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Thanksgiving Leftovers: Turkey Salad Sandwich

 So, I realize this is probably a bit late for everyone (sorry, been out of town), but hopefully it will come in handy next year or after your Christmas turkey…  Anyway, here’s one way to make a bit more ‘divine’ leftover turkey sandwich. [Prep: 15min / Cook: –] Ingredients – […]

Appetizer

Festive Dips & Appetizers

 Got a couple last-minute guests joining for Turkey Day? We sure did (that takes us up to twelve for tomorrow, for those of you who are counting, hee hee). So, how do you materialize a couple more plates of food when the turkey is already two-days thawed? How about some […]

Dessert

(Real) Pumpkin Pie

 They say that once you’ve had pumpkin pie made with real pumpkin, that you’ll never go back to the canned stuff again. That’s probably true, but for OntheFly, I’ll say that once you’ve made a pumpkin pie with real pumpkin, you’ll see that it’s too easy to go back to […]

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Thanksgiving Sides: Sweet Potato Casserole

 We were always more of a mashed potatoes and gravy family, so I’ve actually never had sweet potato casserole before. Which was kind of great, because that meant I got to play with a couple recipes before the big day! I ended up making three little blobs. The two most […]

Side

Thanksgiving Sides: Stuffing Base

 For those loyal friends and followers who were around this time last year, you might remember that Thanksgiving- glorious eating day that it is -is not really my favorite meal. I think it’s all that starch. It just freaks me out a bit. And I do love turkey, but I […]

Salad, Side

Zesty Cole Slaw

 Is cole slaw salad? Well, it wouldn’t be very Texan of me to have a salad month- or to close-out the summer -without a cole slaw recipe. This is my personal favorite. For the sake of making it a full meal, I added boiled shrimp. You could use ham or […]