The perfect accompaniment to the Standing Rib Roast for holiday dinner is my easy Cheddar Onion Mashed Potatoes. These don't need gravy, or even butter at the table, just serve them hot. Great alongside beef, or my Mushroom Meatloaf, Panko Turkey Breast, Dijon Pork Loin Roast, or the Butterflied Roast Chicken. Easy to make, these …
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Special Holiday Dinner – Standing Rib Roast
Over the past few years, I have become a convert to the English tradition of serving beef for Christmas dinner. Growing up we always did turkey, but just having finished off the Thanksgiving bird, the idea of something different and really special was appealing. I have done a goose before too, but I like a …
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Cinnamon Egg Nog French Toast
Last holiday season, I had some egg nog left over after Christmas. I wanted to do something special for a New Year's day breakfast and just thought eggs, french toast, why not try using the egg nog? Of course, knowing that DH is a cinnamon hound, it wasn't hard to figure out what to add. …
Chicken Chili – Hot, Filling and Gluten-Free
Chicken chili was on the menu in September when we had a cold snap, and I was working on the recipe. Sometimes you just want something hot and filling, thick and richly flavored, a stick to your ribs kind of meal. The best news for my gluten-free readers is you can eat this! I didn't …
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Autumn Brunch
Autumn Jubilee wouldn't be complete without a pretty table and some yummy ideas for an Autumn Brunch. The idea of an Autumn Brunch reminds me so much of my mother. She and I loved to read cooking magazines and cook together, and never more so than when pumpkins were in season and a chill was …
Mushroom Meatloaf
Cooler temperatures for Autumn mean more comfort food and filling hot meals for the family. Autumn Jubilee continues with a recipe today. Meatloaf is a meal I like to have, as I can prepare it earlier in the day, clean up the kitchen, then relax while it bakes, just finishing up the side dishes at …
Blueberry Competition at the Mountain State Fair
The last competition I entered at the Mountain Regional State Fair was a Blueberry recipe competition sponsored by the NC Blueberry Council. The rules for this competition were a bit different, as the focus was on the health benefits of blueberries, not their use in sweets. In fact, for scoring purposes, healthy was 50% of …
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Egg Salad Competition at the Mountain State Fair
Returning to the fair earlier this week for the Egg Salad competition, I had some time while the judging was going on to walk around the fair with DH. The judging wasn't in the public view, you just dropped off your food and came back an hour later to see who won. No, I didn't …
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Quick Sewing Project for Grilling
Labor Day usually means a cookout here, hot dogs with chili, bratwurst or burgers with beans. I actually made this quick project last summer, and then got busy. I am so easily distracted by shiny things and thrift stores. I realized that I never posted it, so here goes, just in time for the last …
Fresh Peaches and Peach Coffee Cake
I managed to get the peaches this year before the bears did, and what a bumper crop for my little wild peach tree!! I harvested 21 peaches, nicely ripened. These are wild clingstone peaches, so the amount of actual peach is pretty small per piece. Still, they are organic, no chemicals used, and have a …
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