New Twist on Potatoes
Here’s a fun recipe to try to spark interest in dinner.
Turkey Tetrazzini
A good way to use left-over turkey is to throw it in with some angel hair pasta or linguini. Ingredients: 2- 8 ounce packages angel hair pasta or linguini ¼ cup butter 2/3 cup sliced onion ¼ cup all-purpose flour 2 cups milk 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper ½ teaspoon poultry seasoning 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 2 cans sliced mushrooms or 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced 1 pound cooked turkey, sliced Instructions: Bring a large pot…
Food Allergies and their Remedies
Last week I posted a sugar cookie recipe which contained lime juice and lime zest. I received a message from a reader who said, “No! Please do not promote the use of citrus in new and unusual places. Many of us are allergic to citrus. Last week I was in a restaurant in Estes Park where we had eaten many times in previous years. New owner. Lime in everything!!! The waitress said the kitchen said all I could have from…
Freezer Fairy’s Heist
Please note! I realized I sent this blog without any tags a few weeks ago so I am going to resend in case someone missed it. This 4th of July I gathered the needed items for our annual picnic. All went well until I discovered the ice cream freezer fairy had made off with the cranking mechanism and inside barrel of the freezer. Not to worry. I’d hunt in the basement and find it. Besides, our eldest son, Trey, planned…
Avoid Rotten Onions
When great-grandma stored fresh vegetables, she used a root cellar or put them in small wooden nail kegs covered with dirt in the back yard. This afforded the family fresh vegetables throughout the winter. I haven’t seen too many root cellars where I live. I don’t even know if nails come in kegs anymore. In this day and age we need to adapt. Did you ever reach for an onion or garlic and find they’ve rotted? Here’s a solution a…