It’s not really a secret, but I just like calling it that. The best cornbread I ever tasted is usually found on the kitchen table at work on random days when Sara decided to make some and bring it to work to share. I finally decided that I need to know the recipe, so I asked Sara.
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Sara’s Secret Cornbread Recipe
1 box of Jiff’s corn muffin mix
1 8-ounce container of sour cream
1 cup of cream corn (can)
1 cup of whole kernel corn (if can, drain first)
½ stick of butter
1 egg
Heat in oven at 350 degrees. Check for doneness after 45 minutes.
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That was it! I tried making it today, and succeeded. Who would have to that something that tasted so good was so easy to make? I didn’t have a square 9×9 pan, so I used a wider pan. The bread came out thinner and crispier. All the better ^_^.
Yes, it’s that time of year again. Thanksgiving. This year, same as last year, I was in charge of the bird. And by default this year, the mash potatoes and the biscuits. Cranberry sauce? Out of the can. Cream corn? Out of the can. Salad? Dole’s salad in a bag with sliced tomatoes and cucumbers. Gravy? Out of the can. Biscuits? Pillsbury’s Grand Biscuits in a can. So what was really made from scratch? The mashed potatoes and the turkey.
Of course my mother brought over shrimp fried rice which she made from scratch and her special salad dressing. My dad decided to make sweet and spicy lobster and New Zealand mussels with black bean sauce, since it was on sale. They weren’t pictured here since they were late and then we forgot to take pictures.
The turkey came out a bit burnt on the skin. I know I coated it with honey, but it was towards the end of the roasting, so it shouldn’t have been that dark. I also noticed an uneven browning, which my co-worker said was probably because my oven coils need to be cleaned. In the end, the turkey breast meat came out a bit dry, but everything else was okay.
As for the mashed potatoes, I substituted milk with soy milk since my older sister claims lactose intolerance. It gives it the same creamy texture, but there’s a definite taste of soy milk in the potatoes. I don’t know whether it’s a good thing or bad thing, but I grew up with soy milk, so I have no problems with it.
Tips for next year: maybe a bigger turkey might have been able to retain more moisture than my 8 lbs turkey. 10 next year? Who knows…
