If you are wanting to elevate your mashed potatoes this season, this might just be the recipe for you. The addition of the bacon is what sparked my attention. I loved the idea of sauteing it in some garlic powder and smoked paprika at the end. It gives the bacon a nice, smokey flavor you weren’t necessarily expecting. With all…
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Turkey-Butternut Tortilla Soup with Zesty Lime Sour Cream
Sadly, I’m already thinking about turkey leftovers and what to do with them. Well, there is nothing like planning ahead! This is a recipe I developed and photographed for an online magazine quite awhile back; I know I will be making this again later this week. And even with all this turkey talk going on, it’s still hard to believe…
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Hot Ricotta Dip
Another holiday appetizer that’s not time-consuming or fussy to put together. It can even be prepared 1 day in advance and broiled right before serving time. This is a nice detour from other heavy dips because it tricks you into thinking you are eating something light. You can thank the herby flavor and using endive as the vehicle for delivery to…
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Homemade Nutty Vanilla Granola
I love granola. I’m normally a fast eater, so the extra-chewing I have to do when eating this type of cereal slows me down, which is a good thing. Depending on my mood, I either prefer an all-nut based granola or one made with dried fruit. Lately I’ve been in a nutty mood, hence the all-nut granola you see here. What I…
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Orange-Mint Green Beans
Since Thanksgiving is all about so many heavy dishes, such as mashed potatoes, gratin and gravies, it’s always nice to have a little bit of green at the table. These beans are the perfect palate-cleansing side, providing that clean, acidic sweetness, much like the cranberry sauce. The citrus just pops and will refresh the senses in between spoonfuls of sweet…
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Smokey Sweet Potato Soufflé
Attempt 4,325,654 to make sweet potatoes look good in a photograph. Still not happening, but who cares when you have this crunchy, sweet, Smokey, light and fluffy sweet potato dish to eat. Now, I do believe in the traditional Thanksgiving dishes, the same ones your family serves every year…BUT I think every year should have a couple new ones mixed…
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Blue Cheese and Peach Chutney Crostini
Here is another quick crostini idea for the upcoming holidays. I originally saw this using fig chutney, but I happened to have peach chutney in the cupboard, so I went with that. The verdict…excellent! This is a fabulous pre-dinner bite because it takes nothing, time and cooking wise, to put together. You really want to use a high quality, pungent…
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Bacon, Tomato and Cheddar Breakfast Casserole with Eggs
A Bacon, Tomato and Cheddar Breakfast Casserole with Eggs that is baked to perfection and the perfect morning bite for a brunch or holiday meal. Let start by saying that the flavor in this breakfast bake is absolutely fantastic. We couldn’t stop eating it. My husband came out of his cave (office) four times while I was making this. The aromas…
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