Allie's Turkey Recipe

1 thawed 14 lb turkey

1/4 cup salted butter

2 tablespoons each of cayenne, salt, pepper, garlic and thyme

2 stalks celery, cut in half

1/2 onion, chopped in half

1 carrot cut into sticks

2 cloves of garlic

2 cups broth (chicken or veggie are both ok)

Pour broth into the bottom of a roasting pan and place your rack into the pan. Place turkey on the rack. Rub entire turkey inside and outside with butter. Sprinkle with seasonings. Stuff veggies into cavity. Cover with foil loosely.

Bake at 350 degrees 3 to 4 hours or until correct internal temperature.

Collins Family Sweet Potatoes

2 large sweet potatoes
1/4 cup of butter in small pieces
2 tbsp cinnamon
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp salt
mini marshmallows

Peel sweet potatoes and cut into 1 inch slices, layer them in the bottom of a baking dish. Put a small piece of butter on the top of each slice and salt them lightly. Cover with foil and bake 350 degrees until fork tender. Crumble brown sugar and sprinkle cinnamon on top. Bake uncovered until brown sugar has carmelized (5 minutes?) then top with marshmellows. Turn oven heat up to 400 degrees and place pan in the oven (watch it carefully) in less than 5 minutes the marshmallows will start to brown on top and melt on bottom. When that happens it's time to eat.

Cheap, Cheater Baked Potato Soup

4 lg potatoes- baked and cubed (honestly I bake mine in the microwave)

3 cups of milk

2 Tbsp Butter

2 Tbsp Flour

Salt and Pepper

1/2 lb of cooked bacon (crumbled)

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 bunch of green onions chopped

Melt the butter in the pan, mix in the flour and cook until slightly brown, add milk and mix thoroughly. Bring milk to a slow boil and add potatoes, cheese, and sour cream. Season to taste. Mix in green onions and bacon and serve.

Baked Potato Casserole

2 cups hidden valley ranch dressing (the kind your make yourself with sour cream)
5 lbs of potatoes baked & cubed
1 cup chedder cheese (grated)
1 cup muenster cheese (or sometimes cheddar) (grated)
Crumbled bacon (I usually do a whole pound)
1 bunch of green onions (chopped)

I mix everything together but the muenster, which I sprinkle on top and then I bake it in the oven until it’s warmed all the way through.

Ribs

1 rack of ribs

2 cups BBQ Sauce

Olive Oil

Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder to taste.

Directions:

Put a small amount of oil on your hands. Rub down both sides of the ribs. Season liberally with seasoning. Wrap tightly in foil. Bake 300 degrees 2 hours (meat side up).

Open foil, test for tenderness (meat should fall off bones) if needed leave up to 3 hours until meat is tender. With foil open, pour on sauce (homemade or jar).

Bake 325 degrees 45 minutes.

I Heart Mushrooms

Yes I really did have a mushroom shaped like a heart in the last batch I picked up at the store.

Allie's Sauted Mushrooms

2 Lg Packages of Mushrooms

1 Stick of Butter, salted

3 cloves of garlic (crushed)

1/4 c chopped parsley

2 Tbl black pepper

2 Tbl Worchester Sauce

Directions- Melt butter in pan, add mushrooms and saute until tender, add garlic, seasonings, worchester sauce and stir 3 to 4 minutes. Top with parsley.

I recommend as a topping for BBQ steaks.

Lazy Upside Down Cake

Ingredients:

1 yellow cake mix, prepared as directed

1 can of pineapple rings

1 c of brown sugar

1 cube of butter (1/2 cup)

Directions: Mix cake mix as directed on box. Set aside. Take a glass 9 x 13 pan and melt 1 stick of butter in the bottom in the microwave, sprinkle with 1 c of brown sugar (evenly) and place 1 layer of pineapple across the bottom of the pan (I cut some in half so I could cover the whole pan). Gently pour cake mix over the top. Cook as directed on cake mix or until a knife inserted will pull out cleanly.

Let cool 5 minutes (no more, no less). Run a knife around the edge of the pan to make sure it's free. Set a serving platter upside down on the pan. USING POTHOLDERS... gently flip the pan and platter over so the upside down pan is sitting on the platter.

Leave it alone.

Yes ... you... leave it alone. Gravity will make the cake fall gently & the syrup will follow it.

Remove the pan after about 10 minutes. It should look like the picture above.