Showing posts with label Thanksgiving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thanksgiving. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Thanksgiving Potato Casserole - Easy!!

Hi guys, I have an easy and tasty sweet potato casserole you will LOVE!!!!

I simply love to cook and you can make this any time of the year, Soooo.....here's the recipe:

1 Jar of Cookwell & Co. Bananas Foster Sauce
4oz cream cheese
1/2 cup pecan pralines - crushed (or any candied nut you like)
2 lg can of sweet potatoes or 2-3 lbs peeled, diced and cooked

Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 350, Drain sweet potatoes and put in med casserole dish.
Heat dessert sauce in a sauce pan, Stir in cream cheese into sauce.
Lightly mash potatoes down and pour the sauce on top.
Garnish with pecans and bake 20 min.

Let me know how you like it & ENJOY!!!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Thanksgiving, What are you Thankful for???

Well, It's beginning to feel like the holidays around here. Finally we have a cool breeze in the air and the sky is clear. I love this time of the year. It just feels good the break out the boots and sweaters.
So I was talking to my 2 year old Miss B, and we were talking about being thankful. I know, a 2 year old and thanksfulness??? well,  you know :-) I was telling her that I was Thankfu to God for her and her daddy and our family as a whole. She said "I tankful fa mine toyees, and milk and mommie" I melted then proceeded to make hand turkeys and later I made some cranberry muffins.

I wanted to also share a recipe for Pumpkin Trifle, if you love pumpkin you will love this!!

Pumpkin Cream Trifle

1 pkg spice cake mix
1 pkg (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup of water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
2 cups cold milk
2 pkg (3.4 oz) instant cheese cake pudding mix
2 cups whipped topping
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chopped heath bar ( or more if you like)

Directions:
In a large mining bowl,combine the first eight ingredients. transfer to a greased 13x2 baking pan. Bake at 350 for 45-50 min. Cool

In a large bowl whisk milk and pudding mixs for 2 min. Let stand for 2 min or until soft set. Fold in the whipped topping.

Cut cake into 1" cubes, In a 3qt glass trifle bowl layer a third of the cake cubes pubbing mixture, pecans and toffee bits. Repeat layers twice and then refrigerate until ready to serve.

makes 15-20 servings