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Fried chicken drumettes in a sweet chili and orange marmalade sauce

Sweet Chili and Orange Drummettes

Isn’t it amazing how small the chickens are getting these days.  Who thought of ‘Toy’ chickens?  Whoever did, they’re a genius.  Tiny chicken legs are the perfect messy finger food.  Kidding…about the ‘Toy’ chickens, not about the little ‘legs’ being the perfect messy finger food. These little legs are the easier to eat, meatier part […]

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Easy Appetizers at POM

There is so much to do between now and the up coming holidays.  Especially since I hate shopping and put it off to the last moment!  There is also a lot more entertaining going on this time of year (which I love) so I’ve compiled six easy appetizers to stave off starving guests. Brie en […]

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Chicken (or Turkey) Noodle and Corn Casserole

You might as well go get my crown and schedule my coronation now.  I have just become the casserole queen!  This casserole was so good that I could have my own network show based on this casserole alone!  Seriously. The most important criteria for a casserole is comfort.  What speaks better to comfort than chicken […]

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Turkey Cranberry Cream Cheese Sandwich

This sandwich recipe is not my own.  In the early part of 1997, I was a single, unwed, unemployed mother.  I was trying to get work, even though I loved being home with my daughter Leah, I wanted to get off public assistance as soon as possible. I was brought up that people need to […]

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Venison Sausage and Chestnut Stuffing

“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose”  Jack Frost has certainly been nipping at our noses here Montana, actually, I think he’s been biting our noses off.  Our grounds are snow covered and in the last week we’ve had temperatures as low as 7°F. “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”  […]

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Orange Essence Brined Turkey

Holy cannoli!  Thanksgiving is less than a week away!  Have you bought your turkey yet?  If you are purchasing a frozen turkey (the most economical kind) then you better get on it.   Turkeys take several days in the refrigerator to defrost.  If you are planning on brining the bird then you need to move up […]

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Redneck Breakfast on a Croissant

It’s no secret, I have a split personality.  I don’t mean like Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, it’s more of redneck/white trash versus socially refined, kind of way.  In other words, you can take the girl out of the trailer park but you can’t take the trailer park out of the girl. I don’t live […]

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