Cranberry Oatmeal Bars

I found this recipe scratched on a piece of paper and shoved into an old cookbook.  I have no idea where it came from or who to give credit to.  It was fantastic though!

Cranberry Oatmeal Bars
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
1 can whole cranberry sauce (I used my home made sauce, recipe below)

Directions:
Mix oats, flour, and brown sugar in bowl.  Cut in butter until crumbly.  Put half of mixture into a well greased 8x12 baking dish.  Cover with cranberry sauce.  Put remaining mixture on top of cranberry sauce.  Bake at 350*F for approximately 45 minutes or until top is nice golden brown.  I baked it for 55 minutes and it could have used a couple more minutes, so perhaps an hour?
Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan.  Cut into squares and serve.

Homemade Cranberry Sauce:

Ingredients:
‎1 Cup water
1 Cup sugar
4 Cups Fresh Cranberries.

Directions:
Put in a pot and bring to a boil. Turn down and simmer for apx 10 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat and let cool. It will thicken as it cools.

Turkey Ala King!

Turkey Ala King is a wonderful comfort food.  Rich and creamy, a perfect use for leftover turkey or chicken. 

Ingredients:

4 or 5 mushrooms sliced (more if you love them, less if you don’t)

2 stalks of celery chopped

½ cup chopped onion

2 cloves of garlic minced

½ cup butter (1 stick)

½ cup flour

2 cups chicken broth

2 cups half and half (you can use milk)

Approximately 2 cups cooked turkey (or chicken) cut into bite size pieces

1.      Melt butter in a deep fry pan over medium-high heat.  Add mushrooms, celery, onion, and garlic.  Stir and cook for 5 minutes or until onion is transparent.

2.      Stir in flour.  This will be goopy, keep it moving in the pan for about a minute.

3.      Add chicken broth and half and half.  Stir constantly until bubbly.  Keep stirring, while bubbly until it starts to thicken.

4.      Add turkey.  Keep stirring until turkey is heated through.

5.      Salt and pepper to taste.

6.      Serve over fresh biscuits or toast.