Need a way to use up that leftover turkey from Thanksgiving? I’m here to help you out with a great recipe for Turkey and Spinach Lasagna!
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Leftovers Solved: Turkey and Spinach Lasagna
WTCW #77
Let’s get cooking this week!
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| [Cookin and Kickin], [That’s Some Good Cookin], [Home Sick Texan] |
Sunday: Nothing says fall like chili. Harvest chili adds in some vegetables to make it super healthy.
Monday: Pasta with a different type of pesto this week: red pepper pesto!
Tuesday: I love sandwiches for dinner! Green chile cheese steak sandwiches sound amazing.
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| [Mirien’s Cooking], [Skinny Taste], [The Girl Who Ate Everything], [Peas and Crayons] |
Wednesday: Spinach and zucchini soup makes a fabulous option for my soup of the week.
Thursday: How about a different type of sauce for your pasta? Spaghetti with creamy butternut squash leek sauce definitely adds a fall feel to regular spaghetti.
Friday: Tex Mex makes a reappearance in our menu this week with baked chicken chimichangas.
Saturday: Don’t these cauliflower stuffed twice baked potatoes look delicious? They are pretty healthy too!
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Make a Better Turkey – Turkey Brining Recipe
This turkey brine recipe is just what you need for your turkey to come out moist and delicious for Thanksgiving! This easy turkey brine is a must!
Ok, turkey day is fast approaching. Do you have your menu planned? Grocery list made? How about your table setting planned?
As you prep for the holiday, make sure you put this easy turkey brine recipe on your planning list. It will take your Thanksgiving turkey from good to great with just a few steps.
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Turkey Taco Cups
Every month, a group of parents from H’s old preschool get together for a dinner club. It is always a great time and everyone brings really delicious food.
We hosted last month and one of the families brought these super delicious taco cups. Everyone was raving about them. I didn’t think about getting the recipe at the time but decided to try and create them on my own a few days later. These turkey taco cups are sure to be a favorite in your house.
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WTCW #76
Wednesday is upon us again! Can you believe it is already November?! I’m already starting to have visions of turkey and mashed potatoes 🙂
{Pssst….are you interested in doing a super easy guest post to get some exposure for your blog and/or your recipes?
I’m looking for guest bloggers to do the What to Cook Wednesday feature. It is the easiest guest post you’ll ever do because it doesn’t require you to create anything NEW! 🙂
Want more info? Email me at justusfourpartners@gmail.com and I’ll tell you more!}
For now, let’s take a look at some ideas for weekly dinners.
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| [Pioneer Woman], [The Kitchn], [Closet Cooking], [For the Love of Cooking] |
Sunday: Pot Roast is one of those comfort foods that is just perfect for a Sunday dinner. I stumbled across this Italian pot roast and figured it would be worth a try.
Monday: I love mixing in winter squash into meals. This fettuccine with butternut squash looks so delicious!
Tuesday: Thanksgiving will be here so soon! It has me dreaming of leftovers like this turkey sandwich with cranberry sauce.
Wednesday: We don’t cook a lot of fish here but Parmesan crusted halibut sounds really delicious.
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| [Framed Cooks], [Kayotic], [The Kitchen Sink Recipes] |
Thursday: We love chicken tikka masala so I am always looking for easy ways to make it. Slow cooker tikka masala is an awesome option for busy nights!
Friday: With the cooler temperatures, I love adding in soups to our menu. Austrian goulash sounds like a very interesting option.
Saturday: These stuffed peppers look absolutely delicious.
Happy Cooking!
© 2012 Just Us Four. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
A Meal of Thankfulness – Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes
Thanksgiving is a time for family to get together and be thankful for all of their blessings. In our family, we gather around the table and share a meal together. While being thankful takes a center stage, the food, of course plays a huge role in Thanksgiving day.
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Pumpkin Soup with Cinnamon Marshmallows and Pepitas
This post was originally a guest post over at The CSI Project as part of Dee’s fall food challenge. I wanted to share it with you here on Just Us Four though in case you missed it.
Nothing says fall quite like pumpkins. They are the quintessential fall icon. What’s the best food for fall…why something including pumpkin of course!
Today, I’m going to share with you pumpkin soup with cinnamon marshmallows. It’s the perfect way to warm up on a cool, fall night!
Pumpkin Soup with Cinnamon Marshmallows
Adapted from epicurious.com
What you’ll need:
3 Tsbp unsalted butter
1 medium yellow onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 leek {white and pale green parts only, diced}
1 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
3 15 oz cans pumpkin
6 cups vegetable broth
1 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
1/2 cup mini marshmallows
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
Let’s make it:
1) Wash and dice your leeks.
I typically cut mine and then place them in a bowl of water for 10 minutes to let all the dirt soak off. Just gently scoop them out to keep from stirring up the dirt that has settled to the bottom.
2) In a dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, ginger and leeks. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
3) Add the canned pumpkin, cloves, cinnamon, allspice, black pepper and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil.
4) Reduce heat to low and let soup simmer for about 25 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
5) While the soup cooks, place the marshmallows and 1/4 tsp cinnamon in a resealable bag. Shake to coat.
6) Serve soup topped with sprinkle of nutmeg and marshmallow/pepita mixture.
So, what have you been cooking now that fall weather has hit?
Pumpkin Soup with Cinnamon Marshmallows and Pepitas
Ingredients
- 3 Tsbp unsalted butter
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
- 1 leek {white and pale green parts only, diced}
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground allspice
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 3 15 oz cans pumpkin
- 6 cups vegetable broth
- 1 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
- ½ cup mini marshmallows
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
Instructions
- Wash and dice your leeks. {I typically cut mine and then place them in a bowl of water for 10 minutes to let all the dirt soak off. Just gently scoop them out to keep from stirring up the dirt that has settled to the bottom.}
- In a dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, ginger and leeks. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Add the canned pumpkin, cloves, cinnamon, allspice, black pepper and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and let soup simmer for about 25 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
- While the soup cooks, place the marshmallows and ¼ tsp cinnamon in a resealable bag. Shake to coat.
- Serve soup topped with sprinkle of nutmeg and marshmallow/pepita mixture.
© 2012 Just Us Four. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
WTCW #75
Happy Halloween! Let’s take a look at some not so spooky but super delicious ideas for dinner.
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| [Joanne Eats Well With Others], [Cookin Canuck], [Skinny Taste], [Sew Delicious] |
Sunday: I love risotto so this barley risotto with butternut squash definitely intrigued me!
Monday: I’ve been trying to incorporate spaghetti squash into our diet in place of traditional noodles more often. This week, we are going to give Southwestern spaghetti squash a try.
Tuesday: It is hard to resist a good buffalo chicken dish. These buffalo chicken potato skins sounds super delicious and combine two favorite items.
Wednesday: Sometimes a salad is the perfect option for a light dinner. This pumpkin, spinach, feta and pinenut salad adds a nice fall touch to a salad.
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| [Smitten Kitchen], [Dinner with Julie], [Parttime Housewife] |
Thursday: Of course we don’t get skip traditional pasta all together 🙂 This week, we are going with spaghetti with broccoli cream pesto.
Friday: Fall is the perfect time for soup. I’m giving turkey tom ka gai a try this week.
Saturday: A new take on a traditional Italian dish: smoked gouda chicken parmesan.
© 2012 Just Us Four. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
WTCW #74
Menu planning and recipe hunting are two of my favorite things. I guess that is how What to Cook Wednesday {WTCW for any newbies} was really born. I wanted to share all the awesome recipes I stumble across as I cruise the web.
Let’s take a look at some of what I found this week:
Sunday: Apples are everywhere right now {YAY!} so chicken with curried apple stuffing is a perfect way to put them to good use.
Monday: I love goat cheese so much that you could put it on just about anything and I would be in love. Red pepper and goat cheese alfredo makes a great dish even better by adding in the goat cheese.
Tuesday: Fall is a great time to look for ways to add more veggies into dishes. Cauliflower with Italian sausage casserole is a perfect stepping stone for that!
Wednesday: Midweek I tend to lose a little steam on my cooking at home venture. Chicken with black rice and pinto beans is perfect for those nights because it is easy and uses stuff that I typically have lying around.
Thursday: A slow cooker is a must during the fall and winter. Recipes like slow cooker pork and green chile stew are perfect to come home to after a crisp fall day.
Friday: Pasta doesn’t make an appearance often on our Fridays but orecchiette with spinach pesto and chicken sounded too good to pass up.
Saturday: Pork, like chicken, is a great protein because it can take on so many flavors easily. Whiskey miso pork chops sound like an amazing way to transform a simple cut of pork.
Ok, what are you cooking this week? Have a recipe I can’t miss? Tell me about it in the comments!
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Pineapple Right Side Up Cake
Our neighbors all like to get together from time to time for casual dinners. They range from cooking out to pizza in the driveway. The only thing they have in common is that everyone contributes something.
Just like our monthly dinner club meetings, I like to make something fun for these meals. I’m not really a baker so I tend to go for dips or main dishes. I wanted to branch out though so I decided to give a cake a try.
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