What's on the Hectic Kitchen table tonight? Pork Loin has been on sale lately, and when I went to the freezer to select a meal for last night, I realized that I've been responsible for the demise of a lot of pigs! With the entire top shelf full of loins, it was time to thaw one out and make some. The question was, what should I make? I searched through my recipes and … [Read more...]
Basic Poultry Stuffing
This is a veritable Stove Top stuffing clone. I developed this a few years back when I felt a bit guilty making my Sausage-Based Poultry Stuffing from scratch, while most of the family at boxed stuffing. Of course, it was their choice and over the past few years we've arrived at a reasonable detente where I make both the hand-crafted stuffing and their beloved Stove Top … [Read more...]
Traditional Sausage-based Poultry Stuffing
At right is a copy of a copy of a copy of the original stuffing recipe that was handed down from my grandmother to my mother, and eventually on to me. The handwriting is my Mom's, although this is my second or third copy of the recipe. I apparently used to have a problem losing recipes. Who can blame me in this Hectic household, eh? I've made some modifications, so below is … [Read more...]
Turkey & Stuffing
Happy Thanksgiving Week! It's Thanksgiving week in here in the USA. If you’re in Canada, I hope you enjoyed your celebration on October 13th. I had the opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada twice in the past. It was kind of cool to get to be thankful, then to do it all over again six weeks later. I will admit though, it seemed to early to celebrate in mid-October. I … [Read more...]