Cranberry Salad..

I got this recipe years ago from Joan, my stepsons grandmother.  This recipe is awesome and is a must at our house during the holidays now. I like to make this a few weeks before Thanksgiving and freeze it. It freezes very well and is ready when you need it..

Cranberry Salad

1 bag of cranberries

1 large orange

4 medium apples  ( your preference) 

1 lg. box cherry jello

3 cups hot water

1 lg. can crushed pineapple

1 cup pecans chopped

1 1/2 cups sugar

Place cranberries in food processor  and grind. Peel and dice apples and place into food processor and grind. Peel orange and grind in food processor too. When cranberries, apple and orange are all ground together take out and place into a freezer container. Add cherry jello , hot water, sugar, pineapples and pecans, stir all together and freeze..

Thanksgiving grocery list and recipes to start..

I am going to start giving you my Thanksgiving recipes with groceries list a few a day until you guys have them all. I'm going to start with The Turkey, ham and cranberry salad.

Turkey

Creole injector

butter 

salt and pepper

Thaw turkey for a few days in refrigerator. Wash and pat dry. Inject with creole injector and spread butter all over turkey. I add salt and pepper to the butter.  

I like to cook our turkey in the butterball electric fryer. I don't fry a lot but this I make a exception and it is awesome.  

Ham

I like to just bake my ham without glaze. A lot of people like glazes and I do have a few ham glazes posted for you guys already to use if you like glazes on your ham.

Grocery list for Turkey, Ham and cranberry salad

Ham

Turkey

creole injector 

butter

salt 

pepper

1 bag cranberries

1 lg. orange

4 medium apples

1 lg box cheery jello

sugar

pecans

1 lg. can crushed pineapple

Hope this helps too get you guys started on your Thanksgiving meal planning. 

More coming tomorrow..

Coming today..

Grocery list for Thanksgiving menu. Cranberry salad recipe and freeze tips for this.

Thanksgiving.....

With the holidays just around the corner, it is time to start getting prepared. I like to start a few weeks ahead with the preparation's.  I like to be able to enjoy my holidays with my family and have a awesome meal for them in the process. It can get overwhelming with all that has to be done. So I'm going to try to help make things easier for you guys this year. So over the next couple weeks, I am going to share my planning.. I'm going to start by sharing my menu with you guys. I will be sharing my grocery list, make ahead items and of course recipes with you. Hope these help make you holidays easier and more enjoyable..

Thanksgiving Menu..

Turkey

Ham

Green beans

Mac-n-cheese

Mashed Potatoes

Corn

Dressing and gravy

Rolls

Sweet Potato Casserole

Cranberry Salad

Pumpkin Pie

Banana Pudding

Sweet potato Pie

Orchard Punch

Deviled Eggs

Whats for dinner...

Santa Fe chicken packs. Recipes already posted for you to enjoy...

Coming this weekend..

Thanksgiving menu, make ahead and freeze items for holidays.

Thought of the day...

Life is too short to worry about little things! So enjoy your life, laugh every chance you get, cry only if you must & never let other people get you down!!

Whats for dinner...

Shrimp alfredo Tortellini.. Recipes already posted for you guys to enjoy..

Thought of the day..

"If you judge people, you have no time to love them

Whats for dinner..

Buffalo sauce chicken legs, rice and broccoli. Recipes already posted for you guys to enjoy..

Thought of the day..

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can....

Yummy Pumpkin Bread..

This bread is very good in the fall. As soon as I start seeing pumpkins I want to bake this bread. It is very moist and yummy...


 Super Moist Pumpkin Bread

 3 1/2 c. all purpose flour
2 c. packed dark brown sugar
 2/3 c. white sugar
2 c. pumpkin puree
1 c. veg. oil
 2/3 c. coconut milk
 1 c. toasted walnuts chopped
 2 tsp. baking soda
 1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
 2/3 c. coconut

 Mix all ingredients together and fold in the walnuts and coconut last. Bake in a 9x13-baking dish for 1 hour 15 minutes for 45 minutes. I like to put cream cheese icing on this bread.

Whats for dinner..

Tonight is Chicken tortilla soup.. Recipes already posted for you guys to enjoy..