Posts Tagged ‘Thanksgiving

Cook, my sweeties, cook!

So today is a mix of day-of recipes and things that seem perfect for the day of and days after Thanksgiving as we rush right into the Christmas season. We’ve got soups, veggies, sweet stuff and a casserole that I can’t get out of my mind.
Nancy’s Soup
This is from my friend Nancy in Portland and [...]

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I’m a li-i-i-tle bit behind but these should make it all better

Below are four scrumptious sounding recipes and if you have already decided your Thanksgiving menu, you may want to run…these are going to cause you to rethink everything! We’ve got cranberry sauce with attitude, sweet potatoes with a kiss of brandy, pumpkin cake that just about melts right off your screen and spanakopita that I [...]

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Judith’s swe-e-e-e-t sweet potatoes

From Judith in Chicago, who is married to another foodie, so how can readers lose on this one?

Food has always been a huge part of what makes the holidays joyful for us,
and made losing sight of our difficulties easier at Christmastime. What came
cheapest and most abundantly available was usually also the easiest to make
special. One [...]

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Goldie’s family recipe…scones!

OK, folks, today is a story and a treat from faithful reader, Goldie Ingersoll, the mother of many.
We love turkey around our house as much as the next Pilgrim.  But, as November approaches, a rising swell of voices can be heard with ever increasing volume…pumpkin…..pumpKIN..
PUMPKIN!  Oh, yea!  The days before T’Day (Which it is affectionately [...]

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Let the goodness begin

Here we are, lovely readers, at the moment I start running the promised Thanksgiving (and other) recipes. Today we have two delicious-sounding submissions to get us going.
Mediterranean Squash Stew
By Pam Daws

½ butternut squash (3 cups cubes)
2 cups chopped spinach*
½ cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic
1 ¾ cups diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon [...]

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Just a reminder…turkey and Santa

Most important part of this post is my e-mail address: sheilahagar@wwub.com
I plan to  start running the submitted Thanksgiving recipes on Thursday. That would be tomorrow, and  I’ll continue to take recipes until Nov. 23.
Also, time to be thinking about zipping over those “Pictures with Santa.” Last year saw several participants and I’d love to see [...]

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Calling for yumminess

Here’s a heads up, I’m going to be posting favorite Thanksgiving recipes here beginning mid-November or so.

Your favorite recipes, the ones you are going to email me at sheilahagar@wwub.com.
So here is what I need (OK, would like) from you: Your fav goodie with a sentence or two about why it’s earned that honor. Send in [...]

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