How to Prepare & Cook a Turkey That Everyone Will Love. Plus 25 Brine and Stuffing Recipes. You can't go wrong with this book.
BUY IT NOW
Showing posts with label Holiday Recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holiday Recipes. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
Three-Cheese Macaroni with Bacon
Ingredients
1⁄4 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1⁄4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1⁄4 tsp salt
1 teaspoon garlic
8 ounces small shell pasta, cooked
6 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
1 slice whole-wheat bread, processed into crumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 Tablespoons butter
1 1⁄2 cups skim milk
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375° F.
Prepare a 9" x 13" casserole dish with
nonstick cooking spray.
Place the 2 Tablespoons butter in a medium
saucepan, melt over medium-low heat, and cook until foaming.
Add the flour and stir well with a wooden spoon
for 1 to 2 minutes.
Slowly pour in the milk, whisking to
incorporate.
Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture thickens,
about 15 minutes.
Add the Swiss, cheddar cheeses, and 1/4 cup Parmesan
cheese.
Stir to combine and heat the sauce until the
cheese is just melted.
Season with salt.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the sauce, bacon,
and cooked macaroni; toss to coat.
In the microwave melt 2 Tablespoons.
Combine the butter, breadcrumbs and Parmesan in
a small bowl and mix.
Pour the pasta mixture into the prepared baking dish.
Top with the breadcrumb mixture.
Bake uncovered until bubbly and golden, about 15
- 25 minutes.
Apple Grilled Sweet Potatoes
Deliciously spiced sweet potatoes are grilled with apples for a perfect mouth watering blend. Grill and Oven directions.
Ingredients
2
large sweet potatoes, sliced and diced
1
apple - peeled, cored and thinly sliced and diced
Ground
cinnamon to taste
Brown
sugar to taste or Splenda
1/2
cup butter
Directions
Preheat an outdoor grill medium heat.
In a bowl, toss the sweet potato and apple slices and dice with the cinnamon and sugar.
Divide the mixture into 4 portions, places each on a large piece of aluminum foil.
Top each with an equal amount of butter.
Place foil packets on the grill, and cook 40 minutes.
Turning every 5 to 10 minutes, until potatoes and apples are tender.
Oven
In a bowl, toss the sweet potato and apple slices and dice with the cinnamon and sugar.
Divide the mixture into 4 portions, places each on a large piece of aluminum foil.
Top each with an equal amount of butter.
Tightly seal foil around each portion.
Bake until potatoes and apples are tender.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Pumpkin Pie Colada
Yum--Pumpkin Pie Colada in 10 minutes! This smooth, blended of rums with spices and frozen Pumpkin will quickly become addictive...it's just that good!
INGREDIENTS
4 oz. White
Rum
5 oz. Cruzan Clipper Spiced Rum
1 Pumpkin Pie
Yogurt (6 oz.)
1 cup frozen
pureed Pumpkin
¼ teaspoon
allspice
¼ teaspoon
nutmeg
¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
Cool Whip (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Fill Ice
trays with pureed Pumpkin 2 hours before serving.
Blend together white rum, spiced rum, yogurt, allspice, nutmeg, Cinnamon until smooth.
Add frozen pureed Pumpkin and blend until smooth.
Pour into a cocktail glass.
Garnish with a Cool Whip and sprinkle with Cinnamon.
12 Days of Christmas Cocktail
This 12 Days of Christmas cocktail recipe would be ideal as the signature drink for a Christmas.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 teaspoon water 3 tablespoons Christmas Candy Sprinkles, crushed
3 oz. cranberry juice
1 oz. Malibu® Cranberry-Cherry Rum
1/2 oz. grenadine (1 tablespoon)
Candy cane
Directions
Mix powdered sugar and water together on a small saucer or plate until smooth.
Spread the coconut on another saucer.
Dip the rim of a Martini glass in the sugar until the rim is coated.
Then, dip the sugared rim into the sprinkles.
Use a spoon to pack the sprinkles on to the sugar coating so it stays on the rim.
Add the cranberry juice, cranberry-cherry rum, and grenadine into a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake and strain into the coconut rimmed Martini glass and serve.
Garnish with a candy cane.
Break off the top hook of the candy cane if desired.
The Best Christmas Recipes
Jellies/Relishes
Sauces/
Dips/ Salad Dressings
Turkey
Appetizers/Sides
Desserts
Signature
Cocktails/Coffees/
Craisins-Walnut Slaw
Craisins-Walnut
Slaw is very easy to make plus outrageously delicious and healthy; who could
ask for more!
INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup
mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Relish, pickle, sweet
1 tablespoon Mustard, honey
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1/8 teaspoon celery seeds
12 ounce bag coleslaw salad mix
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup fresh chopped celery
1/4 cup fresh chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped red bell peppers
1/4 cup Ocean Spray Craisins
1 tablespoon Relish, pickle, sweet
1 tablespoon Mustard, honey
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1/8 teaspoon celery seeds
12 ounce bag coleslaw salad mix
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup fresh chopped celery
1/4 cup fresh chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped red bell peppers
1/4 cup Ocean Spray Craisins
DIRECTIONS
In small bowl, whisk
mayonnaise, pickle relish, honey mustard, honey, pepper, salt, and celery
seeds.
In large bowl combine bag coleslaw, walnuts, celery, onion, sweet pepper, and Craisins.
Add mayonnaise mixture
to cabbage mixture and toss to coat.
Cover and chill for 1
to 8 hours.
Hawaiian Dinner Rolls
Even the beginner cook can make these home-made "Hawaiian Dinner Rolls". They must chill 2 hours. Or you can make them up 3 days in advance.
Ingredients
2 cups coconut milk (110 degrees F)
2 ½ packages yeast
½ cup butter, melted; or 1 stick unsalted
1 teaspoon sea salt
6 ¼ cups all purpose flour
½ cup white sugar
2 ½ packages yeast
½ cup butter, melted; or 1 stick unsalted
1 teaspoon sea salt
6 ¼ cups all purpose flour
½ cup white sugar
1 Teaspoon vanilla
3 large eggs
Directions
Combine coconut milk (110 degrees F) and yeast in large bowl; let stand for 5 minutes.
With wooden spoon, stir in butter, sugar, eggs and salt.
Add flour, 1 cup at a time and beat in as much as you can.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or up to 3 days.
Punch dough down and divide into 24 balls for dinner rolls or 3 equal parts for bread loafs.
Place in a oiled 9 x 5 inch baking pan, 5 rows 3 across or in loaf pans.
Cover and set in a warm spot until they double in size.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or golden brown.
Brush tops with melted butter.
Serve warm.
Ham and Broccoli Quiche
Ham and Broccoli Quiche is a easy recipe that adds a classic and delicious touch to your family meal.
Ingredients
1 box Pillsbury
refrigerated pie crust
1 ½ cups
cubed cooked ham (1/4 inch)
¼ cup yellow or red bell pepper, finely chopped
1 cup
broccoli small florets, rinsed and dried on a paper towel
1 ½ cups
shredded goat cheese or Swiss cheese
4 eggs
1 cup
half-n-half
½ teaspoon
sea salt
½ teaspoon
black pepper
½ teaspoon
dried ground mustard
Directions
Heat the oven to 375°F.
Place pie crust in
9-inch glass pie pan as directed on box for One-Crust Filled Pie.
Layer the ham, cheese
and broccoli in crust-lined pan.
In medium bowl, beat
eggs and milk with fork.
Stir in remaining
ingredients.
Pour over broccoli.
Bake 35 to 45 minutes
or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Let stand 5 to 10
minutes before serving.
Roasted Turkey
This fabulously delicious Roasted Turkey recipe is great, simple, moist, and ready right on time... the whole family will love it!
Ingredients
1 (16 - 20 pound) Turkey
For the brine:
1 cup sea salt
1 cup light brown sugar
3 quarts turkey or vegetable stock
2 tablespoon black peppercorns
2 1/2 teaspoons allspice
2 1/2 cups ginger ale
3 quarts heavily iced water
For the aromatics:
1 green apple, sliced
1 onion, sliced
2 cinnamon stick
1 cup water
6 sprigs rosemary
2 Tablespoon sage
Olive oil
Directions
1 to 2 days before roasting:
Begin thawing the turkey in the refrigerator or in a cooler kept at 38 degrees F.
Combine the vegetable stock, salt, brown sugar, peppercorns, allspice, and ginger ale in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Stir occasionally to dissolve solids and bring to a boil. Then remove the brine from the heat, cool to room temperature, and refrigerate.
Early on the day or the night before you'd like to eat:
Combine the brine, water and ice in the 2 gallon stockpot. Place the thawed turkey (with innards removed) breast side down in brine. If necessary, weigh down the bird to ensure it is fully immersed, cover, and refrigerate or set in cool area for 4 to 16 hours, turning the bird once half way through brining process.
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Remove the trukey from brine and rinse inside and out with cold water.
Discard the brine.
Place the bird on roasting rack inside a half sheet pan and pat dry with paper towels.
Combine the apple, onion, cinnamon stick, and 1 cup of water in a microwave safe dish and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Add steeped aromatics to the turkey's cavity along with the rosemary and sage. Coat the skin liberally with olive oil.
Roast the turkey on lowest level of the oven at 500 degrees for 30 minutes. Insert a probe thermometer into thickest part of the breast and reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees. Set the thermometer alarm (if available) to 161 degrees. A 16 to 20 pound bird should require a total of 4 to 4 1/2 hours of roasting. Let the turkey rest, loosely covered with foil for 1 hour before carving.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)