Recipes Tagged ‘holiday’

Roasted Turkey with Madeira Gravy

This a wonderful, easy, step by step roasted turkey recipe, perfect for Thanksgiving dinner.  Hope you enjoy!
 
14 Pound WHOLE TURKEY, fresh or frozen, thawed
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 Medium yellow onions, quartered
1/4 Cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 Tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped
2 Tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped
2 Medium shallots, finely chopped
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1/3 Cup Madeira cooking [...]

Tina’s Sweet Potato Biscuits

My good friend, Tina, just emailed me this fabulous and easy biscuit recipe. I love biscuits and was eager to try them. They are so wonderful and just slightly sweet so that you need nothing on them. This is a great Southern side dish that I served with Molasses-Mustard Glazed Pork, but [...]

White Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies

These are the perfect cookies for Fall because of the seasonal pumpkin flavor.  They turn out a beautiful rich golden color and are filled with nutritious pumpkin puree and sweet white chocolate chips.  Perfect for a Halloween party or an alternative to pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Grease cookie sheets.  In a [...]

Broiled Salmon with Lemon Vodka Cream Sauce

This is a decedent dish that is very easy to make.  It great for a dinner party or special occasion dinner.
Preheat oven to broil.  Generously brush four salmon fillets (about 1-1 1/2 pounds) with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and place on a baking sheet.  Place in oven and bake for about 10-15 [...]

Easy Eggs Benedict

Eggs Benedict is one of my favorite breakfast meals.  Given the rather high amount of calories in Eggs Benedict, we try not to have it too often, but when we do I love this easy recipe below.  My eggs benedict recipe uses croissants instead of english muffins which again probably doesn’t help the calorie count, [...]