Re: [RecipesAndMore] Thanksgiving

2009-11-28 Thread Lora Leggett
Hi Don, That sounds interesting and different. I have always had a nightmare making gravy. My daughter Debbie is also a good cook so I asked her what I should do. She said take equal parts of butter and flour. Melt the butter and then whisk in the flour. She said I didn't have to do it on

Re: [RecipesAndMore] Thanksgiving

2009-11-28 Thread Don Lorah
Hi Lora, Great idea for gravy, I often shake flour with water in a jar, sometimes it is lumpy. I'll try it your way. I am making turkey burgers today, a change from just turkey, nice to hear some cooks are cooking, Try the Amish pie crust, nelts in your mouth from Northstar, Don -

Re: [RecipesAndMore] Thanksgiving

2009-11-28 Thread Lora Leggett
I think I forgot to say that Debbie said to do it with a fork or a whisk. I used a whisk which I have rarely done before. I also used kind of a small saucepan. it was also real butter, not margarine. it wasn't the expensive kindlike Land O Lakes, it was from Savalot and it's about two

Re: [RecipesAndMore] Thanksgiving

2009-11-28 Thread Don Lorah
Hi Lora, I wish there were more like you giving life and warm personality to the list instead of just sterile recipes. Hope you like this, Don Twas the night of Thanksgiving Twas the night of Thanksgiving, but I just couldn't sleep. I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep. The

[RecipesAndMore] Barley-Beef Stew

2009-11-28 Thread Marsha
Barley-Beef Stew 1 1/2 pounds ground beef 1 large onion, chopped (about 1 cup) 2 stalks celery, sliced (about 1 cup) 1 can (28 ounces) tomatoes 2 1/2 cups water 1 cup uncooked barley 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper Cook and stir meat, onion and