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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Turkey Reuben Sandwich ~ A Recipe

Twas the day before Thanksgiving and all through the house,

there was hustling and bustling with no time to grouse.

The turkey was thawing, taking up the whole fridge,

leaving room for nothing else, not even a smidge.

The children were leaping and dancing for joy,

no school to be found, using toy after toy.

I in my apron, sprinkling nutmeg and clove,

to fix all the fixins, dirtying up the clean stove.

It's true. That is an original poem. It's a gift. I don't talk about it much. Ahem...

Thanksgiving is tomorrow! I adore this holiday. Food, family, and fankfulness. My three favorite f's. I know we are all busy today and Friday is not even on the radar just yet, but consider this quick, tasty dish to nourish your Black-Friday-crazed selves. It's delish. We love it. The end. Oh and the recipe? It's over at Modern Alternative Kitchen today, along with some other ideas for your turkey leftovers.

Happy Thanksgiving to all, and to all a good day!

Monday, November 19, 2012

Easy, Cheesy, Gluten-Free Ham & Potato Strata Recipe

Whether you are cooking for a brunch, preparing a special holiday breakfast, or baking ahead to prepare quick options for a week's worth of healthy breakfasts (or even lunches or dinners), this dish brings smiles to faces and satisfaction to stomachs. If you want to serve it for breakfast but don't want to get up at the crack of dawn, simply construct this dish up to 24 hours ahead of time, cover, and store in the fridge. When you're ready to bake, uncover it, put it in a cold oven, set it to 350º, and bake for one hour instead of 40 minutes.

This is also a wonderful recipe to use up holiday leftovers. Layer mashed potatoes one half inch thick in place of the boiled, sliced potatoes. If you have leftover ham, simply use up to two cups, chopped, in the recipe.

Easy, Cheesy Potato Strata
Prep time: 20 minutes, Bake time: 40 minutes, serves 8-10

6 potatoes (peeled if using russet)
4 tablespoons butter or ghee
1 cup cheddar, grated
1 cup gruyere, grated
1 onion
8 ounces ham
8 eggs
1 cup creme fraiche
1 tablespoon butter or ghee
Celtic sea salt to taste
pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350º. Peel potatoes if using russet. Slice into fourths. Place in large pot, fill with water just enough to cover potatoes. Bring to a boil and boil for about 10 minutes or until potatoes are soft but still firm enough to slice.
While potatoes boil, put butter in 9x13-inch pan and place in oven. Mix cheeses together, beat eggs and creme fraiche together, and grate onion. When potatoes are done, drain, then slice each piece in half. Pull pan from the oven and lay half of the potatoes in a single layer at the bottom of pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Set aside.
In the same pot you just boiled potatoes in, melt 1 tablespoon butter or ghee and add onions. Saute at medium/high heat until tender, about 3 minutes. While the onions saute, chop ham. Turn off heat and stir ham in with onions. Layer all the ham/onion mixture over the potatoes in the pan. Sprinkle half the cheese mixture over the ham/onions. Layer the rest of the potatoes over ham, sprinkle with more salt and pepper, then cover with the rest of the cheese. Pour egg mixture over dish.
Bake uncovered for 40 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Serve hot, room temperature, or cold, depending on your druthers.

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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Weekly Menu Plan #53 ~ Thanksgiving Week!

Very naughty no-bake chocolate peanut butter pie (I used GF pretzels)

Happy Thanksgiving! This holiday is way up there on the "Days I Adore" list. We focus on thankfulness, loved ones, and food. These are a few of my favorite things! This week is especially special because my parents are coming up for a visit. Then we are all making the trek to my in-laws on Thanksgiving day. We plan to spend "Black Friday" in the forest, looking to tag the perfect Christmas tree for our little Christmas Cabin. Then... out come the Christmas decorations! This week is a most happy one, indeed. What are your plans?

Monday:

To do: thaw ground meat for Wednesday, make crackers

Breakfast: GF Chocolate-Drizzled Pumpkin Muffins (double batch)

Lunch: Leftover Soup from Last Week & Grilled Cheese on GF Bread

Snack: Persimmon Spice Smoothies

Dinner: Homemade Chipotle

Tuesday:

To do: soak beans for tomorrow

Breakfast: GF German Pancakes

Lunch: Quesorritos & Pear Slices

Snack: Apple Pie Smoothies

Dinner: MM Sandwich (sans bread, over salad instead)