Frittata For The Day-After Thanksgiving

This is the last Thanksgiving post. I just had to give you this recipe for those Thanksgiving leftovers. The best thing is that this will only take you 30 minutes to make.


Ingredients
PAM Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
1 can (14.5 oz each) Hunt's Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic & Oregano, drained
1-1/2 cups chopped cooked turkey (1-1/2 cups = 8 oz)
1/2 cup leftover chopped zucchini or green beans
1 carton (16 oz each) Egg Beaters Original (16 oz = 2 cups)
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper, optional
1/4 cup fresh shredded Parmesan cheese (1/4 cup = 1 oz)

Directions

1. Preheat broiler. Spray medium nonstick skillet with ovenproof handle with cooking spray; heat over high heat. Add drained tomatoes, turkey and vegetable. Cook 3 minutes, or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
2. Pour Egg Beaters and red pepper, if desired, evenly over turkey mixture; reduce heat to medium-high. As edge begins to set, lift up using a spatula to let as much liquid Egg Beater flow underneath until edge is set, about 2 minutes (top and center will still be very loose). Sprinkle cheese evenly over top.
3. Place skillet under broiler. Broil 4 minutes, or just until top is set. Cut into 6 wedges.

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Gravy For Your Thanksgiving Turkey

For those of you who like gravy with your Thanksgiving turkey here’s a recipe for it.


Ingredients

* 2 pounds turkey wings
* 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
* 1 medium onion, halved
* 4 carrots, chopped
* 1 head garlic, smashed
* 2 sprigs fresh sage
* 2 sprigs fresh thyme
* 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
* 8 black peppercorns
* 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
* 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
* Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Put the turkey wings (also backbone and neck if you have it) into a small roasting pan and roast them until they are golden brown, about 30 minutes. Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, garlic, herbs, and peppercorns and cook for 5 minutes. Add the turkey wings. Pour some water into the roasting pan and scrape up all the browned bits on the bottom; add this to the pot. Cover everything in the pot with cold water by 1-inch and bring to the boil, skimming any foam that rises to the surface. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Strain out the solids and discard. Wipe out the pot and put it over medium heat. Melt the butter with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and add the flour. Cook this roux, stirring frequently, until it is golden brown. Slowly whisk in the strained stock being careful to work out any lumps. Cook until the gravy has thickened, about 10 to 15 minutes.

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Bacon, Apple and Pecan Cornbread Stuffing For Thanksgiving

Here is an interesting stuffing recipe that would be good with your thanksgiving turkey. Enjoy.

Ingredients

1 pkg (12 oz each) bacon slices, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
4 medium onions, chopped (4 med = about 4 cups)
6 celery ribs, chopped
1 cup chopped dried apples
6 cups chopped pecans, toasted
1-1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 pkg (16 oz each) cornbread stuffing mix
2-1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup Parkay Original-stick, melted
PAM Original No-Stick Cooking Spray


Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp; remove bacon and drain on paper towels, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings in skillet. Set bacon aside. Add onion and celery to drippings; cook over medium-high heat 25 to 30 minutes or until tender.
2. Combine bacon, onion mixture, apples, pecans, thyme and sage in large bowl; stir in stuffing mix. Add broth and Parkay, stirring well. Spoon mixture into 3-quart baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
3. Bake, covered for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake additional 15 minutes.
4. For stuffed turkey: Place 7 cups stuffing into cavity of 16 pound turkey. Bake according to package directions. Spoon remaining stuffing into a 1-1/2 quart baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Bake, covered, at 350F for 30 minutes; uncover and bake additional 15 minutes.
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No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake For Thanksgiving

Here is another desert recipe for after your Thanksgiving dinner. This is a pretty easy one that requires no baking time. I hope you enjoy it.

Ingredients
1/4 cup cold water
1 envelope (.25 oz each) unflavored gelatin
1 package (8 oz each) Neufchatel reduced-fat cream cheese
1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
3 pudding cups (3.5 oz each) Hunt's® Snack Pack® Fat Free Vanilla Pudding
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 reduced-fat graham cracker piecrust
Reddi-wip® Fat Free Dairy Whipped Topping
Directions
1. Place water in small saucepan and sprinkle with gelatin; let stand 1 minute. Stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; set aside.
2. Blend Neufchatel cheese, pumpkin, pudding, sugar, and pumpkin pie spice in large bowl with electric mixer on medium until smooth. Add gelatin mixture; beat on low until combined. Pour into crust. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
3. Top each slice with a serving of Reddi-wip just before serving.
Cook's Tip: For a vanilla cheesecake, replace canned pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice with 8 ounces plain low-fat yogurt and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Serve with fresh berries.
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Stuffed Onions For Thanksgiving

Here’s something different you might want to try for Thanksgiving, Stuffed Onions.

Ingredients

* 4 large onions (about 3/4 pound each)
* 1/4 cup chicken broth
* 1/4 cup heavy cream
* 1/2 teaspoon sugar
* Salt and pepper
* 1 cup cooked turkey stuffing
* 6 tablespoons cranberry sauce
* 2 cups chopped cooked turkey
* 1/2 cup turkey gravy or chicken broth
* 1 1/3 cups mashed potatoes

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Cut the top 1/2-inch from each onion, peel the onions, and with a melon-ball cutter scoop out the centers, reserving the onion pieces, leaving 2 layers of onion or 1/3-inch-thick shells, leave the bottoms slightly thicker. Transfer the reserved onion pieces to a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish. Drizzle the broth over them, and arrange the onion shells, inverted on top. Cover the dish tightly with foil and bake the onions in the middle of the oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the shells are just tender. Remove and reserve the shells. Into the onion pieces, stir the cream, the sugar, and salt and pepper, to taste, and bake the mixture, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 25 minutes.
While the onions are baking, in each reserved onion shell layer 1/4 cup of the stuffing, 1 1/2 tablespoons cranberry sauce, and another 1/4 cup of the turkey. Holding each shell in one hand pack the layers lightly. Arrange the stuffed onions on top of the baked creamed onions and pour 2 tablespoons of the gravy into each stuffed onion. Top each stuffed onion with 1/3 cup of mashed potatoes, mound them, and score with a fork. Bake the onions, stirring the creamed onions occasionally, for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the potatoes are golden.

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A Recipe For Thanksgiving

Okay, this has nothing to do with Christmas, but I thought with Thanksgiving only a week away I would give a little help with your Thanksgiving dinner up until Thanksgiving Day. Here’s a recipe that makes for a great desert after your dinner.

Easy Pumpkin Turnovers

INGREDIENTS

* 1 cup canned pumpkin
* 1/4 cup brown sugar
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
* 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Mix pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice in a bowl.
3. Roll out puff pastry into a 12x12 inch square and cut each sheet into 9 - 4 inch squares.
4. Spoon pumpkin mix into center of pastry squares; wet edges of each square with water, fold over, corner to corner, and pinch edges together. Place onto prepared baking sheets.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until pastry is puffed and golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool on the pans for 10 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and cool completely.

Hope you enjoy this.


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A Great Historic Christmas Gift

I was e-mailed this yesterday and it made me think what a great Christmas gift this would make. I then thought what a great item to have for my own personal collection. This “Yes We Can Barack Obama Commemorative Collector Plate” is bound to be a valuable collectors item commemorating a historic event.



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The Best Christmas Blog Is Back

Well’ it’s been nearly a year since my last post here at The Best Christmas Blog and its that time of year again when our thoughts start heading toward the holiday days. Well, I’m back and ready to help you make your holiday day season a little easier for you. I want to start this year off with some great decoration items that I ran across. You will also find these items in the sidebar, but these are the ones I thought were very interesting.


First off is this “Wonderful World Of Disney Christmas Tree”. This Disney tabletop Christmas tree has 4 rotating levels, 50 favorite Disney characters, lights, music and motion. This is a great looking decorative it for Disney lovers and who doesn’t love Disney.

When I saw this I thought WOW what a great looking decoration. This Thomas Kinkade collectible snowman figurine is an authentic cut crystal with an illuminated village and animated train.
The last thing I want to show you is this Thomas Kinkade Nativity Garland. This handcrafted mantel masterpiece featuring over 60 lights and 22K-gold accents. I just love the way this thing looks.

I hope this helps you along as you prepare to start your decorating for Christmas. Look for more decorating ideas in future posts.
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