Long time...

Sorry! Haven't been posting, but its not because I haven't been cooking. Well, actually, I haven't been cooking as much as usual because I've been sick. For like a month. Its ridiculous.

Anyway, happy Thanksgiving! I hosted Thanksgiving this year with a massive amount of food. I made: a turkey (of course), stovetop stuffing, mashed potato casserole (mashed potatoes with cheddar, sour cream and green onions), sweet potato casserole (mashed sweet potatoes with a topping of coconut, brown sugar, and walnuts), scalloped onions, and green beans with caramelized onions. I also made a dreamsicle cake for dessert (by request).

Yesterday, I made the hot dogs with the chili meat sauce again (the hubby had forgotten all about it) and it was a hit again!

Today I'm making a new recipe called Sunday Baked Chicken which is chicken with a kind of homemade barbecue sauce and onions.

Both the Hot Dog Chili Sauce and the Sunday Baked Chicken recipes come from a book called "Comfort Foods" and its available here:
http://www1.gooseberrypatch.com/gooseberry/products.nsf/v.weball/m819?editdocument&lid=is_m819&cartprocess=textsr

I love this book! The only thing I've made that wasn't a hit was a Chocolate Gooey Cake, which could have been because Jim and I aren't big dessert people.

I'm looking forward to next weekend when I have my mom's annual cookie swap! I'm going to be making Salty Sweet Peanutty Treat and Bedtime Snack n' Jammies plus one other cookie that hasn't been decided yet.

Cheesy Hashbrown Soup

Last night I made a new recipe. My husband has been sick with the swine flu, so I've been sticking with soup that last couple of nights. Last night's soup was cheesy hashbrown soup. It sounds weird, but it was soooo good! It was creamy and cheesy and just perfect.

Here is where I got the recipe: http://www.bigoven.com/163869-Hash-Brown-Soup-recipe.html

Another couple recipes

So, I haven't blogged in a while, but that's because I've been sick with mono and have been too tired to do ANYTHING! However, I did get to try two new recipes this week.

On Sunday I made spaghetti with smothered onions. Another one that is copyrighted, but I can tell you for the most part what I did 'cause I changed it so much. I caramelized two large sweet onions with olive oil and margarine. When they were almost done, I added a splash of cooking sherry. While the onions were cooking, I cooked my pasta. Once they were caramelized I added about a cup of frozen peas to thaw and cook with the onions. Once they were done, I tossed the pasta and the vegetables together. I finished it with a little shredded gruyere. It was a really good recipe, however a little less filling because there was no meat.

I also made a new casserole this week. It was called Macaroni and Cheese with Hot Dogs. And that is basically what it was: homemade macaroni and cheese with cut up peeled hot dogs mixed in. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great either and I'll probably never make it again, so I won't bother posting it (its copyrighted anyway).

Sorry, I forgot to take pictures of either!