I need more info on the stuffing recipe - do you just use the can of oranges and box of stuffing?
Yes, one box of Stovetop Stuffing Mix and one small can of mandarin oranges, coarsely chopped or whole. I use 3 tablespoons of the mandarin orange juice as part of the liquid and homemade chicken broth or water for the rest. Prepare the stuffing according to package directions. Add the mandarin oranges to the finished stuffing to taste and mix. About 1/2-3/4 of the small can is the ratio we like. I use the whole orange sections in the stuffing and place any remaining on plates as a garnish.
Ooh, just got off my butt to put two cups of mandarin oranges near my box of corn bread stuffing mix. Had already planned to sautée some onions and celery, so will add one or both of the orange cups too. We've never had cornbread stuffing before and thought that since it is just us and we don't have to worry about anyone else's opinion of what stuffing should look/taste like, we'd go wild!
My Stepmother used to make stuffing with some recipe she'd found, that included lots of sage, pine nuts, and pecans. My Dad absolutely LOVED it, and would eat helping after helping. Then he'd be completely miserable for several hours until the gas had gone down. Later that evening he'd be rummaging in the fridge looking for leftover stuffing. I still shake my head over that - the stuffing made him nearly sick, but he couldn't get enough of it. Weird...
Your menu Sounds good to me. The one item missing is a coconut cake. LOL
Was watching The Kitchen out of the corner of my eye and with one ear while I gave the wood floor a long overdue cleaning. From across the room I hear "Next we'll show you how to make potato won tons from left over mashed potatoes". The cats nodded in agreement when I said out loud "So who has leftover mashed potatoes in quantities beyond a complete Thanksgiving "do-over dinner" for the next day?" Can't have hot turkey dinner leftovers without mashed potatoes (and stuffing, yams, peas, cranberries and pie), and I guarantee that there are no potatoes left beyond day two!
That sounds really delicious!
It is on my menu now for Thursday.
I don't know a lot about "ethnic" foods, but isn't that basically describing a kind of Pierogi? A potato-filled dumpling? I seem to remember seeing Martha Stewart making them with her Mother years and years ago.
Before I turned away they were definitely filling won ton wrappers -- a pierogi-type item seems like it fits leftover mash much better than won tons! I made smashed potatoes today (8 medium boiled red potatoes, skin on, mashed with 1/4 cup cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup fresh minced chives, salt & pepper to taste). Since there were only the two of us I was eying them thinking a small fscoop flattened into a rough patty looks like it could be lightly fried for breakfast. But I don't think there will be any left after our "Second Thanksgiving" tomorrow night!
@Lydlady The pork loin turned out great! If you looked at the video on the linked recipe upthread, you saw how it looked for them. Mine went together very similarly, and looked like this:Let us know how the pork loin turns out and please share the recipe if you would recommend it.
