This delicious drink recipe was provided by Malt-O-Meal Facebook Family Member, Sally Day! It’s an easy way to offer something unique and yummy to sip before, during and after your Thanksgiving meal.

Ingredients

• 1 Large can of chilled pineapple
• 1 Two-Litre bottle of chilled lemon lime flavored soda
• orange sherbert to taste

Instructions

1. Mix lemon lime flavored soda and pineapple juice in a punch bowl
2. add orange sherbert (amount used to your liking) with an ice cream scoop 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

The mixture will form a froth as it melts. Enjoy!

This delicious veggie side dish may not be a traditional Thanksgiving recipe, but our Facebook Family isn’t a traditional family either!

Ingredients

• 2 cans creamed corn
• 6oz of cream cheese
• Garlic salt to taste
• 1/4 to 1/2 of a small can of jalapenos

Instructions

1. Warm corn in medium pan
2. Add cream cheese stirring constantly so doesn’t burn
3. Add in remaining ingredients as needed to taste

Enjoy!!

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A word from the Chef:

“When I was growing up, Thanksgiving meant dealing with horrific traffic from Long Island to Staten Island, getting together with family, watching Mighty Joe Young, the Dallas Cowboys and enjoying the best stuffing on earth compliments of my cousin’s grandfather AKA “Popo” Mikey. Mikey was a cook in the Navy and passed this recipe on to our family. It’s not for the lighthearted—it’s practically a meal in itself. Vegetarians beware.

Ingredients

• 3 onions
• 2 cans of chicken broth
• 7 stalks cut celery
• hand full walnuts
• chicken liver small container
• 1 half pound thin bacon
• 1 Pepperidge farm ground sausage in a roll and Italian sausage
  thyme
• 2 bags croutons (stuffing mix)

Instructions

1. Mince bacon… easy to cut if frozen
2. Mince onions and celery in food processor
3. Boil liver about 5 minutes
4. Sautee bacon until fat is burned, put bacon in container.
5. Sautee onions and celery in bacon oil add chicken broth to moisten.
6. Put cooked ingredients in bowl
7. Cook minced sausage fully.  Add to container.
8. Place croutons in large bowl, add chicken broth to moisten.  When moist, add other ingredients from other bowl.  Mix together until consistency is like dry oatmeal.
9. Add walnuts and thyme.
10. Place in aluminum baking sheet and cook @ 300 degrees for 1 hour or until top is golden brown.

Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes prior to serving.

This amazing stuffing recipe was contributed by David Armano. Do you have a favorite family recipe to share in a Malt-O-Meal Facebook Family Cookbook? Visit: www.facebook.com/MaltOMealFanPage to become a fan and get all the details. Enjoy!

A word from the Chef:

“Mom’s turkey and gravy was exceptional. If you’re looking for a little holiday meal inspiration, this could be it.”

Turkey ingredients

• 1 large turkey with giblets and neck reserved
• 1 Cup of flour
• Salt & pepper to taste
• 1 stick of margarine
• 2 tart apples
• 2 12oz cans of chicken broth

Instruction

1. Follow turkey cooking time and heating instructions on turkey package to insure maximum food safety
2. Wash turkey with salt including the neck and giblets.
3. In bowl add 1 cup flour, salt and pepper.
4. Melt 1 stick margarine and brush the whole turkey with it.
5. Sprinkle flour mixture all over turkey.  Rub it in with hands.
6. Put 2 apples inside turkey.
7. Continue to baste turkey with throughout cook time with chicken broth.  ( approx. 2 cans but more or less may be needed)

Mom’s Gravy Ingredients

• Turkey pan drippings
• 1 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour
• 2 12oz cans of chicken broth
• 1 Cup water
• 1/2 Cup soy sauce

Mom’s Gravy Instructions

1. Place turkey pan on 2 burners.
2. In bowl add 1/2 – 1 cup flour with chicken broth and water until it reaches a soupy consistence.  ( don’t worry about lumps)
3. Add soy sauce to turkey pan and cook on low.
4. Add flour mixture slowly and combine thoroughly (add more or less flour to get your desired gravy consistency)
5. Strain gravy and serve.

For many people April brings tons of rain, green grass, leaves on the trees, beautiful flowers, longer days and warmer weather. But, there is something else that April brings that many people dread…..

Tax Season.

But, for people who receive refunds instead of dread their thoughts are consumed with trying to figure out what they are going to do with their tax refund. Should they save it? Should they pay-off a credit card? Should they put on an addition on the house? Should they invest it?

While all are fantastic ideas on traditional things to do with your tax refund. I’m going to write about something a bit non-traditional.
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