Ever wondered what to do with that container of ruby jelly after the main Thanksgiving festivities are over and you’re looking at all of the leftovers in your fridge with some trepidation? Well say no more! Below are eight hand-picked recipes from various web sources that I have arbitrarily deemed to be the best use…
Tag: Thanksgiving
Recipe Post: Leftover Thanksgiving Dinner Meat Muffins
An old friend of mine used to talk about her single father’s, er, creativity in the kitchen, and how once he came up with an “ingenious”, time-saving recipe of meatloaf made in muffin tins. Which of course, he called “Meat Muffins” and in fact penned a charming little song about them too. While I won’t…
Recipe Collection: 7 Squash Recipes for Your Thanksgiving Table
Squash is such a perfectly autumnal vegetable, signaling the end of harvest season for much of the country, not to mention its historical value as a nutrient-dense food. According to the American Library of Congress: “Squashes are one of the oldest known crops–10,000 years by some estimates of sites in Mexico. Since squashes are gourds, they…
Recipe Review: Scalloped Potatoes by Gimme Some Oven
I must confess; since I was quite young, I’ve been making the same recipe-without-a-recipe scalloped potatoes. I watched my mother make it several times and then made the recipe myself as a duplicate to hers, with a frustratingly low 65-70% success rate. I’ve always figured that my hit-or-miss percentage on this recipe was because I…
Recipe Post: Dairy Free Pie Crust
I’ve posted previously on a delicious pie crust recipe for my Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie, but times change and many people I know are looking for dairy free options these days. So I’ve developed this recipe based on one of my classic pie crusts, but tweaked to not only be dairy-free but also spiced to…
Recipe Post: Mile-High Cheddar and Green Onion Biscuits
These biscuits are ridonculously delicious. How do I know? My husband, who cares so little for food other than as a fuel source, and often laments why food doesn’t just come in a convenient pill form so he can skip all of the annoying and time-wasting *chewing*…LOVES these. The first time I made these, he…
