Almost Like Thanksgiving Soup

When you have leftover chicken or turkey, or just love the flavors of Thanksgiving, this soup is like a Thanksgiving dinner in a bowl.  The stuffing dumplings and soup go together so well.  I used a bag of cornbread stuffing mix to make my dumplings and I'm sure they would have been better with leftover Thanksgiving stuffing but we ate all of that a long time ago! Almost Like Thanksgiving Soup 1 medium onion, chopped 1/2 cup chopped carrots 1/2 cup chopped celery 2 cups sliced mushrooms (optional) 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1/4 cup all purpose flour 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/4...

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Favorite Thanksgiving 2013 Recipes

 People have been requesting my recipe for Crawfish Crab Cornbread Dressing so I'm finally getting around to writing on my neglected blog.  Between making gourmet brownies (think peanut butter crunch topped Belgian chocolate, German chocolate, or pecan pie) and holiday food I have been very busy in the kitchen.  I have not been making too many healthy dishes though.  This time of year I get a little carried away, but right after Thanksgiving Day I went back to eating the lighter, more plant based foods I enjoy.  Thinking about what I made for Thanksgiving, by far the most popular dish was my Crawfish Crab Cornbread dressing. ...

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