When our children were little we waited for the first hard freeze in the fall. On a cool, wet Saturday in late October or early November we headed south of Kansas City to a pecan grove near Pleasanton, Kansas armed with boxes and gunnysacks to carry our treasure. The farmer had a large clamp on the front of his Ford tractor. He attached the clamp around the tree. “Get back. It’s gonna rain pecans.” When he activated the machine the…
One thing I try to do with my granddaughters every year is make a gingerbread house and let the girls decorate it. I love to watch their creativity blossom. Here’s the recipe we use. Gingerbread House 2 sticks (1 cup) butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup molasses 2 egg 2 teaspoon baking soda 2 tablespoon milk 2 teaspoon ground ginger 2 cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt 6 cups flour Directions: Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy….
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…
Last week we talked about cooking the turkey. Now we need gravy to go with it. It’s easy to make. Honest. Just follow these directions. Turkey Gravy 2 cups drippings from roast turkey 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1 cup milk salt and pepper to taste Mix the cornstarch and milk together in a small bowl or a glass jar with a lid until there are no lumps. Pour this mixture into the two cups drippings from the turkey in a saucepan….