Fearless Entertaining's

Fearless Entertaining's

Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes 

Rosemary Orange

Thanksgiving Bird

4 Cornish game hens OR one medium to large Turkey. Clean as directed

Place in a generous sauce pan and heat:

Juice of 3 large oranges

1/4 cup chopped rosemary

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 cups salted butter

Once butter is melted, add:

4 washed oranges, cut into pieces small enough to stuff hen

Toss oranges in mixture, leave on medium to low heat until orange skin can be pierced, stirring as needed.

Remove from heat, spoon oranges into hen cavity.

Cook hens/turkey as directed, continuing to baste with balance of mixture.

If serving the Cornish game hens, garnish with a slice of orange, pierced with a rosemary sprig.

Olive and Caper Stuffing Tower

1  14oz pkg. of your favorite stuffing

2 jars 3.5oz capers, drained (liquid set aside)

1 C. green olives, chopped (liquid set aside)

1 C. black olives,  chopped (liquid set aside)

1 C. Chopped green onions (if desired)

Butter

Using your favorite packaged stuffing, substitute half of the required water or broth with the liquid from olives and capers.

Double the amount of butter your stuffing pkg. recipe calls for. Prepare on stove as instructed, remove from heat and add capers and olives.(if using onions add them here as well)

Make sure stuffing is moist enough to stay molded. If not, continue to add small amounts of liquid until it is. Spray generously the inside of individual molds with cooking spray. Press stuffing firmly into each mold. Place molds on a cookie sheet and heat in oven shortly before serving.

Stuffing should easily slip out of mold.

Drizzle with a hot mushroom gravy, if desired, and serve.

Serves 6.

NOTE: There is no reason this recipe has to be served in a "tower form". I very often serve it as I would any other stuffing.




Asparagus Wrapped with Bacon Pastry


12-16 asparagus spears, snap off ends
4-6 strips of bacon
3 crescent rolls uncooked, laid flat, cut in half lengthwise
Olive oil


Lightly cook bacon in the microwave. Remove and place on top of crescent roll strip.
Roll asparagus in olive oil, bunch 3-4 spears together and twist and wrap bacon/dough together if needed.
Place bunches on a cookie sheet.
Cook at 350 degrees until tender and pastry is golden brown.
Makes 4-6 bunches.


Have Fun and Enjoy!!!


THANKFUL,
Catherine