"The feast" and I am thankful

I am so thankful for my wonderful family, my husband of course :), son and daughter.

I am so greatful to be blessed with a roof over our heads, and plenty of food on the table. Thank you mostly to my husband who has worked so very hard for our family to be where we are. Thank you sweetie :).

I have met many new wonderful friends this year. I also have my old friends who will always in my life be cherished. I love you all, sniff sniff. Ok I will try to keep the sappyness to a minimum.

We are very blessed, and for that I am so deeply thankful.


Here is what we will be enjoying in a few hours for Thanksgiving.

Turkey of course :). I have used this recipe for a few years, and it is wonderful and succulent.

I will use the gravy recipe from the same site. I haven't tried it yet, but it looks fairly simple.

Classic mashed potatoes :) nothing really fancy there. My mom is bringing over stuffing and cabbage and bacon (yum). We have a few frozen pies (apple, pumpkin).... rolls, some labrea sourdough with dipping sauce ... NUM!

I was going to make cookies, but didn't have the chance. I thought we would have less people, but it turned out we won't. Instead in a pinch I made these PB bars. These are really good, and taste just like reeses!

Peanut Butter Squares

3/4 c margarine
3 c Peanut butter
3 3/4 c. powdered sugar
3/4 c brown sugar

melt maragarine, add PB, add brown sugar, gradually add powdered sugar, mix completely. if mixture is too wet add extra powdered sugar.

pat into 9X13 pan.

chocolate topping:
1- 12oz bag chocolate chips
1 stick of butter or margarine
1 tsp vanilla

melt stick of butter w/ chips & add vanilla.

pour over peanut butter mixture & chill.

cut into squares of desired size.

Where ever you may be, I hope your Thanksgiving is blessed, and good people and food surround your table.

God bless.

Broccoli and cheese TaterTot casserole

I would consider this as edible, but not great tasting. If I made this again I would put green beans instead of broccoli. The tatertots on top were crispy and good. Unfortunatley that is the only part I wanted to eat.

Broccoli Cheese Tater Tot Casserole

From: www.halfmysize.com
Submitted by: Marilyn S.
Serves - 10
Points - 6

Ingredients:
1 lb. extra lean ground beef
1 med. onion, diced
1 med. green pepper, diced
1 lb. bag frozen chopped broccoli
2 (10 1/2 oz.) cans 98% fat free condensed cream of mushroom soup
2 lb. bag frozen tater tots
1 cup fat free shredded cheddar cheese
salt & pepper, to taste

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9"x13" baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

In a large skillet, brown ground beef. Season with salt & pepper, according to taste. Add onions and peppers; cook until tender. Meanwhile, microwave broccoli according to package directions. Add soup and broccoli to meat mixture in skillet. Stir well to combine.

Spread meat mixture evenly into prepared baking dish. Place frozen tater tots in a single layer on top of meat mixture. Sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese.

Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and allow casserole to sit for 10 to 15 minutes before cutting into servings.

(Note: Lightly spray top of casserole with non-stick cooking spray to help fat free cheese melt.)

Nutrition Information per serving:
306 cal., 11.7 g. fat, 4.1 g. fiber

I'm baaaack

I haven't posted in a few weeks. My laptop computer died completely and totally. My wonderful, most best ever hubby got me a new PINK laptop to blog to my hearts content on. I am loving this new PC.

Hopefully I can stay on the bandwagon through the holidays and continue with trying out new recipes :). My family just loves how I torture them with things like broccoli....