dish that’s just as satisfying? Fresher? With less sodium and all those other additives? Yes, I know you would.
Gather ingredients so that you have everything close at hand on the counter or table. If using fresh green beans, trim ends as needed. Slice mushrooms. Chop the sweet onions. You decide whether to coarsely chop the onions or mince them. I have done it both ways.
If using frozen green beans, cook in microwave according to package directions. If using fresh green beans, place in a large microwavable dish. Add in 2 tablespoons water to create steam. Cook on high for 10-12 minutes until crisp tender.
Transfer green beans to a large serving dish.
Meanwhile in a large skillet, heat olive oil and butter. Add sliced mushrooms and chopped onions and saute until tender 4-6 minutes.
Mix all-purpose flour into the melted fat to create a roux. Slowly add milk, stirring until it thickens 3-5 minutes. Season with dried thyme, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper.
Spoon sauce over green beans and top with slivered almonds. This recipe will serve 10-12 people.
If cream sauce is not your thing, you can easily adapt this recipe to serve without it. Simply, skip adding the all-purpose flour and milk in Step #4, and go ahead and add the green beans to the sauted vegetables. Gently stir together to incorporate and then season with dried thyme, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. You may then add the slivered almonds to the top (or skip this, too).
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This Carrot Cake with Pecans recipe is so moist and delicious. A reminder of my childhood and my favorite season, Autumn. It’s full of wonderful ingredients–carrots, pineapple, nuts, and spices that say “Fall” and “Harvest” and “Thanksgiving.” Oh, and topped with a to-die-for cream cheese …
This Easy Thanksgiving Dressing is one I’ve tweaked based on my mother-in-law’s holiday recipe. Savory dressing with sausage, sweetened with dried apricots, with the crunch of pine nuts.
This Traditional Pumpkin Pie recipe is one we make every year around Thanksgiving. It has been adapted from my mom’s recipe in that I add more salt to our crust and cloves to the pumpkin filling. Continue reading Traditional Pumpkin Pie
My mom makes these Buttery Pecan Tarts almost every Christmas. They are so yummy, with a buttery, cream cheese shell, and then more butter in the sweet pecan filling. They practically melt in your mouth! Perfect for the upcoming holiday season. I like to make …