Description: The guys in our family fight over the leftover slice of Jell-O Cake. Use this Lemon Lime Jello Cake Recipe for birthdays and special events at any time of the year. Be creative! You can take the recipe and substitute it with a wide variety of cake and jello flavors.

Today’s Quote: “Don’t just count your years, make your years count.” – – George Meredith

Description: Top ‘o the Mornin to ye, me Lads and me Lassies. You’ll be sure to have a great day when you eat this great Irish meal. Make this traditional Irish Stew recipe on St. Patrick’s Day or any day.

Yield:  4 servings

Irish Sayings: May your blessings far outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go.

Description: If you are reading this Irish Soda Bread with Raisins recipe, “Top of the Morning to you!”. Chances are, Saint Patrick’s Day is approaching. That’s when most of us eat Irish Soda Bread. We hope once you try it, you will have Irish Soda Bread at other times of the year.

Yield:  1 loaf

Irish Sayings: When Irish eyes are smiling… they are probably up to something.

Description: This Ice Cream Pie recipe is the perfect frozen dessert or snack for a hot summer day. This is your chance to be creative. You can use any flavor of ice cream. Then, top it off with fruit, whipped cream, nuts, or sprinkles.

This is a very easy-to-make recipe.

Contributed By: From Grandma Hanley’s Cookbook Collection

Today’s Quote: “Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.” – – Roger Miller

Do you know how to wash a turkey? It’s a cinch. Washing a turkey in preparation for roasting or frying is a simple and easy task. Both fresh and frozen turkeys should be washed both inside and out with cold water before stuffing and cooking them. It doesn’t take long.

Here are the simple steps to wash a turkey after it is thawed out:

• Remove the turkey from the plastic wrapping.
• Remove the neck and giblets from the cavity.
• Wash both the inside and outside of the turkey in cold water.
• Drain any excess water.
• Check the outside skin. Remove any feathers or parts of them that are still attached to the skin.
• Now comes the yucky part. Yet, it is an important step. Reach into the cavity and feel around for any veins that may have been missed before packaging. Remove them from the cavity.
• If you are using the neck and giblets or in another recipe, wash and drain them, too.

Your bird is now ready to stuff and roast or fry.

Important: To eliminate the risk of harmful bacteria, always use soap and water to wash your hands, utensils, sink, and all work surfaces.

You’re planning to roast or fry a turkey for Thanksgiving or another event. First, you have to decide whether to get a fresh or a frozen turkey. If you’ve decided to buy a fresh turkey, then all you need to do is prepare and cook the bird. Fresh turkeys should be bought just before you are going to use them. Then, you need to know the turkey thawing time, so you know when to remove it from the freezer. Armed with the knowledge of how long to thaw a turkey, you are ready to begin your Thanksgiving preparations.

For the vast majority of us, we go to our local grocery store and buy a frozen turkey. It can be purchased days, weeks, or even months in advance. If you are not going to immediately thaw and cook it, place it in the freezer immediately when you get home.

As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s time to take it out of the freezer and safely thaw it out. There are a few basic ways to thaw a turkey. And, there’s definitely a wrong way to do it. There’s actually a third way to thaw a turkey…. in the microwave. However, most turkeys do not fit inside of a microwave.

First, let’s talk about the wrong way. Never thaw a turkey by leaving it on the counter. At room temperature, bacterial growth is maximized. Thawing from the outside in, bacteria multiplies on the warm, outer surface. This can make you and everyone who eats it very sick.

Did You Know? You can refreeze a partially thawed turkey as long as ice crystals are still in the cavity. Note: refreezing the turkey can affect flavor, texture, and juiciness.

To safely thaw a turkey, it can be thawed either in the refrigerator or in cold water.

Thanksgiving Day has arrived. Today is all about preparing and enjoying a bountiful feast. And, of course, it is a day to thank God for his many blessings upon you and your family. For many of us, turkey will be the centerpiece of the feast. As a result, you need to review how to roast a turkey and determine the turkey roasting time, so it comes out of the oven perfect for the big meal. You’re up early, to put the bird in the oven for an early afternoon feast. While it is roasting in the oven, you hope to go back to bed for a little more shut-eye, before a day filled with family, friends, food, fun, and football. Use this “How to Roast a Turkey” recipe guide to cook the bird to perfection.

Tip: Plan on 1 to 1/1/2 pounds of turkey per person.

 With all of your family coming over for dinner, the turkey you bought is H-U-G-E. Getting the bird from the refrigerator to the oven is a relatively easy, yet weighty task. Perhaps you should lift weights in the weeks leading to Thanksgiving Day!?

Did You Know? Over 46 million turkeys are cooked on Thanksgiving. How will you prepare your bird this year? While the vast majority are roasted in the oven, some of us will fry them, cook a trash can turkey, or smoke them. 

If you want to find out how to stuff a turkey, you’ve landed on the right internet recipe page. Thanksgiving is fast-approaching, and you’ve pulled out the cherished family turkey stuffing recipe. Now, you must decide whether to bake it in a separate dish or put the stuffing inside the bird, to bake inside the turkey.

If you stuff your turkey, it is recommended that you do so in the morning, immediately before putting it in the oven. This minimizes the risk of harmful bacteria growing in a stuffed turkey overnight. You can make the stuffing the night before and refrigerate it separately, to save time in the morning.

Tip: Plan to make about 3/4 cups of stuffing for each pound of turkey.

Here are the steps for safely stuffing a turkey:

• Prepare the stuffing using your favorite family recipe.
• Wash the turkey.
• Stuff the body and neck cavities lightly, as stuffing expands during cooking.
• You can bake extra stuffing separately.
• Close the neck cavity, using long poultry roasting needles.
• Stuffing in the body cavity is usually contained when the leg bones are put back in place.
• Leaving a little stuffing exposed, creates a traditional, picture-perfect look to the finished turkey.
• Leftover stuffing can be baked separately in a glass baking pan. Cover it with aluminum foil,  and place it in the oven next to the turkey, an hour before the turkey is expected to be done. For a browner appearance, take uncover it about 20 minutes before it is done.  

Important: To eliminate the risk of harmful bacteria, use soap and water to wash hands, utensils, sink, and all work surfaces.

Description: Use the process in this steamed crab recipe. You can also use it to steam lobsters and other seafood.

Crabs, clams, lobster, and other seafood should be steamed in a large steam pot with a basket to hold the seafood above the water.

How Long to Steam: Crab steaming time varies, depending upon the size of the pot, the amount of crabs, whether they are live or frozen, and the heating source. In general, steam crabs for at least 20-30 minutes. The top of the shells will be orange when they are done.

Note: You can boil crabs and other seafood, but the flavor will not be as good. The texture is affected, and nutrients are lost to the boiling water.

Today’s Quote: “The supernatural is the natural not yet understood.” – – Elbert Hubbard

Description: Hot Cross Buns are popular traditional sweet rolls eaten during the Lenten season. Once Lent is over and Easter arrives, they simply disappear until next year. Everyone likes this seasonal treat. So. make this hot cross buns recipe today.

Yield: 24 buns

Today’s Quote: “For God so loved the World that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” – – Jesus Christ