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Turkey Creole Time for Spice in Your Life!
Now that the turkey gravy is gone, and there is yet just one Ziploc bag left of turkey in the refrigerator: it is turkey creole time. This spicy dish is bright and colorful and full of flavor. It is a perfect change from the holiday turkey taste. Turkey Creole 2 T olive oil1/2 c chopped onion1 large green pepper, chopped1 t crushed, chopped garlic1 16 oz can tomatoes1 to 2 t chili powder (depending how close to Texas you live!)1 1/2 t salt1 t sugar3/4 t oregano leaves1/8 t pepper1 c regular long grain rice3 c cut up cooked turkey (or chicken) About 50 minutes before serving; In a large…
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Fall Produce Features Perfect Bell Peppers
The frost is coming. The temperatures are creeping down each night, going a degree lower and getting within striking distance of the first freeze. The frost will soon be on the pumpkins. Yes Autumn is here. As the garden patch is reduced to empty rows… the bell pepper plants still are heavy with beautiful colors of a fall palate. Our tomatoes are long gone, but the local orchard is still selling them by the 1/2 bushel. So… the mix of the vitamin rich, dark gems of tomato and red/green pepper are just perfect for an evening meal. I made Stuffed Peppers last night, a great meal for watching the amount…
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Summer’s End Tomato Pie
Our tomato plants are looking tired. VERY tired, but they are using all their gusto and are still pushing fruit out. These tomatoes are not the big round beauties of early August, but there they are, and I love them! We have worked these beauties: canned, frozen, eaten tomato salad and stuffed tomatoes. Now I am thinking something warm. Roasted Tomato Pie2 lbs tomatoes2 T olive oil2 T crushed garlicsalt and pepper1 (9″) pie crust1 1/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese1/4 cup fresh basil (1 t. dried)1 t fresh oregano (1/4 t dried)3/4 c Parmesan cheese, grated3/4 c mayonnaise Preparation Heat oven to 325 degrees. Line a rimmed baking dish with…
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Chopped Tomato Basil Salad
Tomatoes are red and heavy on our vines. We have been picking them almost daily, the bounty this year is wonderful! Dale and I have been canning our produce weekly – so the promise of a summer’s kiss will be tasty in our winter soups and sauces. The Harvest I have a passion for pretty plates and dishes. I look for meals that compliment a color theme, or let me use a certain precious gift given to me by a Grandmother who’s memory I hold dear. This great recipe uses fresh tomatoes and pungent basil. These tomatoes need to be skinless. This is a simple process. I put a small…
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The tomatoes are arriving: BLT with Pesto Mayonnaise
Make room for the tomatoes. There are red dots throughout the garden. At first glance like red freckles peppering the staked vines. It’s a great sight, as for years we have tried and failed at the tomato endeavor. But it seems our fairy godmother sprinkled some growing dust over the field. So, now with a gazillion plants in the ground and producing… ideas as to how to best use them are being researched.Here is a great one that will use the basil that is full and leafy too. BLT with Pesto Mayonnaise. Oh yes, you are thinking this is gourmet… I think it is garden… I live by the use…
