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I know Thanksgiving is over for 2023, but make sure you save this recipe for next year, or even for your next family meal. Stuffing has always been a bland side dish that came from a box, but this recipe has a hint of Sage and a bit of spice from the sausage. It can also be used as a full meal or still a side dish. Enough of the talk of stuffing, lets get to the recipe.  Course: Side Dish Servings: 6-8 people Time to Make: 1 Hour 10 Minutes Ingredients: 1/4 Cup unsalted butter 1 TBS olive oil 1 lb Italian Sausage (I like turkey) 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 1 cup sliced celery Salt and Pepper 2 TBS fresh sage 1/4 fresh parsley 1 large egg 1 lb sourdough bread (or gluten free bread) 2 1/2 cups chicken broth Instructions: 1. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9' by 13' baking dish. 2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add Italian sausage, breaking it up with a wooden spoon into small pieces. Cook until no longer pink. Once cooked, remove from skillet a...

My book review of Making It So by Patrick Stewart. Title: Making it So By: Patrick Stewart Genre: Memoir Pages: 480 Release Date: October 3rd, 2023 Publisher: Gallery Books Rating: ★★★★★   Summary from Goodreads: The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From his acclaimed stage triumphs to his legendary onscreen work in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, Sir Patrick Stewart has captivated audiences around the world and across multiple generations with his indelible command of stage and screen. Now, he presents his long-awaited memoir, Making It So , a revealing portrait of an artist whose astonishing life—from his humble beginnings in Yorkshire, England, to the heights of Hollywood and worldwide acclaim—proves a story as exuberant, definitive, and enduring as the author himself.   Add on Goodreads   Review: My childhood memory of Patrick Stewart was his role in Star Trek the Next Generation. To me, he was a staunch man who...

  Hello Monday. Welcome back to my weekly menu where I share all the wonderful recipes we will be trying this week. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving filled with good food and people who actually make you feel good. Not the narcissists you are somehow obligated to see because they are family. We had one of those gatherings and let me tell you, its so predictable how it turned out. Anyway, enough about the dramatic side of the family and more about the books. This weeks read is The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab. I love this author and even though I have dipped into this book a little bit already, I'm still very excited to finish it. Its already intriguing at 4% of the way in. Lets get to this weeks menu. Enjoy! WEEKLY MENU Monday Mongolian Chicken Kids - Beef Ramen   Tuesday Cheesy White Bean Tomato Bake Kids - Biscuits and Cheese   Wednesday Chicken Souvlaki Kids - Cheese Pizza   Thursday Pork Schnitzel and Mashed Potatoes Kids - Chicken and Fries ...

  Welcome back to my Sunday confessions where we recap what's happened on the blog in the last week. Weekly Menu #532 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden ~ Recipe: Easy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce ~ Book Review: Watership Down by Richard Adams Weekly Menu #533 And The Book Of The Week ~ Book Review: Making It So by Patrick Stewart ~ Book Review: The Godhead Complex by James Dashner ~ Sunday Confessions #227 Catching up on The Ready Room after the season finale of Lower Decks. 128/100 2023 Reading Challenge ~ 58/196 in my  Star Wars Legends challenge ~ 70/341  Gilmore Girls challenge ~ 87/100 in my  100 books before you die challenge I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I'm hoping to post some recipes that we enjoyed from the big day soon. If you don't already, follow me on Instagram where I share those recipes first. Happy reading, friends!

My review of Watership Down by Richard Adams. Title: Watership Down By: Richard Adams Genre: Fiction Pages: 478 Release Date: November 1st, 1972 Publisher: Avon Books Rating: ★★★★★   Summary from Goodreads: Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of friends, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.   Add on Goodreads   Review: I've always wondered how people come up with these stories about such mundane creatures who take extraordinary adventures. Fiver and Hazel carry the story, bringing life to a story about rabbits that seems so relatable in many ways. This was an incredible journey and I have to say that I was a bl...

  This recipe is an easy and dioicous homemade spaghetti sauce that everyone will love.  I don't know about you, but sometimes I want a thick and hearty spaghetti sauce, but sometimes I want something a little more light and full of veggies. This recipe is exactly that.  My recipes are usually gluten free, but you can use whatever pasta you want. You can also take the ground turkey out competently, and make it vegetarian. If you don't like ground turkey, use some ground beef. Its really up to your taste.  Course: Main Course Servings: 4 people Time to Make: 30 minutes Ingredients: 3 cups cherry tomatoes 5-6 cloves garlic, minced 1 lbs ground turkey 2 tsp olive oil Juice of 1 lemon 1/4 cup tomato paste Pinch of red pepper flakes Salt and Pepper 1/2 cup reserved pasta water 12 oz package of spaghetti pasta 2 large handfuls of spinach A sprinkle of basil Instructions: 1. Cook the pasta according to the package, salting the water well. When pasta is done, drain making s...

My review of A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden. Title: A Dawn of Onyx By: Kate Golden Genre: Fantasy/Romance Pages: 456 Release Date: December 15th, 2022 Publisher: The Daisy Press Rating: ★★★★☆   Summary from Goodreads: Captured by a king of darkness. Forced to find the light within. Arwen Valondale never expected to be the brave one, offering her life to save her brother’s. Now she’s been taken prisoner by the most dangerous kingdom on the continent, and made to use her rare magical abilities to heal the soldiers of the vicious Onyx King. Arwen knows better than to face the ancient, wicked woods that surround the castle on her own, which means working with a fellow prisoner might be her only path to freedom. Unfortunately, he’s as infuriating as he is cunning—and seems to take twisted pleasure in playing on Arwen’s deepest fears. But here in Onyx Kingdom, trust is a luxury she can’t afford. To make it out of enemy territory, she'll have to navigate back-stabbing royals, dark magic, a...