Whenever we have orange peels in our house, they're put down the disposal and it's run immediately. The peels help clean the disposal and it smells pretty nice when we're done. … [Read more...]
Whatever floats your gravy boat
What would Thanksgiving be without gravy? At this point I'm hoping that your taste buds are hopping over the foods that we've already talked about. But three of the (turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes) are so much better with gravy. I don't mean just a little better. I mean to the moon and back better. While you can buy gravy in a jar or can, it's just not the same as … [Read more...]
Slow cooker Cream Cheese Corn
Through the years, we've augmented our Simple Corn recipe with some variations. This is one of the most popular with my extended family. The biggest plus to this recipe is that you prepare it, transport it, and serve it from a slow cooker. Less mess, easy transportation, stays heated throughout the day...it's a winner all around! [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:11] … [Read more...]
Simple Frozen Corn
This recipe has a bit more spices than my Mom used. She's a salt person. You either got salt or onion-salt on your vegetables. Not much else. I'm a bit more adventurous, but if you want to stick to the basics, just omit the spices or trim them back to just the ones your family likes (or will tolerate). Don't overcook your corn, it gets kind of mushy if you do. This is the … [Read more...]
Sweet Potatoes
Happy Thanksgiving Week, still! I’m making the rash assumption you read the first and second posts in this series. If not, scoot back to the prior sentence and click on the links. You’ll learn all about turkey, my inability to differentiate between stuffing and dressing, and why mash potatoes matter to world peace. OK, maybe not the world peace part, but at least I didn’t say … [Read more...]