Cassie’s Ruminations

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

I wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving and a blessed holiday season!      

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Easy Cornbread Stuffing

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

This is the stuffing that Shaun grew up with, so it holds a special place for him. We don't make it every year, but we did this one :-) It was a bit too buttery for us after eating fairly healthy for so long, so next time ...

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Cider Brined Turkey

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Yet another recipe inspired by Central Market. I combined a couple of their recipes and my own stand-by recipe to get quite an impressive bird :-) We still prefer my stand-by, but this was a fun experiment. The cider led the skin to brown quite ...

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Pumpkin Steel Cut Oatmeal

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

This is a great warming breakfast for a winter's day. The snow is softly falling and this was a great way to start out my morning as I worked on baking pumpkin pie and making some of the other sides for the Thanksgiving meal :-) A couple ...

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