Recipe News: Recipe - Turkey Quiche Pot Pie

If you're like me, when you think about Thanksgiving dinner, you probably anticipate the leftovers as much as the meal itself. Take advantage of the seasonal sales and buy a turkey even if you have Thanksgiving dinner elsewhere, or buy an extra if you have the freezer space. Turkey can replace chicken in many recipes, and it's a wonderful addition to soups and casseroles. You can freeze cooked boned turkey, in portions by wrapping in aluminum foil and sealing in a freezer bag, then thaw and chop what you need for a recipe. Browning the turkey bones is one of the secrets to an extra-tasty broth--well worth a few extra steps. Make the broth right away, and then freeze in 1-cup portions for up to 6 months. Use it for cooking rice, in casseroles, in sauces, and as a base for soups.

Includes recipes for:

• Turkey Broccoli Quiche


• Turkey Pot Pie

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Recipe News: Turkey Soup Recipes From Leftover Turkey

There are many turkey sour recipes that one can make from leftover turkey and that are also healthy and delicious. Not only Turkey soup but also turkey broth recipes.

Many cooks and families are left with leftover turkeys after the Thanksgiving Holiday and making healthy turkey soup or broth may be a good idea for a family meal.

Here are few turkey soup and broth recipes and ideas from leftover turkey.

Simply Recipes says "Prepare the turkey soup much as you would a chicken soup. With your stock already made, add chopped carrots, onions, and celery in equal parts. Add some parsley, a couple cloves of garlic. You can add rice, noodles, or even leftover mashed potatoes (or not if you want the low carb version). Take some of the remaining turkey meat you reserved earlier, shred it into bite sized pieces and add to the soup. You may also want to add some chopped tomatoes, either fresh or canned. Add seasoning - poultry seasoning, sage, thyme, marjoram and/or a bouillion cube. Add salt and pepper to taste."

Includes recipe for:

• Turkey Soup

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Recipe News: Quick & Simple: A Week's Worth Of Recipes To Make Your Life Easier

If you're looking for something other than recipes for Turkey Day leftovers, you've come to the right place. This week's collection is adapted with permission from "Good Housekeeping Light & Healthy Cookbook" (Hearst Books), Good Housekeeping magazine, and the Quick & Simple staff.

Includes recipes for:

• ROAST BEEF PESTO PANINI


• WHITE BEAN AND SPINACH SOUP


• PASTA WITH BACON AND CHERRY TOMATOES


• CHILI BURRITOS


• CHINESE-STYLE PORK AND PEAS


• ORANGE AND HERB CHICKEN


• SPICY ZUCCHINI FRITTATA

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Food News: As turkey day approaches, health specialists urge Americans to reduce salt intake

Thinking of taking those processed shortcuts for your Thanksgiving feast? Think again.

...the average American consumes between 3,300 and 4,000 milligrams of sodium a day. Thanksgiving dinner can easily reach those limits. Stuffing can harbor up to 600 milligrams of sodium a serving, plus 300 for gravy. If you bought the salt-added turkey, plan on 490 milligrams. A biscuit can mean 350, although a dinner roll might have half that. Pumpkin pie does not seem salty, but one popular brand has 300 milligrams a slice. Cooking from scratch can slash those numbers. Homemade cornbread for stuffing, for example, has little salt, and there are reduced-sodium broths for gravy.

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Recipe News: Brined Roasted Turkey Breast With White Wine Pan Sauce

This is an elegant way to serve a smaller amount of moist, flavorful white turkey meat at the holiday meal. It calls for 2 cups of Semolina and Root Vegetable Dressing, a related recipe. Although there are several steps, the work can be done days ahead.

Includes recipe for:

• Brined Roasted Turkey Breast With White Wine Pan Sauce

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Recipe News: Recipe: Sweet potato purée with hazelnut soufflé top

Includes recipe for:

• Sweet potato purée with hazelnut soufflé top

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Recipe News: Recipe of the Week: 4-Layer Pumpkin Cake

Vicki Edgecomb of Traverse City sent in today's recipe.

She said a co-worker brought it to work one day.

"Everyone thought it was delicious," she writes. "I am sure you will also."

She said it makes a "very attractive and tasty dessert for the upcoming holidays."

Includes recipe for:

• Luscious Four-Layer Pumpkin Cake

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Recipe News: Sweet potato recipes

Here are some favorite recipes from Romine Warren, wife of sweet potato grower Edwin Warren

Includes recipes for:

• SWEET POTATO PUDDING


• SWEET POTATO DELIGHT


• SWEET POTATO PIE

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Recipe News: Turkey recipes

Includes recipes for:

• Dry-Brined Roasted Turkey


• Turkey with Herbes de Provence and Citrus (with gravy)


• Can't Go Wrong Roast Turkey

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Recipe News: Recipe for Apple-Cinnamon Pancakes

These sweet pancakes have the crunch of latkes and traditionally are fried. This version of the recipe from Judy Bart Kancigor's "Cooking Jewish" cuts the oil significantly by relying on a hot oven (not oil) for most of the crisping.

Includes recipe for:

• Apple-Cinnamon Pancakes

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Recipe News: Reader recipe: Carrot Souffé

Gary Bravard co-hosts the weekly public-radio program Too Many Cooks! featuring in-studio and call-in interviews about food, cooking and entertaining.

In the early 1990s, Bravard received this recipe from a client in his events planning business. He passed the recipe along to a friend, who shared it with Bravard's Too Many Cooks! co-host Patti Denton in 1996.
Since then, Denton has turned to the recipe for holiday dinners. "It offers a colorful, slightly sweet addition to a menu featuring my spicy pork tenderloin, Gruyere potatoes and cranberry chutney," she says.
Broadcast live from the University of Indianapolis, Too Many Cooks! airs on WICR 88.7 FM Wednesdays from 9:30 to 10 a.m.

Includes recipe for:

• Carrot Souffé

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Recipe News: Apple-Glazed Roast Turkey With Stuffing and Gravy

"This is a great recipe just in time for the holidays."

Includes recipe for:

• Apple-Glazed Roast Turkey With Stuffing and Gravy

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Recipe News: Recipe of the Week: Nutted Wild Rice

Mary Harmeson of Traverse City shared this recipe by special request. She brought it to a recent gathering of friends, and everyone raved about it. It can be served at room temperature, which makes it ideal as a dish to pass for potlucks, picnics and tailgates. It also could make an ideal Thanksgiving side dish.

Mary acquired the recipe from her sister, Sally Benner, who adapted it from one in "The Silver Palate Cookbook."

Includes recipes for:

• Nutted Wild Rice

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Recipe News: One-stop shopping for Martha Stewart's best recipes

Martha Stewart is nothing if she's not definitive. The domestic maven has built an empire by being the authority on everything from gardening to gift-giving. Now, Stewart has created a collection of her classic recipes in two new books. "'The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics' and the 'Original Classics' are two books that belong in every kitchen," says Stewart, who combed through her magazine's seven- year archive to hand-select her favorite recipes for both books. "With these useful compendiums, the home cook can access thousands of the most delicious recipes from the pages of Martha Stewart Living to create memorable and inspiring meals."

Includes recipes for:

• Spiced Red Lentil Soup with Crispy Fried Ginger


• Rice Noodles with Chinese Broccoli and Shiitake Mushrooms


• Zucchini Stuffed with Chickpeas and Israeli Couscous


• Lighter Chicken Potpie


• Poached Chicken


• Sour Cherry-Pistachio Crisp

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1080 Recipes: The Best-Selling Spanish Cookbook for 35 Years, now in English

Now joining the popular The Silver Spoon in the category of renowned cookbooks translated from their native language to English is 1080 Recipes, known as the "bible" of authentic Spanish cooking.

1080 Recipes is the definitive book on traditional and authentic Spanish home cooking, trusted throughout Spain for over thirty years. Written by Spain's best-loved food authorities, it showcases the fastest growing cuisine in popularity, with Spanish restaurants and tapas bars opening in cities all over the world. A bestseller since publication, 1080 Recipes has sold millions of copies in Spain. It contains 1080 recipes from all Spanish regions, covering everything from appetizers to stews, from vegetables to desserts. 1080 Recipes is designed by Javier Mariscal, the famous Spanish graphic designer and illustrator, and it includes over 200 illustrations he has created exclusively for this edition along with 100 specially commissioned photographs.

1080 Recipes would make a great holiday gift, for your favorite cook, or for yourself. You can find more info at Amazon.com

Recipe News: TASTE THE BEST: You'll love these delightful pear recipes

What is juicy and sweet and a good source of vitamin C? If you guessed pears, you would be correct.

According to whfoods.com, pears are delicious fruits that are related to the apple and the quince. While there are thousands of varieties of pears with each differing in size, shape, color, taste and storage qualities, the Bosc, Bartlett, Anjou and Comice pears are the most commonly available types in the United States. Varieties such as Conference, Passe Crassane and Packham, which are popular in other countries, are also becoming more widely available.

Pears generally have a large round bottom that tapers towards the top. Depending upon the variety, their paper-thin skins can either be yellow, green, brown, red or a combination of two or more of these colors. The white to cream-colored flesh of pears is very juicy and sweet, while their textures are soft and buttery, yet slightly grainy. Like apples, pears have a core that features several seeds.

Pears have many health-related benefits with them. They are a good source of vitamin C, copper and is high in fiber, which can lower high cholesterol levels and is good news to people at risk for atherosclerosis or diabetic heart disease.

Includes recipes for:

• Frisee Salad with Pears, Blue Cheese, and Port Vinaigrette


• Roasted Baby Pears with Herbed Goat Cheese


• Tray Baked Pork Chops with Herbey Potatoes, Parsnips and Pears


• Blue Cheese and Brie Quesadillas with a Pear and Brown Sugar Compote


• Pear Gorgonzola Tart


• Pear and Cherry Buckle

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Recipe News: Recipe: Chocolate-Caramel Apples

" This is a great twist on the traditional caramel apple recipe."

Includes recipe for:

• Chocolate-Caramel Apples

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Recipe News: Macaroni recipes

"Nothing brings in the cold weather more then baked mac & cheese.

Includes recipes for:

• Paula Deen's Creamy Macaroni and Cheese


• Baked Mushroom Mac 'n' Cheese


• Beer and Pretzel Mac 'n' Cheese


• Baked Gemelli with Savoy Cabbage and Fontina


• Tyler Florence's Mac 'N' Cheese with Bacon

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