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I'm Samantha and I am a New England girl living in Luxembourg with her husband and two young children. This site is a compilation of my go-to recipes. Enjoy!

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Stuffing/Dressing

Stuffing/Dressing

I've always called it stuffing, but apparently people call it dressing - either way, no Thanksgiving is complete with this bready goodness! This is my grandmother's recipe so it brings joy to my heart every time I make it. STUFFING/DRESSING 10-12 servings 16-18 cups Bread Cubes (~1.5 - 2 packs of dried bread) ~ 1lb of Italian Pork Sausage/Pecorino Romano Pork Sausage 2 cup Celery, chopped 1 cup Onion, diced 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter 1/2 cup Yellow Raisins 1/4 cup Pine Nuts 1 te

Gravy

Gravy

Can't have a roast with gravy made from the drippings! GRAVY Yield: 4 cups Roast Drippings ~4 cups Broth (Chicken, Beef, etc) 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter 1/4 cup Flour Salt & Pepper, to taste Let your roast sit and rest. Once the roast is rested, pour the drippings into a 4 cup measuring cup. Add broth to drippings to make 4 cups combined between the two. If you are making gravy for a pork, turkey, or chicken use chicken broth. If you are making gravy for a beef roast use beef br

Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce

Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce

Growing up on Cape Cod means that I have cranberries in my blood, and a simple whole berry cranberry sauce that allows the cranberries to shine is the best! While, yes, making this on the stove is quick and easy, using the Instant Pot makes it so you do not have to babysit the pot and frees up your time to work on other holiday recipes! INSTANT POT CRANBERRY SAUCE 2 12oz bags Fresh Cranberries* 1 cup White Sugar 1/2 cup Orange Juice 1/2 cup Water 2-3 Orange Zest Use a vegetab

Instant Pot Butternut Squash

Instant Pot Butternut Squash

Being a New Englander, one of the staples of my fall/winter diet is butternut squash, and this recipe for slightly sweetened squash puree is what I serve at every holiday or with a roast chicken or turkey. INSTANT POT BUTTERNUT SQUASH 10-12 servings 2 Butternut Squash 1 cup Water 2 tablespoons Unsalted Butter ~1/4 cup packed Dark Brown Sugar, to taste ~1/4 cup Maple Syrup, to taste Salt, to taste Peel the skin off of the butternut squash with a vegetable peeler. Quarter the s

Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin

Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin

When I think of Fall, I think of pork tenderloin with homemade apple sauce and/or pureed butternut. And now that I found out I can cook it in the Instant Pot we are having it weekly! INSTANT POT PORK TENDERLOIN 6-8 servings EVOO Salt & Peper 2 x 1 kg Pork Tenderloins 500 ml Hard Apple Cider* Trim the silver skin off of the pork tenderloin. Season the pork tenderloin with salt and pepper. Brown the pork either in your Instant Pot using the sauté feature, or a heavy bottom pan

Creamy Ricotta Tomato Sauce

Creamy Ricotta Tomato Sauce

This is probably one of the quickest tomato sauces that you can make. It is an excellent meal to make after a long day at work. It pairs well with tortellini or ravioli. CREAMY RICOTTA TOMATO SAUCE 6-8 servings EVOO 1 Onion, diced 5 cloves Garlic, crushed 200 g Ricotta 500 g Tomato Puree 1 tablespoon (heaping) Tomato Paste 1/4 cup Parmesan or Pecorino Romano, grated 10 Fresh Basil Leaves, whole Salt & Peper, to taste Heat enough olive oil to coat the bottom of a large pan. Ad