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Green Bean Casserole

November 28, 2025 by Anne Leave a Comment

Ingredients 1 can (10 1/2 ounces) Campbell’s® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup or 98% Fat Free Cream of Mushroom Soup or Condensed Unsalted Cream of Mushroom Soup 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon soy sauce 4 cups cooked cut green beans 1 1/3 cups French Fried Onions (amount divided in recipe steps below) Instructions If preparing…

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Filed Under: Recipes, Thanksgiving, Vegetable Side Dish

Buttermilk Pie

November 25, 2025 by Anne Leave a Comment

INGREDIENTS:  3 large eggs  1 ½ cups white sugar  ½ cup butter, melted  3 tablespoons all-purpose flour  1 cup buttermilk  2 tsp lemon juice  1 Tb vanilla extract  ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg  1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust  INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.   Beat eggs in a large bowl with…

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Filed Under: Dessert, Holidays, Recipes, Thanksgiving

Homemade Marinara Sauce

July 13, 2025 by Anne Leave a Comment

Ingredients 2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon salt or to taste ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper 6 tablespoons olive oil ⅓ cup finely diced onion ½ cup white wine 1 tablespoon sugar Instructions: Place…

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Homemade BBQ Sauce

July 13, 2025 by Anne Leave a Comment

Add these ingredients to a bowl and mix well. 8 oz. tomato sauce 2 Tbsp tomato paste 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar 2 Tbsp brown sugar 2 Tbsp molasses 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1/2 Tbsp Dijon mustard 1 tsp smoked paprika 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp onion powder 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper black pepper (freshly…

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Turkey Sausage Gravy

June 3, 2025 by Anne Leave a Comment

1 pound homemade turkey sausage 1-2 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons flour 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper Brown sausage in butter. Stir in flour, scraping up brown particles stuck to the bottom of the pan. (Scrape and stir constantly.) Cook over medium-high heat 2 to 3 minutes, continuing to stir constantly, until mixture…

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Breakfast Turkey Sausage

June 3, 2025 by Anne Leave a Comment

1 lb. ground turkey ½ tsp. nutmeg ½ tsp. sage ½ tsp. thyme 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper 1 tsp. salt Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Shape it into patties. Or crumble it to brown in a skillet, adding a few tablespoons of butter if needed. Alternatively, bake patties at 350°F for 20 to 30…

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Ranch Dressing

May 22, 2025 by Anne Leave a Comment

1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup buttermilk or regular milk 1 teaspoon prepared mustard 1 teaspoon dried dill weed 1 teaspoon dried parsley 1 teaspoon dried chives 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt 1/8 teaspoon finely cracked pepper 3 teaspoons lemon juice Whisk together the…

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Kacey’s Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Filling

February 14, 2025 by Anne Leave a Comment

Kacey made these for Anyara’s birthday, and they were delicious! They should be good — all that butter! Ingredients Strawberry Filling 32 oz strawberries (fresh or frozen) 1 cup sugar Strawberry Cupcakes ¾ cup milk 3 eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 ¾ cups flour 1 ¾ cups sugar 1 ½ tablespoon baking powder ½ teaspoon…

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Dad’s Sourdough Bread

January 31, 2025 by Anne Leave a Comment

sourdough bread

This recipe makes 2 loaves. If you want 4 loaves then use the numbers in parenthesis. If you want one loaf, half the first number. Ingredients 514g (1028g) room temp. water 24g (48g) Celtic sea salt 776g (1552g) bread flour – I prefer to use about 1:3 ratio of fresh ground flour and the rest…

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Chicken Soup

October 29, 2024 by Anne

1 tablespoon butter 3 medium carrots, sliced 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 stalk celery, sliced 6 cups homemade chicken broth 2 cups shredded or diced roasted chicken, homemade or purchased 2 cups cooked pasta, rice, or potatoes Unrefined salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste Warm a large saucepan over medium-high heat and add…

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Filed Under: Chicken, Recipes, Soup

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