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Gluten-Free Stuffing for Thanksgiving
Please, pass the stuffing! Here is a quick and easy gluten-free recipe for Thanksgiving that will be a crowd-pleaser for all your guests and loved ones. All the ingredients are packed with savory flavors that will leave everyone asking for seconds.
Many Blessings,
P.S. I used ALEIA’S Plain Stuffing. To purchase ALEIA’S click here.
You can use any gluten-free bread of your choice. Just toast it and cut it into cubes.
Gluten Free Stuffing
Ingredients
- 1 box ALEIA'S box plain stuffing Optional: Use gluten-free bread, toast the bread, and cut the toast into cubes.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 cup chicken stock
- ½ cup apple cider
- 1 cup dried sweetened tart cherries or raisins
- 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
- 1 tablespoon sage
- 1 tablespoon thyme
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- 1 large egg, whisked with 1 tablespoon of water
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° degrees F.
- Cut the Italian sausage into small slices. Heat the olive oil in a large non stick pan over medium heat. Add the sliced sausage for 10 minutes. Lower the heat and add garlic, sage, parsley flakes, and thyme.
- Cook for another 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Combine the gluten-free bread cubes, dried sweetened tart cherries, and sausage in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together chicken stock and apple cider. Then add the chicken stock and apple cider mixture to the bread and sausage mixture. Mix well to combine.
- Grease a 9 inch baking pan with butter. Add the stuffing mixture to the pan. Pour the egg wash over the stuffing.
- Bake for about 40 minutes until the top is crispy and browned.
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Nature Lovers: Squirrel Visiting at the Cabin
Ever since I put up the squirrel feeder, I have been popular in the neighborhood.
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The squirrel feeder is waterproof and very easy to assemble.
View White Squirrel, Doe, Raven, Cardinal Trail Camera Here
Wishing everyone a lovely day!
Kind Regards,
Debra Roinestad 🌿
Setting-Up Trail Cameras In The Woods
The back of our woods belongs to bears that hibernate and start poking around for food and adventure during the Spring. I wanted to set up some new trail cameras to catch some of the action. I gathered up my hiking equipment and had a fun yet, grueling two-hour hike through the woods behind our cabin. The trail was once a logging road…I’m guessing back in the 1800s. Now it is overgrown with trees and mountain laurel. It winds through steep rolling hills. I wore my sturdiest boots since snake season had just arrived. The woods are mature, but you can still see signs of an old farm including rusty strands of barbed wire and the remnants of a shed.
We researched and decided on the Visionner 4.0 WiFi 830 Trail Camera, though there are many other excellent trail cameras out there. The camera has a function that captures high-quality images and videos with night vision. The images can download directly to an app on your cellphone if you are within 60 feet of the camera.
Read more about the trail camera here.
Video of the Bears Visiting Us Last Year
The trees in this area are covered in a blanket of moss. It was challenging to find the right tree with the correct thickness to hold the cameras steady. Trail cameras need to wrap securely around the tree trunk with velcro straps. We encountered a small brown snake and an adorable ‘spiny lizard.’
Read more about the lizard here.
There were bear tracks along the area during our hike. So, I’m hopeful we will get some footage! I’m excited to share the trail camera images with you.
Warm Regards,
Debra & Kurt Roinestad
Cabin Lights At Night
I just love these twinkle lights at night. It gets very dark here in the woods so these lights add a little comfort and enjoyment. You can brighten your home with these lights too. I listed them below this page or click on the link here. Plus, other lovely garden lights that I have used to decorate around the cabin.
