Friday, November 25, 2011

Turkey and Stuffing Bake

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration with my parents yesterday and hope all of you did too. We’re busy decorating and shopping for Christmas today so we’re going to have and easy dinner of leftovers. This dish is probably one of Roger’s top 5, he absolutely loves it. When I first read the recipe I thought it sounded like a strange mix of flavors but let me tell you, it is scrumptious!
Ingredients:
1 can (4.5 oz) sliced mushrooms, drain but reserve liquid
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 1/4 cup ranch dressing
2/3 cup water
3 cups stuffing mix
1/3 cup Crasins
3 cups shredded turkey (best to mix dark and white meat)

1-2-3 Easy:
1.) Melt butter over medium heat. Add celery and onion and saute for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup of ranch dressing, water, reserved mushroom liquid, stuffing mix and cranberries.
2.) In a separate bowl, combine turkey, mushrooms and remaining 3/4 cup dressing.
3.) Spread turkey mixture in greased 8-inch backing dish and top with stuffing mix. Bake at 350 F for 40 minutes. Enjoy!
Posted by Audra and Roger
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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes

I’ve never been a fan of pumpkin pie, but I love all things pumpkin. Finding this recipe was the answer to my Thanksgiving dessert dilemma because it’s traditional pumpkin (which makes everyone else happy) but the cheesecake give it a different taste/texture (which makes me happy).
Ingredients:
Nabisco Ginger Snap cookies
1/4 cup butter, melted
4 pkg. (8 oz each) cream cheese, room temp
1 can (15 oz) pumpkin
1 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla
4 eggs

1-2-3 Easy:
1.) Heat oven to 325 F. Put a ginger snap cookie in each muffin tin and brush with butter.
2.) Beat cream cheese with sugar. Add pumpkin, spices & vanilla. Add eggs 1 at a time just until blended. Pour mixture into muffin tins about 3/4 full.
3.) Bake 40 minutes or until center is set. Cool before removing from pan. Refrigerate 4 hours and top with whipped cream before serving.
Posted by Audra and Roger
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