Are you going somewhere for Thanksgiving? This year is a big family year so we are….and today I am sharing some last minute handmade gifts you could take with you and give as a hostess gift or other fun activities to do during the day. Here’s what they are:
Top Row: A quick fall garland, Thankful Books
Bottom Row: $1 Dishtowels, Thanksgiving Printables to Share
One more thing. My food assignment this year is stuffing and some of the pies….the pies I am fine with. I have a great homemade pie crust recipe I have made many a time and I am making the simple ones—apple and cherry.
But the stuffing…that’s another story. And a confession. My mom always makes the stuffing…and although I have helped her tons, I have never made it on my own. AHHHH!
I am going to practice early next week with a small batch and see if it’s okay.
Can I royally mess up the stuffing? I am a teensy bit worried….
~Elizabeth
I’m a long-time lurker, low-volume commenter, but this is too good not to share. I was just catching up on Smitten Kitchen’s posts and the one I read just before clicking over here was for her stuffing recipe: http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2013/11/apple-and-herb-stuffing-for-all-seasons/ I’ll be making this for our Thanksgiving meal – hopefully it’ll give you some inspiration, too!
Thanks for the recipe….I am heading over to see it! (And we love lurkers….just so you know 😉
~e
My mom’s crockpot stuffing is easy and delicious!
Crockpot Stuffing
Serves: 15-20
1 cup margarine or butter
2 cups chopped onions
2 cups chopped celery
Parsley
12 to 13 cups bread cubes (you can dice up a loaf of bread or by the package of cubed bread for stuffing)
1 lb. Sausage, cooked and scrambled
1 ½ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp sage
1 tsp dried thyme
½ tsp pepper
2 cups chicken broth
2 eggs, beaten
Melt butter in skillet and sauté onion and celery. Pour over bread cubes in very large bowl. Add sausage and seasonings and toss together well. Taste. Add more sage and thyme if desired. Add 1 can of chicken broth and eggs just to moisten. Then, pack lightly into crockpot. (You can make this the night before and put the crockpot in the fridge. Then, take it out Thanksgiving morning to cook.) Cook on low for 4 hours. Do not make this too moist and do not overcook. If it looks done, turn it off.
My mom’s crockpot stuffing is easy and delicious!
Crockpot Stuffing
Serves: 15-20
1 cup margarine or butter
2 cups chopped onions
2 cups chopped celery
Parsley
12 to 13 cups bread cubes (you can dice up a loaf of bread or by the package of cubed bread for stuffing)
1 lb. Sausage, cooked and scrambled
1 ½ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp sage
1 tsp dried thyme
½ tsp pepper
2 cups chicken broth
2 eggs, beaten
Melt butter in skillet and sauté onion and celery. Pour over bread cubes in very large bowl. Add sausage and seasonings and toss together well. Taste. Add more sage and thyme if desired. Add 1 can of chicken broth and eggs just to moisten. Then, pack lightly into crockpot. (You can make this the night before and put the crockpot in the fridge. Then, take it out Thanksgiving morning to cook.) Cook on low for 4 hours. Do not make this too moist and do not overcook. If it looks done, turn it off.
Crockpot stuffing….that sounds awesome! Thanks….
I have to say I am a fan of my stuffing! It uses maple bacon and apple sausage! http://craftgeekjj.blogspot.com/2012/11/gravy-stuffing.html
Maple Bacon? Anything with bacon is just plain good…..it that recipe sound delish!