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Spicy Black-Eyed Peas
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
Show:  Paula's Home Cooking
Episode:  Southern Traditions
Spicy Black-Eyed Peas
Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Yield: 8 servings
4 slices bacon
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (16-ounce) package dried black-eyed peas, washed
1 (12-ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 cups water
In a large saucepan, cook the bacon until crisp. Remove the bacon, crumble, and set aside to use as a topping for the peas. Saute the onion in the bacon drippings until tender. Add the peas, diced tomatoes and green chiles, salt, chili powder, pepper and water. Cover and cook over medium heat for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the peas are tender. Add additional water, if necessary. Serve garnished with crumbled bacon.

In celebration of the Black Eyed Peas concert tonight, I thought I would input a recipe featuring the infamous bean that gave name to one of my favorite music groups. According to Jessica Harris, the author of "Welcome Table" a African-American Heritage Cooking book, a dish of peas is thought to bring luck and prosperity for the new year. She also notes that some add a dime to the peas for an extra "boost" of luck to the recipient. Just some extra info for everyone. Enjoy!

Visit www.foodnetwork.com  for more information on other recipes.

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Seeing how tomorrow is Thanksgiving, I am in a desperate need of a recipe for any type of desserts. If anyone has anything interesting, creative, or most importantly delicious, please feel free to post a comment on here.

Thanks,
Serrena
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I have a recipe that has been in my family for years. It's a main dish that we serve every holiday, every family get together. It may not be a  main dish but it sure would be a great sidekick for any type of meat cooked!
(I didn't list any brands of ingredients because you can use any source you like.)



Prep Time: 15 min.
Cook Time: 20 min.
Ready to serve in about 35 min.*

(*Timing may vary)

Ultimate Mashed Potatoes:

Ingredients:

1- 5 pound bag of potatoes
1- 8 oz. of sour cream
1- stick of butter
Season to taste with salt, pepper, and onion powder.


Directions:
1. Peel potatoes and cut in quarters
2. Boil potatoes, in a pot of water filled about halfway, until soft.
3. Drain water, add sour cream and butter
4.  Add salt, pepper, and onion powder
5. Mash all together until potatoes are soft and fluffy.
Do a bit of tasting and adding until they taste just right.

Last but not least, enjoy them with any main dish of your choice. Since my grandma has passed down the recipe, I have made them with bacon and eggs, garlic chicken, barbecued steak, hearty soups, pretty much anything I crave that will go with my potatoes!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone, enjoy the time spent with loved ones!
Be safe if driving and SHOPPING!


Enjoy
-Serrena
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A bunch of us have been planning to try P.F. Chang's for lunch. I've heard good things about their food. 

Tonight, I checked out their menu and everything sounds great. 

If you've eaten there, give us your review. What should we try and what should we avoid? How was their service? Was there a long wait to be seated?

Anyway, give us the dish.

--Christine

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posted by DineNDish on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 10:00 PM
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I have to say this by far is the best tasting Turkey recipe I have ever had. I actually tried this recipe last year and it was fantastic. The flavoring was sweeter and juicier than most original turkey recipes. If anyone has the curiousity to try it, let me know what you think. Enjoy!
- Serrena
Here's the website just in case you need any more info: http://allrecipes.com/Recip...

Original recipe yield: 1 (10 pound) turkey
PREP TIME  45 Min
COOK TIME  3 Hrs 30 Min
READY IN  4 Hrs 15 Min

INGREDIENTS

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, divided
  • 3/4 cup canola oil
  • 1 1/2 cups tangerine juice
  • 1 (10 pound) whole turkey, neck and giblets reserved
  • 2 1/4 cups sausage stuffing
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 1/4 cups turkey stock
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS

  1. Melt 6 tablespoons butter with canola oil and tangerine juice in a saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat, and allow to cool about 5 minutes. Soak a piece of cheesecloth large enough to drape over the turkey in the mixture.
  2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F ( 220 degrees C).Clean turkey, and season body cavity with salt and pepper. Loosely pack the neck cavity and body cavity with stuffing. Tie drumsticks together, spread 6 tablespoons butter over the turkey, and season with salt and pepper. Place turkey in a shallow roasting pan.
  3. Roast turkey for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, and then arrange soaked cheesecloth over turkey. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (110 degrees C). Continue roasting 1 hour. Leaving the cheesecloth draped over the turkey, baste with the tangerine juice mixture. Continue roasting about 2 hours, basting occasionally, until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the thigh reaches 180 degrees F (80 degrees C) and the stuffing inside the body cavity reaches 165 degrees F (70 degrees C). Discard cheesecloth, and place turkey on a serving platter. Allow turkey to cool about 25 minutes before carving.
  4. Skim fat from pan juices, and reserve 1/4 cup fat and skimmed pan juices. In the baking pan, mix pan juices with 1 cup turkey stock; cook over high heat, stirring to scrape the bottom of the pan.
  5. In a saucepan over low heat, whisk together reserved 1/4 cup fat and flour until thickened, about 3 minutes. Stir in pan juices and remaining turkey stock, and add neck and giblets. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until giblets are cooked through. Strain through a sieve, and serve with the turkey and stuffing
Another favortie from Allrecipes.com (submitted by: Stacy M. Polcyn on allrecipes.com)
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posted by DineNDish on Monday, November 13, 2006 at 01:50 PM
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Weight of Bird Roasting Time (Unstuffed) Roasting Time (Stuffed)
10-18lbs 3-3.5 hrs. 3.75-4.5 hrs.
15-22lbs 3.5-4 hrs. 4.5-5 hrs.
22-24lbs 4-4.5 hrs. 5-5.5 hrs.
24-29lbs 4.5-5 hrs. 5.5-6.25 hrs.

The website allrecipes.com suggests when buying a bird, realize the freshest is the most expensive but will save you time and refrigerator space. Do reserve a turkey as soon as possible as most groceries end up with either too big or too small. Any turkey will do, its all in the making! Here is the following oven temp and tips on the baking.

"Place the bird on a rack in a roasting pan, and into a preheated 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven. Use the chart to estimate the time required for baking. Bake until the skin is a light golden color, and then cover loosely with a foil tent. During the last 45 minutes of baking, remove the foil tent to brown the skin. Basting is not necessary, but will promote even browning." (allrecipes.com)

-Serrena
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