Thanksgiving 2013

Well everything is quiet here...the kids went to a movie and it's just
my husband and I home.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. My one daughter's family could not make
because they all had the flu :(

I made a very simple stuffing with a couple bags of stuffing, salt, pepper, a couple of eggs, 8 stalks of celery chopped, onion chopped, some milk to moisten bread cubes. I first put a stick of butter into a large frying pan and sautéed the onions and celery for about 10 minutes. I mixed the bread with milk and the eggs and then poured the butter mixture over the bread cubes. I stuffed the turkey and put the other half of the stuffing in a 9x12 pan. I roasted the turkey for about four hours. (19 lb. bird)

I also had succotash, mashed potatoes, candied yams, organic green bean casserole, gravy and cranberry sauce.

Beef Tips Over Rice

Today I made Beef Tips over Rice



I sliced an onion and a green/red pepper
Sauted in oil in a large skillet, sprinkled salt and pepper over the onion mix.
When the onions and peppers were slightly brown, I took
them out and added the pound of beef tips, salted and peppered
them and added a little bit of soy sauce.  Browned the meat...did
not overdo it.  Added 1-1/2 cups of rice to 3 cups of boiling water and
covered and let simmer for 20 minutes.  When the rice was done I added it
to the large skillet and mixed well.

While onion and green pepper were sauteing, I made a green spring salad with tomato.
I sprinkled salt and pepper and  2 capfuls of oil over greens along with a couple of capfuls
of cider vinegar. I chopped a clove of garlic and added to the salad. Tossed well and served
as a first course.

I also had some banana squash in the freezer, put it in the oven and then when I served added
brown sugar and cinammon with a little butter.  Yum!

Yesterday I Switched it Up

Yesterday I switched it up. Instead of using the Womans Day November Menu

We had kale, broccoli and Black bean chili.
I cut up celery, onion, pepper, browned it, browned 1 lb. of grass fed beef, added 1 28 oz. of tomato sauce, salt, pepper and 3-4 tbsp. of chili powder and cooked for 45 minutes. Served over rice.
oops, I forgot while I was preparing the above, I had a banana squash in the oven....I drizzled molasses and sugar on it (I am out of honey) when it came out of the oven.  You can add some butter it you like.

By the way, banana squash should be the number one prep food to grow in your garden....It is huge, although a little difficult to peal and cut up.  I really needed a hack saw :)  My friend gave me some out of her garden and she said she did not give me the larger ones!  She also told me they make great pumpkin pie...most cans of pumpkin are just some kind of squash.  

How to make a pumpkin pie from squash