A Matt Allen Thanksgiving – Recipes From Matt’s Family

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VERY EASY & DELICIOUS CRANBERRY SAUCE – Matt Allen’s Mother-in-law’s Recipe

INGREDIENTS

2 cups sugar

1/4 cup water

1 lb. fresh cranberries

2 heaping tablespoons orange marmalade

Rum or rum extract to taste

DIRECTIONS

Put sugar in a microwave safe bowl. Heat until sugar is dissolved (about 2 minutes) and stir once.

Add cranberries. Toss with the melted sugar.

Cook 5 to 6 minutes more, stirring once or twice.

When berries start to split, remove from microwave.

Add marmalade and rum.

Chill mixture. It will thicken as it cools.

Chopped walnuts are an option.

 ENJOY!


CANDY COOKIES – Matt Allen’s Grandma or Babcia’s Recipe

INGREDIENTS

2 C. sugar

1 stick margarine or butter

1/2 C. milk

1 tsp. vanilla

2 tblsp. unsweetened cocoa

3/4 C. peanut butter — measure out and set aside

3 C. Quick Quaker Oats (cooks in 1 minute) — measure out and set aside

Wax paper — spread on the counter in approx. 2 — 1.5 – 2 foot lengths

DIRECTIONS

Combine the first 5 ingredients in a sauce pan

Stirring constantly, bring to a frothy boil–looks foamy; let boil at this heat for 15 seconds

Remove from heat and immediately add the peanut butter, stir until melted

IMmediately add the three cups of quick oats

Once the oats are incorporated, drop by the spoonful onto the wax paper.

Let stand until set; pop them off the wax paper.

ENJOY!


CHOURICO STUFFING – Matt Allen’s Nana’s recipe

Use two loaves of stale Italian bread

Put it in a pan, cut it up into pieces and soak it in water until it gets soft and then drain it in a colander.

Set aside.

Get ½ a stick of Chourico, take the casing off of it and cut into little pieces (add more or less based on taste)

Put in a frying pan.

Add one large, onion minced, and a clove of garlic minced.

Saute Chourico, onion, and garlic clove

Add a tablespoon of parsley, fresh or dry

One tablespoon of Poultry seasoning

Then add the secret ingredient:  ½ cup of ketchup

Keep stirring.

Next add the soft bread, keep stirring.

Then refrigerate before stuffing into the Turkey.

ENJOY!

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