Thanksgiving recipes - Harvest Stuffing

Here is one of our favorites for Thanksgiving:
[Note: The New Better Homes and Gardens (1989) is our go to cookbook for many pies and sides]

Harvest Stuffing -  p. 323

1 c chopped celery
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/2 c margarine or butter
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
8 cups dried bread cubes (homemade is so easy - use 16 slices cubed into 1/2", spread onto baking pan, bake in 300 F oven for 10-12 min)
2 c finely chopped peeled apple
1/4 c toasted wheat germ
opt: 1/2 c chopped walnuts
1 1/2 - 2 c chicken broth
In large skillet, cook celery and onion in margarine or butter until tender. Stir in nutmeg, 1/4 tsp salt and pepper. In a bowl combine everything else but broth. Mix vegetables with bread cubes. Drizzle broth to moisten. Makes 8-10 servings.
Bale om covered casserole dish at 375 for 20-30 minutes.

Crock Pot Variation - place the bread cube mixture into the saucepan. Drizzle the broth in there and mix until well blended. Next place in a crock pot on low for 30 min and warm for up to 1 hour more. This frees up coveted oven space.

to try: Lentil Mushroom Sweet Potato Shepherd's pie

https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-lentil-and-mushroom-sweet-potato-shepherds-pie-182683

Wild Rice Soup

Cooking Wild Rice

Dark Chocolate Muffins

 

I doubled this recipe, switched the beans to cooked black beans and placed it in two pans - 

one bread pan and one 8x8 pan. Baking them for 20 min, as directed above. Turned out to be wonderful brownies! That is the recipe shown in the photos.

Homemade Stevia Chocolate Chips

I haven't tried these out yet. I don't really use stevia chocolate chips. I make my own chocolate in ice cube trays. I'll need to buy the molds, and although expensive, in the long run they will save money.

Stevia Sweetened Chocolate Chips Author: Judy Witherby

Ingredients

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• 4 oz Unsweetened Bakers Chocolate
• 1 TBS coconut oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 TBS powdered THM Super Sweet Blend, I do this in my ninja coffee grinder attachment (or you can use ½ cup +1 TBS of THM Gentle Sweet)

Instructions

1. Melt bakers chocolate, remove from heat.
2. Add Powdered Sweetener , Stir
3. Add vanilla and stir some more.
4. Add Coconut oil if needed to thin for pouring.
5. Pour into mold and freeze until hard.
6. Store in freezer.

 

Chocolate chip molds:

https://www.amazon.com/Chocolate-Silicone-Approved-Professional-Grade/dp/B073BYHFV8/ref=as_li_bk_tl/?creativeASIN=B073BYHFV8&imprToken=JhYhOP0UOl-RKY8D74TL0w&slotNum=2&tag=mrteabody-20&linkId=44f092c49ff17baad512fe40de4faf1a&linkCode=ktl

I used one of these trivets as a mold

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L9Z6WWA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=wondmadeandde-20&linkId=a54b212a42f1705657bb30f5fc6de958

Healthy (Gluten Free Sugar Free Soy Free) Teriyaki Chicken

Altered Teriyaki Sauce-
3 T Liquid Aminos (alt for Soy Sauce)
2 T water
2 tsp Stevia
1 T tapioca starch
1/2 tsp granulated garlic (shredded frozen garlic is better if you have it)
1/2 tsp powdered ginger (shredded frozen ginger is better if you have it)
opt: 2 tsp minced dried onion

[Hint: Freeze fresh ginger and garlic in ziplocks and pull out right before using. Run under warm water briefly then scrape off skin or peel back outside layer. Grate as much as you need; re-freeze remainder.]

Use this as a marinade. Add 1 lb fresh, cubed chicken and let it sit in your fridge for 24-36 hours.

After 36 hours in fridge

If the marinade has been completely absorbed, add 2 T Liquid Aminos and 4 T water when you place it in a nonstick pan. Saute 'til done. Add chopped (1/2 can) water chestnuts and green onions (2T) after 4 minutes if you'd like.

Steamed broccoli (just steam until it changes color) and/or brown rice (or cauliflower rice) makes it a (colorful) meal.