a recipe to share

[Guest guest]

Am I missing something here? Goes perfectly with turkey? Pork sausage? Did I

enter the twilight zone? linda

" Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you do it. "

Mohandas Gandhi

 

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Ezevia

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 12:05 PM

a recipe to share

 

 

I just found this and it sounds so yummy I had to share!

Ezevia

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Wild Rice Stuffing with Mushrooms

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This is a wonderful, traditional stuffing to serve for an

elegant Christmas dinner. Not only is it a change from the

routine bread stuffing, for one thing, but wild rice has a

delicious nutty flavor that goes perfectly with turkey. To make

it completely perfect, kids love this stuffing. If you're

wondering where to come up with the chestnut puree, it's

available at Earthy Delights. So is the wild rice. Just go to

www.Earthy.com.

 

5 ounces wild rice <http://earthy.com/a_gourmet_rice.htm>

2 ounces unsalted butter

8 ounces fresh mushrooms <http://earthy.com/a_mushrooms.htm>: clamshell,

oyster, and portabello -

trimmed, rinsed and sliced

1 yellow onion, chopped

3 garlic cloves, peeled and diced fine

1 celery stalk, chopped

3 tablespoons chestnut puree

6 ounces ground pork sausage, fully cooked

1/2 tablespoon fresh parsley, snipped fine

1/4 teaspoon fresh sage <http://earthy.com/a_herbs.htm>, chopped fine

2 teaspoons salt <http://earthy.com/a_gourmet_salt.htm>

2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper

 

Cook the rice according to package instructions and melt the

butter in a saucepan. Add the mushrooms, onions, garlic, and

celery and cook for about four minutes. Stir constantly. Set

aside the cooked mushrooms until needed.

 

Drain the rice and set it aside to cool. Use a food processor to

mix and chop the mushrooms, chestnut puree, cooked sausage,

parsley, sage, and salt and pepper. Blend until mixed, but not

totally pureed. Remove the mixture and place it in a mixing

bowl.

 

Add the cooked rice to the mixing bowl with the mushroom and

sausage combination. Use a wooden spoon to mix the rice into the

mushrooms. Rinse and drain the turkey cavity, then salt and

pepper the inside of the cavity before adding the stuffing.

 

After watching the food network and Rachel Ray she had an excellent idea to

make stuffing

for individuals in muffin tins.. I loved the idea and did it for

Thanksgiving, it worked out great and

everyone loved them!

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Truffled Mashers

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It's practically a federal requirement that we serve mashed

potatoes with our christmas dinner. Grownups love it, kids love it,

and gravy loves it. But we don't have to let the potatoes go

" blah " year after year after year. The very easiest way to dress

things up a bit is also one of the most delicious things you can

do to mashed potatoes. Just add some good quality truffle oil

before you do the mashing part.

 

1 pound potatoes, peeled, cubed, and cooked until fork tender,

hot

3 tablespoons truffle oil <http://earthy.com/a_truffle_oil.htm>

3 tablespoons melted butter

1/2 cup whole milk, warmed

Salt and coarsely ground black pepper

 

Mash the potatoes until smooth by adding small amounts of warm

milk and butter at a time. Add the truffle oil, salt and pepper

after all the lumps have been mashed out and the potatoes are

smooth and creamy.

 

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May the Circle be unbroken

Merry Meet and Merry Part

and Merry Meet again!

 

 

[Guest guest]

Perhaps it was just a mistake or forgetfullness. I have a few recipes

that contain meat that I use as a guide and add substitutions. And in

person, I call " morning strips " , bacon, LOL. So who knows. Btw, I

like this idea that was added on how to bake the stuffing...

 

" After watching the food network and Rachel Ray she had an excellent idea to

make stuffing

for individuals in muffin tins.. I loved the idea and did it for

Thanksgiving, it worked out great and

everyone loved them! "

 

Shawn

 

On 12/13/05, linda wrote:

> Am I missing something here? Goes perfectly with turkey? Pork sausage? Did

> I enter the twilight zone? linda

> " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you do

> it. "

> Mohandas Gandhi