thanksgiving

Stuffed Artichokes

These are a family favorite, especially on Thanksgiving. My brother and I were the designated artichoke fillers in the Consola family Thanksgiving. Originally, my grandmother would fill the artichokes, filling some with “anchovy-less” bread crumbs and marking them with toothpicks...

Hearty Vegetable Soup

Hearty Vegetable Soup

This recipe was gathered from a dear friend and first appeared at our dinner table as a Thanksgiving soup in the mid ’80s. It was a huge success and one of the best tasting, light vegetable soups I’ve ever tasted....

Sausage & Cornbread Stuffing

Sausage & Cornbread Stuffing

Ingredients: 3 pounds Italian sausage 3 stalks of celery 1 large onion salt and pepper fresh Italian parsley 2 bags cornbread stuffing or stale cornbread cubes 2 eggs 1/4 cup butter 1 cup chicken stock optional: couple handsful chopped spinach,...

Apple Pie

Apple Pie

This may not be “Mom’s” apple pie. But we had to have an apple pie recipe in the book. Ingredients: Double crust basic pastry 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons all purpose flour 1/3 teaspoon...