SMOKED TURKEY BREAST
½ cup honey ¼ cup sherry or apple cider Juice of 1 lemon 3 tablespoons butter 2 teaspoons salt 1 (3- to 3½ -pound) skinless turkey breast Place all ingredients except turkey in a saucepan; heat until butter melts. Wash turkey, and pat dry; marinate in honey mixture...
BLUE CHEESE PUFFS
4 tablespoons butter ¼ cup water ¾ cup plain flour 3 large eggs, room temperature ¼ pound blue cheese, crumbled 1 tablespoon coarse ground salt Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a have-bottomed saucepan, bring butter...
LEMON CHEESECAKE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE
CRUST: ½ stick melted butter 1½ cups crushed graham crackers 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 (13-ounce) jar raspberry preserves, divided FILLING: 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese 1½ cups sugar 5 eggs Zest and juice of 1 lemon TOPPING: 1 cup sour cream ½...
BUTTERSCOTCH DELIGHT
CRUST: 1 stick butter, softened 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup pecans, finely chopped Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Mix softened butter with flour and pecans. Press into a 9 x 13-inch Pyrex bakingdish. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool completely. FILLING: 1 (8-ounce) package...
COOKING IN A PUMPKIN
I love fall and pumpkins. So, this project is perfect! Make something delicious to eat and bake it and serve it inside a beautiful natural pumpkin. It is such a special presentation for a fall meal, and almost anything will work from hearty soups, or rice and...
SPOOKY, SCARY SKELETONS
Each year, as the leaves begin to turn and the fall breezes begin to blow, the Magnolia State’s cemeteries become a little more interesting; fields are filled with pumpkins, corn mazes, and sunflowers; and quite a few Spooktacular haunted houses appear to scare the...
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TURKEY
Combine fresh fruits and vegetables to fashion a turkey for a holiday display. You will need: Large platter 2 blocks floral foam 1 large pineapple with full, pretty greenery 2 bananas 2 small pears 2 small apples 1 yellow squash with good crook and small green stem in...
SPICED PUMPKIN PANCAKES
1¼ cups all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1¼ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice ¾ teaspoon salt 1⅓ cups milk ¾ cup canned pumpkin 4 large eggs, separated ¼ cup butter, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla Butter Maple Syrup Whisk first five dry ingredients...
Fruits of the Harvest
Fall is a great time to take nature walk in the woods with a basket to collect a bounty for the table. The roadside is filled with a great variety of textures, colors, shapes, and sizes. Jewel-tone leaves and branches and all sort of cones, fruits, and berries are...
MAPLE SAUSAGE AND PECAN WAFERS
1 cup chopped pecans 10 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese, grated 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1½ teaspoons kosher salt ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper 3 tablespoons shortening 8 ounces raw maple sausage Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a sheet pan with...