Day 330 November 26 2009 food day 55 Happy Thanksgiving Turkey

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:38:45 +0000

This was the first year that my sister and I has thanksgiving alone. We did it all turkey, stuffing, potatoes, 2 pies, etc. We had never made a turkey before it was a seriously learning experience. It cooked okay and turned out with a nice golden skin, but when it came to the carving we were stumped! It’s so hard!! We put Oregano and another spice I can’t remember in it! It smelled great!

Day 327 November 23 2009 food day 53 Pumpkin Pie

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:32:17 +0000

This Year I decided to try a different recipe then the one of the back of the can of pumpkin pie. I tried a recipe from allrecipes.com.

Ingredients:

1 egg

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

3/4 cup white sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree

1 1/2 cups evaporated milk

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

2 tablespoons light corn syrup

1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

Directions:

1.	Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2.	Add the sugar gradually to the pumpkin puree. Beat well an stir in the flour, salt and spices. Stir in the corn syrup and beat well. Stir in the slightly beaten egg, then slowly add the evaporated milk, mixing until well blended. Pour the batter into the unbaked pie shell.
3.	Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 10 minutes then reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees F) and continue baking pie for an additional 30 minutes or until a knife inserted into the mixture comes out clean.

I ended up making this recipe for 2 pies but I didn’t double the recipe. The pie looked a bit different in each one. The pie pictured above in the one I made for my boyfriend. I used a deep dish pie plate which I realized makes things MUCH easier because there is no chance of spillage when transferring into the oven! This one took the amount of time listed on the recipe where as the other one I was making at the same time took about 30 more minutes until it had set completely! The flavor in this pie versus the Libby’s Pumpkin pie was slightly different. It was a lighter, airier pie, which I think is due to the corn syrup.

Overall a WONDERFUL Pumpkin Pie recipe! that I plan to use again!

Day 324 November 21 2009 food day 51 Making my Grandma’s thanksgiving Cranberries

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:39:59 +0000

I’d share the recipe but I’m not sure if it’s a family secret or not. The basics, 1lb cranberries (cut in half), Sugar, water, Almond extract.

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Day 330 November 26 2009 food day 55 Happy Thanksgiving Turkey

Day 327 November 23 2009 food day 53 Pumpkin Pie

Day 324 November 21 2009 food day 51 Making my Grandma’s thanksgiving Cranberries