Tag Archives: Thanksgiving

Broiled Duck Breast Appetizer

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy

Served with Hollandaise sauce and white raisins. Perfect combination. I worked up my own version after trying this in Austin Texas at the Driskill Hotel,Chef Bull. Ingredients Duck Breast seasoned and cooked medium rare. Hollendaise Sauce White raisins Preparation Cut … Continue reading →

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Turkeys, Turkeys, and more Turkeys

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy

My daughter Denny, family friend Colleen and I spent the evening with a bunch of Turkeys!  Well, it didn’t start out that way.  After heading to the store and buying Peanut Butter Cups Double Stuffed Oreos Whoppers Pumpkin Seeds or … Continue reading →

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Decorating – Thanksgiving

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with a dash of nutmeg   Thanksgiving Table  

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Pearl Onions & Portabello Mushrooms

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy

First time I had this was New Year’s Eve dinner and dance at the Casino while in Avalon, Catalina 2008. Servings: 4-8 people Ingredients Olive Oil Salt & Pepper Pearl Onions – blanch and peel Portabello Mushrooms, ribs and stems … Continue reading →

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Oven Roasted Sweet Potatoes or Butternut Squash or Beets

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy

My daughter needed a pot luck item for a Thankgiving dinner tonight with about 19 friends.  She loves sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed them, roasted in a 400 degree oven on a cookie sheet.  I find that about 3 sweet … Continue reading →

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Holiday Ham with Apple Bourbon Glaze

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy

This recipe is for “ready to eat” or “fully cooked” hams—not fresh hams. Try to buy hams that have been minimally processed, preferably, bone-in and unsliced with a nice cap of fat. INGREDIENTS •1 fully cooked ham or half-ham •1 … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin Pie

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sandy

Pumpkin Pie.  All my childhood memories of Pumpkin Pie are from Thanksgiving. My Mom loved to bake.  Today, that is easy to say, I mean I have the help of my Kitchenaid mixer, my Breadmaker which I use mostly to … Continue reading →

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