Top Ten Thanksgiving Recipes – Slideshow
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Turkey 101
Well it is the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and I wanted to give a few pointers. Let me know if there is anything that I have left out. Choose your turkey wisely… Choose a turkey based on the number of guests. Average is about 1lb per person. Sounds like a lot, but remember a turkey contains…
Roasted Chestnut and Corn Bread Dressing
Is it dressing or stuffing. While the ingredients can be the same, the difference is in how it is cooked. If it is stuffed and cooked inside of the bird, well then it is stuffing. If it assembled and baked outside of the bird in a casserole dish, then it is dressing. However, the two…
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How to Smoke a Turkey
Ever since I got my first smoker, I have been smoking everything but turkey. Â I never had the guts to try to smoke a Turkey for Thanksgiving. Â Thanksgiving is one of those meals that you cannot screw up. Â However, after this year of competitions and gaining more experience with my smoker, I wanted to try…
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How to Brine a Turkey
It is that time of the year. Â The time when many people freak out trying to cook a turkey for a large group of people. Â When done right, turkey is the most amazing food around. Â However, turkey easily dries out and needs to be monitored when cooked. Â The easiest way to add flavor and keep…
Where to get Sausage Casings
After Thursday Blog about Jalapeno Cheddar Bratwurst, I recieved a bunch of emails regarding sausage casings and where to get them. FYI- I started to make my own sausages a couple of months back after receiving the sausage making attachment for my Kitchen Aid Mixer, and also after taking a sausage making class at the…
Baked Sweet Potatoes
The past two weeks has been a little rough. I had my tonsils taken out and I have been unable to get out of bed let alone cook. However, there were a few good days in which I was able to make a few little things for my caretakers. My Mom came to visit to…
Happy Halloween
I have been a little under the weather lately and have been unable to cook or eat. So I decided to go around the internet and see what amazing recipes are out there for Halloween. There are a ton of them and here are my favorites. Boneyard Brownies – @ Jersey Bites These brownies look delicious….
Out Sick
So I have been inactive for over a week and I am truly sorry. I had my tonsils out last Monday and have been unable to do anything but take pain medicine since. However, today I just advanced past slushies and milk shakes to mashed potatoes. Do you guys have any suggestions to help out…
Asparagus Frittata
Whenever I have a ton of left overs and I want to clear out the fridge I try to find something new and exciting to try. I love eggs and they go with almost any flavor. You can make them sweet in desserts or savory in a quiche. So I wanted to use eggs and…
Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies
The other night I had a craving for chocolate chip cookies. The only problem was that I did not have any brown sugar. So I looked around and I had molasses. I use about 1 tbs molasses for every cup of granulated sugar to make my brown sugar alternative. It works great. Having solved that…
What to do this weekend in DC
St, Mary’s County Oyster Festival — Oct 16, 2010 10:00am – Oct 17, 2010 6:00pm Fairground gates open at 10 Am Saturday October 16, 2010 and 11 AM Sunday October 17, 2010, $5 general Admission over age 12, Free Parking. Event ends around 6PM each night. Oyster Shucking, cooking and eating. Who could ask for…
Elk Creek Water
It is that time of the year. Yep, College Football. I was chatting with my friend Sean last week about football and he is the biggest Nebraska Cornhuskers fan around. He said that the unofficial drink for Cornhuskers football is the Elk Creek Water. While I am not the biggest Nebraska fan, I was intrigued by the…
