Learn How to Cook a Turkey and Accompanying Holiday Recipes like Seafood Chowder Recipe

Endless holiday recipes are enjoyed around the world to celebrate the most wonderful occasions. Often the simplest foods are easily enhanced for festive presentation with the addition of a little imagination and complimentary garnish.

This holiday recipe would be nice to take to a friend on a chilly day.

SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Spray kettle with a cooking spray and brown:

5 Tablespoons finely chopped salt pork

Add and sauté until tender:

• ½ Cup butter


• 1 Large finely chopped onion


• 2 Stalks finely chopped celery


• 4 Medium diced potatoes

Add:

• 1 Large can clams plus liquid


• 2 Small cans shrimp drained


• 1 Small can oysters drained


• ½ Pound fresh cod, chopped


• 2 Quarts half & half cream


• 2 Full teaspoons Old Bay seafood seasoning


• ¼ to ½ Teaspoon black pepper


• (Salt pork should add enough salt)

Bring all ingredients just to a boil (do not boil) and simmer for 30 minutes and serve hot.

STUFFING

Every cook has their own holiday recipe for stuffing and I am sharing mine with you.

I cover with water and boil the turkey neck and giblets until tender. I then remove the pieces and discard. I add the turkey dripping to the broth. I then set aside enough broth for the gravy. Spray a roasting pan with a cooking spray and pour remaining broth into the roasting pan.

1 Loaf bread (lay out in shallow pan for 5 to 7 days prior so the air will dry it out) When ready to use, break bread into small pieces in a very large bowl or pan.

• Pour milk over bread pieces until all bread is soaked but no milk setting in bottom.
• Melt ½ pound butter in a large skillet.
• Add to butter and sauté until tender.
• 3 Stalks finely chopped celery
• 2 finely chopped onions, medium size
Dump butter and vegetable mixture into bread and milk.

Add to the mixture:

• 8 eggs
• ½ Teaspoon pepper
• 1 Teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoon ground sage

Mix altogether until well blended. Dump into pan with broth. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until it is dry but moist.

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All holiday recipes must have gravy recipes.

TURKEY GRAVY

• 1 Tablespoon butter
• 3 Tablespoons flour
• ¼ Teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ Cups turkey broth

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add the flour and salt. Heat and stir until bubbly. Add broth slowly into pan, stirring constantly. Cook over low heat stirring constantly until starts to thicken about 15 minutes.

Can add ½ chopped, cooked giblets to gravy if desired.

WHITE GRAVY

• 1 Tablespoon butter


• 1 Tablespoon flour


• 1 Cup milk


• ¼ Teaspoon salt


• ¼ Teaspoon black pepper

Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Add the flour and stir until smooth and bubbly. Gradually add the milk, stirring constantly until thickened. Season with salt and pepper.

This dessert is a great holiday recipe and very easy to make.

STRAWBERRY CHEESE CAKE SQUARES

• 1 1/3 Cups graham cracker crumbs


• 1/3 Cup melted butter


• 1 Can strawberry pie filling


• ½ Pint whipping cream, whipped


• (1) 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened


• ½ Cup sugar

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Mix crumbs with the butter. Press evenly and firmly into an 8x8x2 inch pan.

Bake for 5 minutes or until slightly brown. Cool.

In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until blended. Gently fold in the whipped cream and spread evenly over cooled crust. Top with the strawberry pie filling. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

STRAWBERRY PIE

Combine sugar, cornstarch, salt and water. Bring mixture to a boil. Cook and stir for about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the gelatin and butter. Cool to room temperature. Fold in the strawberries and toss to cover with mixture. Dump all into baked pie shell. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving. Top with whip cream to serve.

These easy no bake cookie recipes make a great Christmas Cookie Recipe.

NO BAKE DATE BALLS

• 1 Cup sugar


• ½ Cup butter


• 1 Cup chopped dates


• 1 Beaten egg


• 2 Cups Rice Krispies cereal


• ½ Cup chopped nuts


• Shredded coconut


• Powder sugar

Mix together the coconut and powder sugar. Set aside.

Combine the sugar, butter, dates and egg in a skillet. Over low heat cook and stir constantly for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the cereal and nuts. Mix well. As soon as mixture is cool enough, form into small balls. Roll into the coconut and powder sugar.

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