Leftover Turkey Soup

Leftover Turkey makes the best soup after Thanksgiving, it's always well seasoned so the broth is spectacular in rich flavor so this recipe is super easy.

We love to add tomatoes, beans of any kind, carrots, celery, and onion, leftover side dish vegetables, and make a huge pot during the black Friday shopping weekend to have a hearty repurposed turkey meal.

The best part about turkey soup is anything can go into the pot especially if you have leftover peas, carrots, corn, and green beans, you can turn this into a hearty vegetable turkey soup.

Scroll down to get our printable easy recipe.

Leftover Turkey Tortilla

2 cups shredded cheddar or favorite mexican cheese blend
1 (2 ounce) can sliced black olives
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and chili powder
24 (6 inch) flour tortillas
 1  bottle of taco sauce or  a (19 ounce) can red enchilada sauce
 4 cups cooked turkey, chopped
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
optional: chopped jalapeno peppers
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

In a small bowl, combine the cheese, spices and black olives.
In a small skillet, heat enough oil to lightly coat one tortilla, and just warm each side. Remove and dip in sauce to coat on on side.
Add turkey, olives and cheese mixture to center of tortilla, roll and place in the prepared dish. Sprinkle with more cheese on top.  Place into a baking dish and bake until cheese is melted.   Bake time is around 20 minutes.

Easy Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake

I know what you're all thinking, Apple Upside Down cake and not Pineapple the classic version!.

If you're looking for the easiest quick dessert using a doctored cake mix guess what? You can use any pie filling you like or even change it to pineapple using fresh or canned fruit.

Get creative and change it up to a new fruit every time, but the caramel glaze bakes right into the cake and when inverted it has a butter topping that's out of this world delicious.

If you love upsidedown cakes you may also like to try our Mango Upside Down Cake from scratch.

Perfect dessert for unexpected guests, potlucks, and the recipe is printable at the bottom of this post.

Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

I love coconut and chocolate and these cookies are two of the best ingredients and make best the perfect combinations of flavor.

This cookie is a simple chocolate chip cookie with coconut two of my favorite ingredient combinations and a flavorful cookie treat.

The coconut is toasted to bring a crunchy delicious addition and easy to do in the microwave with our instructions below, but be careful to watch closely not to burn it!

Chocolate chips whether milk, semi-sweet or even another flavor white, or butterscotch chips are all a nice change also.

If you want to add nuts, this cookie is very basic and versatile just add around 1/2 cup of toasted almonds, pistachios,or whatever nuts you prefer.


If you are a cookie jar cookie lover, do try my family's Everything Cookies, Chocolate Chip Shortbread recipe, Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe, and oatmeal cookies!


Scroll down to this easy recipe and give them a try!

Grandma's Fresh Apple Lattice Pie

Cut the dough into even strips, 1/2-inch to 3/4-inch wide, depending on how thick you want your lattice strips. You can use a  knife with or without a ruler or straight edge to guide you, or you can use a pizza wheel.

1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie

1/2 cup unsalted butter

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/2 cup regular sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup water

8 Mcintosh, Cortland or Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced

Crust:

2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoons salt mix together with flour

2/3 cups shortening cut into the flour then add

4 1/2 tablespoons ice water

Mix till dough forms a ball...Roll out on floured board to cut.

Melt butter in a sauce pan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add sugar, brown sugar and water; bring to a boil. Reduce temperature, and simmer 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.
Bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees and continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes.

Marshmallow Yam Bake

4  freshly cleaned and peeled yams or sweet potatoes cubed
2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1/3 cup brown sugar
Salt and black pepper, to taste
  mini marshmallows
 Optional: maraschino cherries
 parchment paper
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees .
Peel the yams and cut them in cubes or chunks
Use 1/4 of the oil to grease a 12 x 17 inch baking pan lined with parchment paper, coat the yams.
Sprinkle them with salt and pepper and arrange them in the baking pan, flat side down.
Roast for about 40 minutes or until they are, fork tender.
Remove the baking pan from the oven, dot the yams with butter, and pour maple syrup over them.
Sprinkle brown sugar over the yams and bake them or another 10 minutes.
Remove the baking pan from the oven, baste the yams with the liquid in the pan,  place into a pie dish or casserole dish then sprinkle the marshmallows over the top and cherries if using.
Broil a few minutes or until the marshmallows have browned.

Brined Smoked Turkey Breast with Bourbon Sauce Recipe

Smoked Turkey is one of our newest favorite alternatives for cooking this turkey recipe is brined, topped with a bourbon sauce, and great all year round in warmer climates.

Following your instructional book this recipe can be cooked on whatever smoker you prefer.

It'll taste great cooked on a pellet grill, offset smoker, or even an electric smoker.

For your convenience, we have recipes for non-brined turkey, and our delectable bourbon sauce to top it off to make the moistest smoked turkey recipe you'll ever need.

Cheddar Cheese Pie

This basic Cheddar Cheese savory pie is the start of a delicious melty cheese brunch, lunch or light dinner.

Cheddar cheese, along with any of your favorite additions, can be added to make this plain or gourmet, just by using some of our suggestions below.

Whether you load this cheddar pie up with bacon, ham, or keep it loaded with 3 or 4 cheeses, it will be the perfect recipe to add to your collection of anytime of the day recipes!

Simple, quick, and easy quiche/pie is a wonderful treat for special occasions or even as an appetizer.

Scroll to the bottom to get this delicious quiche recipe!

Chocolate Silk Pie with Frangelico

2/3 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/3 cup butter, softened

2/3 cup heavy whipping cream

2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar

Whipped cream and chocolate curls, optional

1 1/2 packages crushed graham crackers( reserve 1/2 cup) or use a deep dish pie crust baked and cooled

2 Tablespoons melted butter

1 tablespoon sugar

1 shot glass of Frangelico

In a medium size bowl add crushed crackers. melted butter and 1 tablespoons sugar. Press into a pie plate. Pour the Frangelico on top of whatsever crust  you use evenly. Set aside.

In a small saucepan, combine sugar and eggs until well blended. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture coats the back of a metal spoon and thickens. Remove from the heat. Stir in chocolate and vanilla until smooth. Cool to lukewarm , stirring occasionally.
In a small bowl, beat and cream butter until light and fluffy. Add cooled chocolate mixture; beat on high speed for 5 minutes or until light and fluffy.
In another large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold into chocolate mixture.
Pour into crust. Chill for at least 6 hours before serving. Garnish with whipped cream and crushed reserve graham crackers and or chocolate shavings or chunks.

Amaretto Garlic Butter Brussels Sprouts

These are simple to make Brussels Sprouts with toasted almonds,  Amaretto, and very gourmet to serve.

We really love the flavors of this garlic and nutty additions and everyone always raves about these when we serve them around the Thanksgiving holiday.

If you're a fan of brussels sprouts this gourmet version will blow your mind in flavors.

The best part about this easy recipe, the additions can be endless.

During the holiday sprinkling, the top with dried cranberries gives this a green and red festive look and also adds a little sweetness!

Then for those who love a little spice add some red pepper flakes for heat.

If you looking for even more great side dishes to make try our 30 Appetizers and Side Dishes there's something for everyone there!

Scroll down and check out these easy cooking methods on our printable recipe card at the end.

Pumpkin Waffles

The onset of fall is so lovely with the turning colors of leaves, and of course, it's pumpkin season so breakfast is being served today with pumpkin puree in waffle batter all homemade!

As you move into the cooler weather, the smell of these pumpkin spice waffles just makes the most comforting feel as you enter a room first thing in the morning, and there is nothing better other than the smell of perking coffee if you're fans of both.

Our homemade scratch Pumpkin Waffles will not disappoint fans of waffles and pumpkin, it's a family fall breakfast in our home.

Scroll down for this easy recipe.

Sheet Pan Peppers and Tomatoes

One of the easiest meals grandmas would prepare usually during the summer harvest is from Dad's garden Sheet Pan of Peppers and Tomatoes.

After roasting them she would serve them with fresh hot bread out of the oven.

This Italian sandwich is one of my all-time favorites and not only delicious but economical to make.

Irish Apple Cake

Irish Apple Cake, sometimes called a Kerry apple cake, is a wonderful dessert.

The cake is just slightly sweet loaded with Granny Smith apples all throughout and made in a springform-style pan.

This simple recipe is popular around St. Patrick's Day but we love this recipe all year long.

This cake was traditional and can be baked in a cast iron skillet however the ease of using a springform pan is our baking tool of choice.

Irish cake can also be served with or without a custard or whiskey sauce, our cake is plain and served with whipped cream or topped with your favorite ice cream.

Loaded with tart, crisp apples, and crunchy toasted nuts this cake is the first one we make during apple harvest season.

For this super easy Irish Apple Cake recipe scroll to the bottom and hit print!

Butter Pecan Bread or Butter Pecan Pound Cake Recipes

We have two recipes for you to try: delicious Butter Pecan Bread and buttery Pecan Pound cake, both of which are true Southern delights.

We love cakes and quick bread made from scratch. Both are full of all-homemade deliciousness with that old-fashioned vintage taste mom and grandma used to make.

The bread and cake are made with simple pantry ingredients like eggs, loads of butter, and of course, a load of pecans.

Served with whipped cream or butter pecan ice cream, these two recipes are awesome desserts.

Grandma only made cakes from scratch (you may remember her Triple Berry Pound Cake), which is divine, especially in summer when fresh fruits are available easily.

Scroll down to print off both recipes if you love butter pecan, this is a keeper easy recipe to learn how to make.

Carrot Cake Mix Cookies

This doctored Carrot Cake Mix makes the best-tasting carrot cookies super fast and easy just make them with a few ingredients with a delicious fluffy homemade cream cheese frosting.

Carrot cake mix, eggs, cinnamon, and oil are just some of the ingredients in this recipe with some suggestive additions below, the cookies are off-the-charts delicious.

Topped with cream cheese frosting will add the perfect sweetness and we love to make these around Easter time.

If you want something easy to make to take to a dinner party or even one you're hosting, these cookies are a sure hit every time and quick to make.

Soft moist cookies and we love adding a few chopped raisins, coconut, and nuts to the batter for an all-around carrot cake-style cookie.

Pumpkin Fritters

There is nothing better with the onset of fall other than making pumpkin recipes, and we have so many wonderful recipes in our collection, but pumpkin fritters are made the most all season!

These little fried pumpkin fritters will grab you just by the aroma of the seasonal spices while frying and it's an immediate addiction to all pumpkin lovers.

Little bundles of moist pumpkin spice fritters rolled in cinnamon sugar or powdered sugar while still warm makes these melt in your mouth a perfect bite.

We just can't get enough of these litte fried gems, they are sure to win a pumpkin lovers heart.

Just in case you are an apple lover, try our Apple Fried Donut Holes also, they are fantastic!

Scroll down to our recipe card for this easily printable recipe for fried pumpkin mini heaven fritters.

Homemade Italian Sausage Mom's Recipe

Homemade Sausage baked in the oven with roasted potatoes or just make patties out of it with peppers and mushrooms grill, baked or fried.

Hash Brown Casserole

The hash brown casserole is one of that easy throw-it-together and ready with hardly no-fuss baked into a creamy tasty potato side dish.


Everyone raves about this super simple vintage 1970s potato dish through the years and a family favorite you may also have heard these called funeral potatoes so along the way with different ingredients they are all similar ingredients.


This delicious hash brown casserole is loaded with cheese, creamy soup, and sour cream and the perfect side dish for entertaining guests, especially for a  dinner party,  or a get-together for a potluck gathering.


These hash browns baked into this thick cream sauce is also a favorite for breakfast and similar to the hash brown popular casserole you'll find at popular restaurants.


If you prefer a recipe using my homemade soup instead of canned, try my cream of chicken soup recipe below it's the perfect alternative.


We even have suggestions to substitute sour cream for those who aren't fans of sour cream either.


Then if you really want a quick dinner idea, just top this casserole with your favorite cooked like kielbasa, smoked pork chops, or hotdogs for that all-in-one pan meal.


Scroll down to the printable recipe card for this super simple potato hash brown casserole for ingredients and instructions.