Turkey Carbonara

Left overs are here and there are a million ways to use them.  Here is a fast, simple, easy, great tasting recipe I want to share with you.  Carbonara is an Italian dish that uses very simple ingredients.  Onions, garlic, peas, heavy cream, egg, pancetta and Parmasen cheese. A great combination of flavors.  Enjoy

Ingredients

Left over Turkey
11/2 Cups Heavy Cream
1/2 Yellow Onion (diced up)
4 Garlic Cloves (minced up)
1 Cup Frozen Peas
1/2 Cup Pancetta (diced up)
1 Cup Shreddad Parmessan Cheese
Salt and Pepper To Taste
1 Egg
2 TBL Butter
Any Type Of Pasta

Making The Sauce

• First start your water for your pasta 
• Grab a large sauté pan and add 2 TBL butter, allow it to melt
• Dice up your onions and garlic and add it to your melted butter
• Let the onions and garlic caramilze on medium heat for 5 minutes
• Add your pancetta and peas, let this cook for another 3 minutes
• Add your heavy cream and turkey and let it heat up for 3 minutes
• Add your salt and pepper, stir well
• Add your cheese and stir until cheese is melted
• Allow this to thicken up
• As your pasta is cooking, turn your carbonara down to low
• Add your egg to the sauce and mix this well until completely incorporated
• Drain your pasta and add it to your sauce
• Mix these well together and serve immediately

Enjoy everyone, great way to use your left overs.  Happy holidays.

Eggnog Heaven AMAZING!!!!!!!!

For the love of everything made in amazing food gods.  This is by far the best thing I have ever, ever made.  Please make this and love it as much as we have.  If you have any questions, ask and I will help you.  Egg nog goddesses has arrived.

Ingredients

4 Cups Milk
5 whole Cloves
1 TSP Cinnamon
12 Egg Yolks
11/2 Cups Sugar
4 Cups Heavy Cream
1/2 TSP Nutmeg
2 TSP Vanilla

Mixing Everything

• First thing we do is get a medium sauce pan 
• Put your milk, cloves and cinnamon in pan and turn on low
• Do not let it boil, cook milk mixture for 5 minutes 

• In a mixing bowl place your egg yolks and sugar together and mix until its thick, this will take 2 minutes

• Take your milk mixture and slowly add it to your egg yolk and sugar mixture

• Allow this to mix for about 2 minutes

• Pour mixture back into the sauce pan and heat it on low for 5 minutes or until it thickens up

• Once it has thickened up 
• Strain into a pitcher to take out the cloves
• Place in the fridge for an hour 

• After it has cooled add your heavy cream, bourbon, nutmeg 
• Place back in the fridge and drink it the next day
• This is the best thing I have ever, ever made

This is your finished product.  Enjoy everyone and have a wonderful holiday.

Whiskey Pecan Pie (yes, I said whiskey)

Believe it or not this is a great pie.  My Grandmother's recipe to be exact.  I find it fitting to have this recipe for the holidays and there are here.  This is simple easy and good with a glass of eggnog which is what I am working on after I post this.  Enjoy

Ingredients

1 Homemade Pie Crust
1 Cup Molasses
1 Cup Sugar
4 Large Eggs
3 TBL Bourbon
2 Tbl Melted Butter
1 Tsp Vanilla
Pinch of Kosher Salt
2 Cups Half Pecans

Mixing It All Together

• Turn oven to 350 degrees
• Get your pie crust and start to roll it out on a floured surface

• Grab a pie pan and put butter all over it

• Take your pie dough and place it in the buttered pan and start to edge the sides

• Take a fork and put some holes in the bottom (this allows it to cook evenly)

• Grab all your ingredients and place it in a mixing bowl and turn mixer on medium speed and beat until smooth about 5 minutes
• Add egg one at a time

• Place pecans in the bottom of the pie shell 

• Pour your ingredients on top of the pecans

• And it should evenly look like this

• Place this pie in the oven for 50 minutes and it should look like this when it comes out

• Let it cool and eat it up with some homemade whip cream

Happy Holidays.  Enjoy.

Pumpkin Cheesecake (Oh Yeah Baby)

Normally Felicia and I make this massive 6 tier dessert for Thanksgiving.  But this year she is a little occupied with papers and I am bored as ever.  We decided not to do this dessert this year and instead I have made pumpkin cheesecake.  I mean you cant go wrong with cheese, more cheese and pumpkin with sugar.  It is the holiday season and I am trying so hard not to eat the hell out of everything I make.  I have to keep this beautiful figure.  Ha

Anyways here is the recipe, simple and really good.

Ingredients

Crust Recipe:

• 1 1/2 Cup Graham Crackers (Crushed up)
• 1 TBL Sugar
• 5 TBL Butter

Filling Recipe:

• 2/3 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1/2 Tsp Cinnamon
• 1/4 Tsp Ground Ginger
• 1/8 Tsp Nutmeg
• 1/8 Tsp Ground Cloves
• 1/8 Tsp Salt
• 2 8oz. Cream Cheese (room temperature)
• 3 Large Eggs
• 1 Tsp Vanilla
• 1 Can Pumpkin Puree

Cream Cheese Topping:

• 1 Cup Sour Cream (room temperature)
• 1 Tsp Vanilla
• 1/4 Cup Sugar

Making The Crust

• First turn your oven on to 350 degrees
• Grab a spring form pan and spread butter all over it, as much as you want

• Take a plastic bag and place graham crackers in it and beat the hell out of it (good way to get your frustrations out)

• Now grab a small bowl and add your crumbs
• Add your sugar and butter to the mixture and mix well

• Place the crumb mixture to your well buttered spring pan and spread evenly

• Place this in the oven for 10 minutes
• Grab another bowl and mix your sugar together with your cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and salt

• Set that aside
• Grab your mixing bowl and add your cream cheese and beat this until smooth (2 minutes)

• Start adding your sugar mixture and scrape sides to incorporate all the ingredients

• Add one egg at a time (yes I can crack an egg with one hand), mix this well

• Add your vanilla and pumpkin, mix this for another 3 minutes and scrape the sides

• Get your crust out of the oven 
• Add your filling to the crust

• Place this in the oven for 30 minutes
• Place a baking pan with water on the bottom shelve to allow moisture in the oven for the cheesecake
• While this bakes lets make the topping
• Grab a small bowl and add your sour cream

• Add your sugar and vanilla

• Mix well and set aside

• When cheesecake is done place on top and bake for another 8 minutes

• Now your finished product

• Allow this to cool
• Place in the fridge for and serve it the next day or on Thanksgiving

Enjoy everyone and Happy Holidays.  Much Love.

Buttermilk Buttery Biscuits (Yes I know I'm amazing)

When I'm in the kitchen, I'm like a mad scientist.  I will experiment with anything, anything at all until I get it right.  This morning for breakfast I got these beauties right.  So flaky, so buttery and so freaking good.  I am a food god.  Kidding.  Anyways Enjoy this one.

Ingredients

2 1/4 Cup All Purpose Flour
2 TSP Sugar
1 TBL Baking Powder
3/4 TSP Baking Soda
3/4 TSP Salt
9 TBL Butter
3/4 Cup Buttermilk

Making Biscuit Love

• Preheat your oven to 425 degrees
• Grab a Large Bowl 
• Add your flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and mix well with a fork

• Slice up your butter and add it to your flour mixture
• Mix it with your hands or a pastry cutter

• After you have mixed it with your hands it should resemble crumbles

• Add your buttermilk and mix well
• Place dough on floured surface, use your hand to flatten as thin or thick as you want them

• Cut the biscuits how ever big you want them
• I just used an old water glass
• Grab a baking pan 
• Place your biscuits in pan 

• Add a little butter on top and bake them for 20 minutes or until golden brown
• When there done serve them right away or freeze for 2 weeks

• There is nothing better then homemade biscuits, especially with gravy and some scrambled eggs.  Have a great holiday week.  Enjoy.