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Thanksgiving is almost upon us, with families getting together to show gratitude for our abundant lives and harvests. We all have been blessed so much.

We hope you’ll enjoy making these treats with family and friends.

Brownie Turkey

*Brownies baked on a Parchment covered 1/2 baking sheet (See recipe below or use 2 fudge brownie mixes and follow directions on box.)
*Nutter Butter Cookies

Suggested decorating Supplies:

*Milk Chocolate Frosting, as needed for glueing/frosting candy or nut decorations
*Almond Bark, white and/or Chocolate Almond Bark, melted and used as the glue
*Orange Candy Melts, melted and used for beak, turkey feet and glueing candy pieces to turkey brownie/cookie
*Candy Corn, feathers and beak
*Sixlets, black, brown and etc…, (feathers or eyes)
*Mini M&Ms, type used for eating or baking, (eyes)
*Cinnamon Bears, sliced for snood/wattle
*Reese’s Pieces
*Reece’s Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures, cut in half for turkey hat
*Gummy Fishes
*Candy Eyes
*Whole Pecans
*Hazel Nuts, eyes
*Sliced Almonds
*Orange Jelly Beans, I used egg shape
*Egg Shaped Cookie Cutter, cutting brownie to desired shape (turkey body)

Decorate your turkey brownies as desired.

Half Baking Sheet Brownies

*1 cup of Butter or Shortening, melted
*3 cups Granulated Sugar
*6 Eggs
*3 teaspoons Vanilla
*2 cups All-purpose Flour
*1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
*1 cup Baking Cocoa, powder
*1/2 teaspoon Salt

Mix together the wet ingredients, with wooden spoon; melted butter/shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix until combined well and do not beat or whip.

Whisk together the dry ingredients; Flour, baking powder, cocoa and salt.

Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix with wooden spoon just until smooth.

Pour brownie mixture onto 1/2 baking sheet (lined with parchment paper and sprayed with a cooking spray for easy removal) smoothing out batter as much possible onto parchment covered baking sheet.

Bake brownies in a pre-heated 350* F. oven for 25 minutes or until done.

Remove brownies from oven and allow to cool and using an egg shape cookie cutter press out shape and cut them as desired for each turkey. (See below the pictures.)

Note: Milk Chocolate Frosting goes well with these brownies

Brownie recipe adapted from my friend Rhonda.

Enjoy!

Lindy

Mushroom Lasagna

*1 box Lasagna Noodles, cook according to directions on box
*3-4 cups Italian Tomato Sauce recipe found HERE or Marinara Sauce or Italian Sauce of your choice
*Shredded Parmesan Cheese, for topping as desired

Lasagna Filling:

*1 cup skim Ricotta Cheese
*1/2 cup shredded Parmesan Cheese
*15-18 Crimini/Small Bella Mushrooms, sautéed in 3 tablespoons extra light olive oil on medium heat until tender and juices released
*1 Egg
*1 teaspoon Oregano
*Freshly ground Sea Salt and Black Pepper, to taste
*1 10 ounce box Frozen Chopped Spinach, thawed and drained/squeezed of moisture OR 4 cups fresh spinach, sautéed in 1-2 tablespoons extra light olive oil just until wilted and chop into pieces as desired.

Combine the above filling ingredients and spread filling down the middle of each cooked lasagna noodle. Roll-up each noodle with filling and add to pam sprayed 9×13 baking dish, spread 1 cup Italian Tomato Sauce in bottom of baking dish placing each of the rolled filled noodles.

Top with Italian Tomato Sauce until covered. Place aluminum foil over lasagna and bake in a 350* F. oven for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Top baked hot lasagna with shredded/grated Parmesan Cheese. Enjoy!

Pictured below is 1 of 2 small glass baking dishes I used instead of the 9×13 inch pan called for in the above recipe.