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  • Best Turkey Ever-Brine.

    Best Turkey Ever-Brine.

    Every year it seems I get such huge birds and then fret on how to make this Turkey moist and tender. Seems the bigger the bird-the tougher the success. Ive perfected the brine recipe to save for years to come. I hope you enjoy! 8 fresh apples-cored and whole fruit juiced(vita mix) 4 cups water Read more

  • My Day of Thanks!

    My favorite day of the year ( next to Christmas, oh and my birthday, oh and easter oh…) but Thanksgiving really warms my heart with floods of memories around smells and tastes in the kitchen. I loved thecearly morning clangs and raddles from Mommas kitchen and then those first wiffs of turkey roasting and pies Read more

  • Tortilla Chicken White Bean Chilli

    Tortilla Chicken White Bean Chilli

    Warm spicy and home cooked to warm your soul. This wonderful recipe was inspired by a friends mother that taught me to always top this tasty bowl with crumbled corn chips and fresh lime juice. Baked whole chicken (de-boned and skinned) 4-6 cups chicken broth 1/2 chopped onion 1 can chopped green chiles 1 can Read more

  • Halloween Traditions. 

    Halloween Traditions. 

    A childhood memory. Growing up in the small community of Long Shop Virginia the memories I cherish are around people , events and really good food. Meals were prepared and enjoyed over long conversations with laughter and love. Halloween was an event I look so forward too with planning of costumes, decorating the big house Read more

  • Warm sticky cinnamon buns…cold weather favorite!  

    Warm sticky cinnamon buns…cold weather favorite!  

    My dear friends on diets or watching gluten… please dont hate me for this one. I Love the smell of warm cinnamon bread in the house. My secret to adding this recipe in my simple/easy file is my bread machine. Making the dough in the bread machine takes the mess, sweat and time off your Read more

  • Easy roasted acorn squash- taste of fall. 

    Easy roasted acorn squash- taste of fall. 

    Carefully clean and slice a fresh squash into four quarters. In a round baking dish add 1 tbl spoon olive oil and 1/2 cup brown sugar. 1 small can pinapple tidbits. Add slices of squash and turning and coating both sides. Foil wrap. Bake for 40 minutes at 375 degrees. Season salt and pepper or Read more

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