To peel pearl onions easily, slice off the root ends and drop into boiling water for less than a minute. Drain and rinse with cold water. Pinch the stem end of each, and a peeled onion will pop out. When they're in the skillet, shake the onions frequently for even browning.
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Heat oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Melt butter in pan. Add onions, and cook 5 minutes or until lightly browned, shaking pan frequently. Add water and sugar, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 8 minutes. Uncover and cook 2 minutes or until liquid evaporates. Stir in thyme and remaining ingredients; cook 1 minute.
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Remove green tops from green onions; reserve for another use. Cut white portion of each onion into 1/2-inch pieces.
Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onion pieces and pepper; cover and cook 3 minutes. Stir in peas and water; bring to a boil. Cover and cook 5 minutes or until peas are tender. Uncover and cook 2 minutes or until liquid evaporates. Remove from heat; stir in marjoram and salt.
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Place 1 1/2 cups boiling water and porcini in a bowl. Cover and let stand 30 minutes or until tender. Drain through a sieve over a bowl, reserving soaking liquid. Finely chop porcini; set aside.
Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots, and sauté 3 minutes. Add cremini; sauté 3 minutes. Sprinkle cremini mixture with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Add wine, and cook 1 minute or until liquid evaporates. Remove from heat; stir in 1/4 cup porcini and thyme.
Cut a horizontal slit through the thickest portion of each tenderloin to form a pocket. Fill the pockets evenly with cremini mixture, and secure at 1-inch intervals with twine. Sprinkle tenderloins with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Dredge tenderloins in 1 1/2 teaspoons flour.
Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add turkey; cook 4 minutes on each side or until browned. Add the reserved soaking mixture and broth, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 8 minutes. Remove turkey; keep warm. Cook broth mixture until reduced to 3/4 cup (about 5 minutes). Combine 1 tablespoon flour and milk, stirring with a whisk. Add milk mixture to broth mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 2 minutes. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining porcini.
Remove twine from tenderloins; slice turkey diagonally. Serve with sauce.
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Preheat oven to 350°.
Cook bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 1 teaspoon of drippings in pan; crumble bacon. Set aside. Add corn, chopped onion, and celery; cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in water, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
Crumble 2 Corn Bread Muffins into a large bowl. Place white bread in a food processor, and pulse until coarse crumbs form. Stir into the crumbled Corn Bread Muffins. Add corn mixture, sage, thyme, black pepper, salt, and bacon; stir to combine. Add broth; stir gently to coat. Place mixture in a (1-quart) baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
Totals include 2 Corn Bread Muffins.
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Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in water, rice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 40 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat; stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt, parsley, chives, juice, and oil. Sprinkle each serving with walnuts.
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Similar to apple pie à la mode, this frozen dessert has an easy-to-make graham cracker crust. Layer the apple filling with vanilla frozen yogurt spiced with cinnamon, caramel syrup, and chopped pecans.
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Preheat oven to 350°.
To prepare the crust, place crackers in a food processor; process until fine crumbs form. Add 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons melted butter, and egg white; pulse 8 times or until moist. Press crumb mixture into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 8 minutes; cool on a wire rack. Freeze 30 minutes to overnight.
To prepare filling, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add apple; cook 10 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring frequently. Add water; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and nutmeg; cook, uncovered, 3 minutes or until liquid evaporates. Remove from pan. Cover and chill 2 hours.
Place frozen yogurt in a chilled bowl. Stir in 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 3/4 cup apple mixture. Cover and chill 30 minutes. Spread half of yogurt mixture into frozen crust (keep remaining yogurt mixture in freezer). Top the yogurt mixture with the remaining apple mixture. Drizzle with 1/4 cup caramel topping. Cover and freeze 1 hour. Carefully spread reserved yogurt mixture over caramel. Top with graham cracker crumbs and pecans. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons caramel topping. Freeze overnight or until solid. Place pie in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving.
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Just-Us Thanksgiving Menu
Caramelized Pearl Onions
Braised Peas with Green Onions
Turkey Tenderloins with Mushroom Stuffing
Roasted-Corn Bread Stuffing
Wild Rice and Walnut Pilaf
Apple and Ice Cream Pie
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This festive menu suits a small gathering of friends. The star of the meal is the non-traditional turkey tenderloin with savory mushroom stuffing. (Serves 4)
Braised Peas with Green Onions
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