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Tasty Corn Casserole

With Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, I thought I’d share a couple of my fav dishes that I love to have on our Thanksgiving table. Ages ago my sister gave me a recipe for a corn casserole that’s incredibly easy to make, has only six basic ingredients, and is absolutely packed with flavor. I hope you’ll try to make it yourself and if you do, I’d love to hear what you think about it!

Carmen’s Corn Casserole

One 15 ounce can cream corn
One 15 ounce can kernel corn drained
One pint low fat sour cream
One stick melted butter
One package Jiffy corn muffin mix
One cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine first 5 ingredients. Grease casserole or brownie pan with butter. Pour ingredients into pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes until firm.

Sprinkle cheese over the top and melt the cheese for about another 5 minutes. Remove from oven and let casserole sit for 10 minutes. (If you can wait that long! LOL) Enjoy! If you want some variations on this, add some chopped roasted jalapeno peppers for some heat or double up on the cheese by mixing some into the batter. If you like it “sweeter”, add chopped roasted red peppers to the batter.

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Amazing FirstTrip to Space Center Houston

We were down in Houston, Texas for Thanksgiving, visiting with my daughter’s in-laws. We had a lovely holiday and some free time while we were there. Or should I say, some of the family had free time to visit NASA and the Houston Space Center while the two moms were busy cooking for Thanksgiving? But my daughter was sweet enough to bring me some fun trinkets from the Houston Space Center and photos as well! I hope that next time I’ll be able to see it myself. I’m also thinking that either a cowboy or astronaut romance novel may be in the works? Or maybe a cowboy astronaut? LOL!

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Very Happy Thanksgiving to You All!

I am grateful for so many things in life! My friends and family. Good Health. Being able to continue my passion for writing. Of course, I am also very grateful for all of you! Last, but never least, I am so so grateful to be able to live in the United States. God Bless America and have a very very Happy Thanksgiving!
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It’s Turkey Time in NYC!

The city is all ready for the big Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Grandstand is up and so are the decorations. They’ll begin filling up the balloons later today. I just hope the wind and chill doesn’t ground the balloons! This is a photo of the turkey in front of the Macy’s grandstand for the parade. When you see it tomorrow on television, you can tell everyone you saw it first here! LOL!

Hope you all have a fabulous Thanksgiving!

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Green Bean Casseroles #TuesdayTip

This is in honor of Dorcas Reilly, the inventor of the classic Green Bean Casserole, who just recently passed away at the age of 92. Ms. Reilly was a kitchen supervisor at Campbell Soup (right here in Camden, NJ by the way). I don’t know about you, but a Green Bean Casserole is a staple at our Thanksgiving table. Today I’m sharing my variation for this classic dish as well as some links to other variations!

Caridad’s Green Bean Casserole

    Ingredients:

      1 medium onion chopped
      2 cloves garlic minced
      4 tablespoons butter
      4 cups cooked green beans (frozen or fresh work best)
      1 can Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom soup
      1/2 cup milk (or for an even creamier taste substitute half and half)
      1 to 2 cups French’s Cheddar Cheese Fried Onions
      1 cup parmesan cheese grated
      1 cup grated cheddar cheese

    Directions:

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    • If using fresh green beans, wash and cut into 2 inch pieces.
    • Steam/Microwave green beans until just tender. Set aside to cool in a large mixing bowl.
    • Saute onion and garlic in the butter over low heat until they are caramelized.
    • Add 1/2 cup milk/half & half and scrape all the brown bits off the bottom of the pan (this is much easier to do if you are using a non-stick pan.)
    • Add mushroom soup mix and stir until creamy.
    • Add onion/mushroom soup mixture to the green beans and toss. Then add 3/4 cups of both the parmesan and cheddar cheeses and toss. Also add about 1/2 cup of the French’s Fried Onions and toss.
    • Lightly grease 2 quart casserole dish. Place green bean mixture into casserole and top with the remaining French’s Fried Onions, parmesan and cheddar cheeses.
    • Bake in 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until bubbly.

For another variation, fry up some chopped red peppers and add to the mixture! Or try out these other recipes:

    https://www.campbells.com/kitchen/recipes/classic-green-bean-casserole/
    https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/green-bean-casserole/f466928f-a799-4cdc-89ba-1e0bbedf878b
    https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/green-bean-casserole-47102
    https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/best-ever-green-bean-casserole-recipe-1950575
    https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/thanksgiving-ideas/g803/green-beans/

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Happy happy Thanksgiving!

It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is here! I love this time of year with the changing colors of the leaves and the smell of wood burning in fireplaces. I also love being able to spend some time with family, gathered around the table, sharing all the things for which we are thankful.

In that spirit, I want to say, I am thankful for all of you who take the time to come by every day! THANK YOU!
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I will be back on Monday with some delicious Man Candy. For now, here’s a photo that I snapped of Macy’s in Herald Square. They are all ready for the Thanksgiving parade tomorrow and the start of the Christmas season. Sigh. I really must make my list and start to get ready. First thing on my plate: Getting the Christmas village up next week.
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#ThrowbackThursday The Kids

With Thanksgiving almost here, it makes me think of all the things for which I am grateful, like all “the kids” in our family! This is a shot from the first Christmas with my daughter (all the way to the right in the red velvet and hiding behind a toy) and our youngest nephew (being held by his proud big brother).

They are all wonderful kids and I am so so happy that they are part of our family!
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