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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Thanksgiving All-Stars: Baked Chestnut and Ham Dressing

Recipes and tips for some of the holiday’s most popular side dishes.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, we found a few side dish recipes and tips from local grocery stores and restaurants. Click here to view all the Thanksgiving All-Stars. Katie Kautz, owner of Katie's Kitchen, says her family's stuffing contains celery, white bread, sage and pork sausage, which is also her great tip "When we make stuffing we use pork sausage and it helps keep the stuffing moist," Kautz says. For a variation on the classic, try the baked chestnut and ham dressing from Shop'n Save. Baked Chestnut and Ham Dressing Preparation time is 20 minutes, cooking time is 55 minutes, serves 8 to 10. Ingredients: 1 1/4 lb. French bread. Two tablespoons of unsalted butter. Two cups of diced yellow onion. 1/2 lb. ham, coarsely chopped with fat…

Julie Tiu

9:36 pm on Saturday, January 21, 2012

FYI - The "Shop 'n Save" recipe link isn't from the same grocery store chain in Des Plaines and Niles: Shop & Save. Their store website is http://www.shopandsavemarket.com/. Your link is for Shop 'n Save is for a chain that serves central Illinois and Missouri.   more ›

Thanksgiving All-Stars: Baked Mashed Potatoes

Recipes and tips for some of the holiday’s most popular side dishes.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, we found a few side dish recipes and tips from local grocery stores and restaurants. Click here to view all the Thanksgiving All-Stars. Mashed potatoes is a Thanksgiving classic, and there are lots of ways to make them decadent. You can add garlic, fresh herbs or different types of cheese to add flavor to your potatoes. Some grocery stores have recipes posted on their websites. Jewel-Osco in Des Plaines has an easy and delicious recipe for baked mashed potatoes. Baked Mashed Potatoes Preparation takes 10 minutes, cooking time is 30 minutes, serves two. Ingredients: Two tablespoons of melted butter. Jewel brand butter is two for five dollars at Jewel-Osco in Des Plaines. Two cups of cold mashed potatoes. Two …

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