Archive for the ‘holiday’ Category

Egg McBobby

Okay, so I have no idea where the name came from. All I know is that this casserole is good! Our good family friends invited us over for New Year’s Day and Carol had quite the spread! This was one of the dishes and I managed to get the recipe from her
Egg McBobby
2 [...]

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Things I will make in the next month – part 1

Paula Deen’s Butterscotch Dip
2 (14 oz) cans Eagle brand milk (sweetened condensed milk)
2 (12 oz) bags butterscotch morsels
2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
2 Tbsp. white vinegar
1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
1 Tbsp. vanilla
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Once melted, transfer to a bowl and serve with fresh fruit.
Makes 5 cups.

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Thanksgiving Recap

Turkey – It was a turkey. That’s about all there is to say – I’m not a huge turkey fan, I ate 1 small piece of white meat.
Ham – I did Alton Brown’s “City Ham“. Most of the ham was excellent, but whoever put the ham back in the roaster did not fully cover [...]

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Thanksgiving Menu 2007

Here’s our list for Thanksgiving this year – I’m trying to be somewhat organized, since I don’t have any days off the week of Thanksgiving except for Sunday and Thanksgiving Day!
Turkey – grandma bringing
Ham – grandma bringing
Dressing
Tyler Florence’s Whipped Sweet Potatoes and Bananas with Honey (new! yum!)
Deviled eggs – brother will make, I will supervise
Italian [...]

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Ammy’s Fruit Dip

My sister and I could eat this for days. And days. And days.
Fruit Dip
1 jar marshmallow cream
1 can Eagle Brand milk
8 oz. sour cream
4 oz. cream cheese
1-2 Tbsp. lemon or lime juice
Mix together. Seal and refrigerate whatever doesn’t get eaten!

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Stained Glass Cookies

These cookies are my childhood. It’s always fun to make them with kids!
Stained Glass Christmas Cookies
2 ½ cups flour
½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. salt
Combine and set aside.
¾ cup butter, softened
½ cup packed brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1/3 cup light corn syrup
Beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. With mixer running at [...]

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Christmas Morning Casserole

I’m trying to post a lot of my holiday recipes here for selfish reasons – so *I* know exactly where they are. I’m not exactly what you might call “organized”.
We’ve had this every Christmas morning for as long as I can remember. We recently had it on a Girl Trip that I went on with [...]

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New Thanksgiving recipe!

I was watching Tyler Florence on Food Network last night, and I think this is a must-make recipe for Thanksgiving.
Whipped Sweet Potatoes and Bananas with Honey
Serves 10-12
5 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed
4 bananas, unpeeled
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup honey
Kosher salt
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped
Preheat [...]

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