Category: Main Dishes
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Chicken Alfredo over Pasta
When I originally started this blog, my thought was to keep a record of what I cooked, not just record new recipes. Last night’s dinner was “barely” cooking. As were sitting around with a nice bottle of Blackstone Cabernet that my friend had brought over discussing what to fix for dinner, pasta was high on…
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Roast Lemon Chicken in the Crockpot
Last year I learned that making balls of foil for a whole chicken to sit on in the crockpot helps the chicken be more “roast” like and less falling apart. I like the convenience of the crockpot, but I really like making whole chickens, but had been unhappy with the way they came out before…
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Turkey “Shepherd’s” Pie
Okay, I’ve heard the purists say a shepherd’s pie should be made from minced lamb rather than ground beef so I have no idea what to call one made from turkey! But it was good and used up a bit of leftovers with a slightly different taste.
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Thanksgiving Leftovers Soup
Like most of you, I’ve been busy between cooking Thanksgiving for 14, having extra house guests, and–I admit–just relaxing a bit! But I love making soup from the bits and pieces in the refrigerator and freezer. Post-Thanksgiving soup is even more fun because of the variety of dishes available. Here’s what I did tonight: I…
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Turkey Broth
First, the broth. I was too tired to start this on Thursday so threw the turkey carcass into a (large) plastic bag and put it in the freezer. When I was ready to make broth on Saturday, I could only fit part of the carcass, since I cooked a 26 pound turkey, so I just…