Quick Turkey a la King (the absolute best dish for using up Thanksgiving leftover turkey)

Materials:

• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1 small onion
• 1/2 c. chopped red or green pepper
• 1 Tbsp. flour
• 1 c. milk
• 1 (10 oz) can of condensed cream of mushroom soup (the garlic version is great)
• 2-3 c. cooked chicken or turkey
• Salt and pepper, to taste  

• Texas Toast (or Noodles or Rice)

Methods:

1. Saute green/red pepper and onion in butter until tender.
2. Dust flour overtop, then slowly stir in milk. 
3. Add cream of mushroom soup.
4. Heat slowly, stirring constantly.
5. Add the remaining ingredients. Cook 10min longer.
6. Serve overtop of buttered toast.

Yield: ~5 servings

PS - I *might* have crossed the border several times smuggling frozen turkey in order to make this dish. I always hope I don't run into any search dogs - they'd think it was quite the find!

Flapper Pie

Materials:

Crust

• 1-1/4 c. graham wafer crumbs
  
• 1/4 c. brown sugar
• 1/3 c. (approx) melted butter
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon (suit to taste)

Cream Filling

• 1/2 c. white sugar
• 2 Tbsp. corn starch
• 1 Tbsp. flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 c. milk
• 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 1 Tbsp. butter
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Topping

• Meringue OR whipping cream
• Graham cracker crumbs 

Methods:

1. Combine crust ingredients in a 9" pie plate and press into plate.
   
2. Bake 8 min. at 375oF.
3. Blend first five cream filling ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until boiling. 
4. Let boil about 2 min.
5. Blend a little of the hot mixture into the egg yolks, then stir yolks back into hot cream filling.
6. Cook filling about a minute longer, and stir in butter and vanilla.
7. Cool mixture 10min, then pour into crumble crust.
8. Top with a meringue & bake again OR tope with shipping cream. 
9. Sprinkle a few graham cracker crumbs on top.

 

Cocoa Banana Cake (A match made in heaven)

Materials:

Cake:

• 2/3 c. milk
  
• 1 Tbsp. white vinegar
  
• 3/4 c. butter
  
• 1-2/3 c. sugar
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1-1/4 c. pureed banana
  
• 1 tsp. vanilla
  
• 2 c. flour
  
• 3/4 c. cocoa
  
• 3/4 tsp. salt
  
• 1 tsp. baking soda
  
• 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
  

Frosting:

• 1/4 c. butter melted
  
• 1/2 c. cocoa
  
• 1/4 c. pureed banana
  
• 2 Tbs. milk
  
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  
• 3 c. icing sugar
  

Methods:

Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350F
   
2. Combine milk and vinegar and set aside
   
3. Cream together butter, sugar, eggs.
   
4. Add banana and vanilla.
   
5. In separate bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, salt, soda and powder.
   
6. Add dry ingredients to creamed milture alternately with sour milk.
   
7. Divide batter between two greased and floured 9" round baking pans.
   
8. Bake for 40-45min.
   
9. Cool 10 min. in pans before turning onto wire racks.
   
10. Cool completely before frosting.
    

Frosting:

1. Combine melted butter and cocoa.
   
2. Blend in pureed banana, milk, vanilla.
   
3. Slowly add icing sugar and mix until smooth.
   
4. Frost cooled cake.
   
5. Optional: place sliced bananas with icing in between cake layers
   

Supreme Baking Powder Biscuits

Materials:

• 2 c. flour
  
• 4 tsp. baking powder
  
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 2 tsp sugar
  
• 1/2 c. margarine or butter
  
• 2/3 c. milk
  

Methods:

1. Preheat oven to 450F.
   
2. Sift together dry ingredients
   
3. Cut in margarine/butter
   
4. Add milk all at once.
   
5. Quickly stir.
   
6. Pat out to 3/4" thickness and use glass to cut out rounds.
   
7. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 10 min., but watch closely for the last few minutes.
   

Mom's Chocolate Cake

Materials:

• 2 c. flour
  
• 6 Tbsp. cocoa
  
• 2 tsp. soda
  
• 1/2 tsp. salt
  
• 3/4 c. margarine
  
• 2-1/2 c. brown sugar
  
• 3 eggs
  
• 1/2 c. sour milk (add in a tsp or so vinegar or lemon)
  
• 2 tsp. vanilla
  
• 12/ tsp cloves
  
• 1 c. boiling water
  

Methods:

1. Preheat oven to 375oF.
   
2. Sift together flour, cocoa, salt & soda.
   
3. In mixer, cream margarine, add sugar gradually, then add unbeaten eggs one at a time. Beat well.
   
4. Add flour mixture alternately with sour milk.
   
5. Add flavoring, then add boiling water.
   
6. Pour into two greased 9" round pans.
   
7. Bake 30-35 min
   

Grandma Kate's Chocolate Cake

Materials:

• 1/2 c. butter-softened
  
• 1 c. white sugar
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1 tsp. vanilla
  
• 3/4 tsp. cloves
  
• 3 heaping Tbsp. cocoa
  
• 1 c. sour cream
  
• 1 tsp. soda
  
• 1 c. flour
  
• 1 tsp. baking powder
  

Methods:

1. Preheat oven to 350F
   
2. Cream together butter, sugar and eggs
   
3. Add in vanilla, clives, cocoa, cream and soda
   
4. Mix in flour to which powder has been added.
   
5. Pour into greased 8x8" pan
   
6. Bake 30-35 min.
   

Ambrosia Salad (How to make fruit salad bad for you)

Materials:

• 1 c. sour cream
  
• 1 c. mandarin oranges
  
• 1 c. grapes, cut into halves
  
• 1 c. pineapple chunks
  
• 1 c. shredded sweetened coconut
  

Methods:

1. Mix & serve chilled!
   

Maple Curry Chicken (the diet destroyer)

Materials:

• 4 or 5 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into chunks or strips
• 4 Tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 4 to 5 Tbsp mild red curry paste, to taste
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1/2 cup (canadian!) maple syrup
• 1-1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup light cream
• 1/2 to 1 cup diced red pepper
• 2 tsp chives
• 4 oz cream cheese

Methods:

1. Cook chicken pieces in 2 Tbsp of olive oil and set aside.
2. Saute onion and garlic in 2 Tbsp of olive oil and butter for 2 min.
3. Add red pepper and saute another 1-2 min.
4. Add mild curry paste and cook 1 min.
5. Add sugar and stir until mixture starts to carmelize (~1-2 min.)
6. Add in maple syrup and cook another 1 min. 
7. Add chicken broth and cream and boil until reduced and thickened (may take 20+ min.).
8. Add chives and cooked chicken to the sauce and simmer for a few more minutes.
9. Salt and pepper to taste.
10. Add cream cheese and stir until melted and smooth.
11. Serve on egg noodle they soak up the most of the yummy sauce).

Notes:

It's important NOT to tell your guests all the bad things that go into this. It's terribly yummy, so let them enjoy it without the guilt :)