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Homemade Giblet Gravy

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Homemade Giblet Gravy is delicious with so much deep flavor. A thick and robust gravy made from turkey drippings, a homemade neck and giblet stock and finely minced giblet and neck meat. This recipe yields 3 cups of gravy or 12 (3 tablespoon servings)

1 turkey neck
1 packet giblets
1 medium shallot
6 sage leaves (small)
1 sprig rosemary
4 sprigs thyme
4 cup water
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons turkey drippings
4 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour (more as needed)
1 cup turkey stock (or chicken stock, more or less as neede)
2 tablespoons soy sauce (or salt to taste)

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PB and J French Toast Recipe

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Stuffed French Toast! It’s all the things you love about the classic sandwich but stuffed inside thick slices of challah.

2 large eggs
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup whole milk
1 loaf challah (sliced into 6 (1-inch) thick slices)
3 tablespoons peanut butter
2 tablespoons jam (of your choice)
4 tablespoons butter

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Easy Fried Rice

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This Easy Fried Rice recipe is so simple and quick to prepare! Leftover cooked rice is tossed with green onions, a simple 5-ingredient sauce and cooked with egg for excellent restaurant quality fried rice.

2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon minced or grated fresh garlic
2 teaspoons oyster sauce
1 teaspoon sriracha or Sambal Oelek
4 cups leftover (day old cooked white rice)
5 green onions (sliced (light and dark green parts separated))
1 teaspoon extra light olive oil
2 large eggs (beaten)

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Grilled Turkey Tacos with Mango Radish Salsa

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Grilled marinated turkey stuffed into soft tortillas and topped with a fiery, sweet and crunchy salsa. Yields 4 (3 taco) servings or about 12 soft tacos.

1 medium shallot (quartered)
2 cloves fresh garlic (smashed and peeled)
1 piec ginger root (about 1-inch peeled and roughly chopped)
1 lime (juice)
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 cup light olive oil
1/4 cup low-sodium tamari (gluten-free soy sauce)
1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
1¼ pounds turkey breast tenderloins
3 radishes (sliced paper thin)
3 green onions (sliced thin)
1 serrano chile pepper (sliced thin*)
1 mango (diced small)
1/2 lime (zested)
1 lime (juiced)
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro (roughly chopped)
1 pinch kosher salt (or to taste)

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Banana Chocolate Chunk Streusel Mini Muffins

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Roasted banana mini muffins, studded with chunks of semi-sweet chocolate and topped with a walnut streusel. This recipe yields 24 mini muffins.

1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons dark muscovado sugar (or substitute with dark brown sugar)
1 tablespoon unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
2 bananas
1/4 cup organic cane sugar
2 tablespoons coconut oil (melted and cooled, plus more for coating the muffin pan)
1 large egg
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate (bar chopped small)

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Oven-Fried Buttermilk Chicken

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Chicken marinates overnight in buttermilk, then gets coated in crushed cornflakes and baked until crispy and crunchy.

2 cups low fat buttermilk
2 cloves garlic (smashed and peeled)
3 tablespoons hot sauce (I use Frank's Red Hot)
1 tablespoon all-purpose seasoning salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon paprika
4 skinless bone-in chicken drumsticks
4 skinlessbone-in chicken thighs
3 cups crushed cornflake crumbs
1/2 stick butter

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Bacon, Potato and Poblano Breakfast Skillet

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A delicious egg topped breakfast skillet of bacon, poblano peppers, redskin potatoes and smoky mozzarella cheese.

4 slices thick-cut applewood bacon (cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
1 small yellow onion (diced)
1 small poblano pepper (diced)
1 clove garlic (minced)
6 medium cooked redskin potatoes (diced)
1 cup grated smoked mozzarella
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter

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Perfect Buttermilk Pancakes

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These perfect buttermilk pancakes are fluffy, light and deliciously homemade. This recipe yields 16 full size pancakes or about 36 silver dollar size

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2¼ cups buttermilk
2 large eggs
3 tablespoons butter (melted and cooled)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon coconut oil (or butter for griddle)

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Asparagus, Mushroom Shallot Flatbread

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Asparagus, mushrooms and shallots all on top of a crispy, chewy flatbread and covered in bubbly brie! Goes perfectly with a fresh arugula salad and a crisp glass of Pinot Grigio!

1 recipe flatbread dough
olive oil
6 asparagus (rinsed and sliced thin)
4 cremini mushrooms (brushed clean and sliced thin)
1 large shallot (sliced thin, vertically)
8 ounces soft ripened brie cheese (sliced thin)
kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper

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Honey Ginger Chicken Noodle Stir-Fry

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Chicken and veggies stir-fried with a simple honey ginger sauce. A quick and effortless 30-minute meal!

1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup low-sodium tamari (or soy sauce)
1/4 rice vinegar
1 tablespoon cornstarch (plus 1 tablespoon water for cornstarch slurry)
1¼ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (or chicken tenderloins, diced)
2 tablespoons light olive oil ( or coconut oil)
1/4 cup minced fresh ginger
2 to 4 cloves fresh garlic (minced)
1 small broccoli crown (cut into florets)
1/2 red bell pepper (sliced)
1/2 orange bell pepper (sliced)
1/2 medium yellow onion (sliced vertically)
1 to 2 cups snow peas (trimmed)
kosher salt (to taste)
10 ounces rice noodles
4 green onions (sliced for serving)
chili garlic paste (like sambal oelek, to taste)

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