Sausage and Bread Stuffing

4 cups of cubed dried bread (used Stuffing Bread)
½ pound of pork sausage (no casing)
3/4 cup of onions chopped
3/4 cup of celery chopped
1/4 cup of butter or margarine
½ tsp of poultry seasoning
1 tsp of thyme
½ tsp of salt
Pepper to taste
1 tsp of celery seed
½ cup of chicken broth

1.     Brown sausage in a medium-high large pan.

2.    Once sausage is browned turn down heat to medium and add onions, celery and butter.

3.    Cook for about 10 minutes until celery and onions are soft.

4.    Add poultry seasoning, thyme, salt, pepper, celery seed and both. 

5.    Heat through and then pour mixture over bread cubes in a large bowl.

6.    Stir and then stuff in turkey OR place in a baking dish and cook for 30 minutes at 375 degrees.

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6
Amount per serving
Calories	227
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.5g	24%
Saturated Fat 4.7g	24%
Cholesterol 32mg	11%
Sodium 674mg	29%
Total Carbohydrate 5.9g	2%
Dietary Fiber 0.7g	3%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 8.2g
Vitamin D 0mcg	0%
Calcium 42mg	3%
Iron 1mg	7%
Potassium 199mg	4%

 

Honey Cranberry Sauce

3 cups of fresh cranberries
¾ cup of water
¼ cup of honey
¼ cup of sugar
1 tsp of orange zest
1/8 tsp of ground cloves

1.     On medium heat mix all ingredients in a sauce pan.

2.    Cook and stir for 5-10 minutes.  As mixture thickens reduce heat to medium low and keep stir until it almost like jam, about another 5-10 minutes.

3.    Remove from heat and let cool.

4.    Refrigerate until ready to consume!

 

Stuffing Bread (Breakmaker)

1 cup of water
3 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tbsp of honey
1 1/2 teaspoons of salt
1 tsp of poultry seasoning
1 tsp of thyme
1 tsp of dried chives
½ tsp of celery seed
½ cup of whole wheat flour
2 and ½ cups unbleached white flour
½ tbsp of bread maker yeast

1.     Place first 11 ingredients in this order in your bread maker OR the order recommended by the makers of your maker.

2.    To make and bake put maker on bread setting or follow instructions for white bread in your bread makers handbook.  Takes about 4 hours.

OR

3.    Put maker on dough setting and press start.  It takes about 2 hours to make.

4.    Stretch out dough into flat rectangle or circle.

5.    On a cookie sheet line with parchment paper form dough into a loaf and cover with damp towel to rise for 30-35 minutes.

6.    Preheat oven to 350 and bake uncovered for 30-40 minutes until it’s a nice golden brown.

 

*To make dried cubes for stuffing: Cut bread into cubes and dry in a 300 degree oven for about 30 minutes on a cookie sheet

 

Easy Crockpot Potatoes Gratin

3 ½ cups of potatoes sliced thin
½ cup of sweet onions sliced
1 can of evaporated milk
1 cup of grated cheddar cheese
2 tsp of dried thyme
1 tsp of powdered garlic
¼ tsp of paprika
¼ tsp of salt
Fresh pepper to taste
½ tsp of mustard

 

1.     Mix milk, cheese thyme, garlic, paprika, salt, pepper, and mustard together

2.    Place slice potatoes and onions in a medium size Crockpot and pour milk mixture over top.

3.    Cook on high for 5 hours or on low for 8-10 hours.

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6
Amount per serving
Calories	242
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.1g	14%
Saturated Fat 6.8g	34%
Cholesterol 38mg	13%
Sodium 291mg	13%
Total Carbohydrate 25.9g	9%
Dietary Fiber 1.7g	6%
Total Sugars 7.8g
Protein 11.2g
Vitamin D 2mcg	11%
Calcium 321mg	25%
Iron 2mg	8%
Potassium 656mg	14%

 

September 2012's Top Five Recipes

Here are September's Top 5 Recipes!

Crockpot Stew Beef Stroganoff
Meatball Parmesan
Berbere Spice (African)
Asian Grated Carrot Salad
Chicken Coconut Makhani

Mexican Spice Mix

4 tbsp of chili powder
2 tbsp of cumin
2 tsp of salt
2 tsp of pepper
2 tsp of powdered garlic
2 tsp of dried oregano
2 tsp of dried chives
 

1.     Mix all ingredients in an air tight container or spice mill.

2.    You can use this to season meats for taco’s or as a dry rub for BBQ.

 

Meatball Parmesan

2-2.5 pounds of lean ground meat (we used a mix of extra lean beef, pork and veal)
¼ cup of bread crumbs
1 egg
2 tbsp of grated dry parmesan
2 tsp of oregano
1 tsp of parsley
1 tsp of basil
½ tsp of garlic powder
½ cup of grated zucchini
½ tsp of salt
Fresh ground pepper to taste
2 ½ cups of favorite tomato sauce
2 ½ cups of grated fresh parmesan or mixed Italian cheese

1.     Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2.    Mix ground meat, bread crumbs, egg, dry parmesan, oregano, parsley, basil, zucchini, salt and pepper. Makes about 24 meatballs.

3.    Using an ice cream scoop, scoop out meat mixture and form into balls.  Place on a high edge baking dish.

4.    Bake for 20 minutes and then turn over meatballs.

5.    Cook for another 15 minutes or until done.*

6.    Once meatballs are cooked remove meatballs and drain off any fat or liquid. Place back in pan and pour on tomato sauce then cover in fresh parmesan. Cook for 20-25 minutes.

7.    If cheese isn’t bubbly enough, switch oven to broil and broil for 2-4 minutes. WATCH it as it could burn easily.

8.    Serve with your favorite pasta.

*Meatballs can be pre-cooked to be used later. Refrigerate or freeze once cooled.  Complete other steps when ready to eat them.

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6
Amount per serving
Calories	653
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.2g	37%
Saturated Fat 15.4g	77%
Cholesterol 233mg	78%
Sodium 1131mg	49%
Total Carbohydrate 18.1g	7%
Dietary Fiber 1g	3%
Total Sugars 2.7g
Protein 74.7g
Vitamin D 3mcg	13%
Calcium 416mg	32%
Iron 38mg	210%
Potassium 817mg	17%