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The SocaMom Kids Kitchen: Turchicken Sandwiches

This was so good.  Wrong, but oh.... so right.

Here's what's in it...

You can add lettuce and tomato if you have it... I didn't have any, and the kids were ready to eat.

• Potato Sandwich Rolls
• Turkey bacon
• Mustard
• Honey or Agave
• Onion rings
• Chicken Breast Patties

This took about 15 minutes all together.  Put the turkey bacon, onion rings, and breast patties in the oven at 375-400 depending on your oven.  I put the turkey bacon closest to the heat on the bottom rack, and everything else on the middle one.

I mixed 2 tbs of mustard with 1 tbs of Agave, to make my honey mustard (you can use real honey if you want, tastes the same to me).

And that's it! The kids had their onion rings and turkey bacon on the side, and added other condiments like (BBQ sauce, ketchup, mustard) - but I ate mine just like you see it.

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Let's Have Thanksgiving Dinner Together on SocaMom.com!

Image Credit: Butterball.com

You know I love food, so I am inviting everyone to the SocaMom.com virtual Thanksgiving dinner!  Come on in, bring a dish , and bring a friend... here's how it works:

1. Decide on what dish (drink, cocktail, dessert, meat, sides, etc) you plan to "bring", and copy and paste a link to the recipe in the comments OR tell us how you make it. You can even add photos of your dish to the comments by clicking on the little picture icon on the bottom left side of the comment box.

2. After you have posted it, click on "share" right under your comment to invite friends to our virtual Thanksgiving dinner using Twitter or Facebook.

3. Check back between now and Thanksgiving to choose the dishes that look or sound the tastiest, and "vote up" to "Make your plate".

Don't worry if you and someone else are bringing the same dish - the more the merrier! No log in required.

Check out the board on Pinterest too!

Let's eat!

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[REWIND] Socamom.com Test Kitchen: Mighty Mango Colada

Moms (and dads), remember this recipe? Don't forget to be careful with the rum.  I say add rum to "taste", but in this recipe, the rum is hard to taste - easy to feel! Tastes great as a virgin drink too...

Makes 4 servings.

1 large ripe banana, peeled

1 20 oz can of pineapple slices in pineapple juice

1 1/3 cup coconut milk

1/2 ripe mango, peeled, no seed

5 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk

rum to taste (optional)

Blend banana, mango, 5 pineapple slices, 1 1/3 cup of pineapple juice (from the can of pineapple slices), coconut milk, and condensed milk. For a quick colada, add 1 1/2 cups of ice to the blender and rum to taste.  For a frozen colada, put the mixture the freezer for 3 to 4 hours.  Remove from the freezer put in the blender. Add rum if you'd like.

About 400 calories without the rum, so it is definitely not an everyday treat.  Add it to your holiday menu! If you try making this one and let us know how it goes. Be sure to include what you changed to make it more your style. Enjoy!

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My Mom's Quick Fast Trinidadian Callaloo

One of my favorite dishes that my mom makes is Callaloo. As a kid, I couldn't stand it... it was slimy, green, and just not the easiest on the eyes.  Once I became a young adult, I began to really develop the taste for it.

Callaloo means different things to different people. It originated with West African slaves in the West Indies, and is a common dish on most of the islands in the Caribbean.  In Trinidad, it is made with dasheen or taro with okra, and is kind of like a thick soup.  Jamaican callaloo is totally different.  I found this out the hard way.  I had my my mouth fixed for what I knew as callaloo - turns out the Jamaican version is similar to American collard greens in its look, but more finely chopped steamed leaves.  I'm sure it is good - but I was pregnant, mom wasn't around to make it, and I wanted what I wanted.  Each island has its own way of making it. I'll be sharing my mom's recipe for the fast Trinidadian-American version of the dish.

I love it with white rice, peas and rice (or rice and peas), potato, dumpling, cassava, macaroni pie - anything starchy is nice with it to tell you the truth.

My dad puts crab claws in it - but I don't like to fight with anything in my food like that, so I like my mom's best (sorry Dad). Sometimes she puts a little saltfish in it, but eating that is never a fight for me!

Melanie Edwards from ModernMami.com asked on Facebook if I knew of a good callaloo recipe, so I gave my mom a call, and she gave me her quick callaloo recipe. I'll have to give it a try.  She didn't mention adding pepper sauce, but I add it on my own plate after its done.

So here it is... you don't have to go hunt down dasheen - just hit the frozen vegetable aisle at the grocery store, and you can be done in 20 minutes, with just 7 ingredients (including water). As it is with a lot of Caribbean moms who give a recipe, everything is approximate - adjust it to your taste, and what your family will enjoy. Reading this from the front page? Be sure to click "read more" to get the recipe...

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