Sammie's blood work good!

Yay! The vet says that Sammie's thyroid reading is exactly where it should be, and we just keep on with the same meds dosage. We're to bring him in in 2 or 3 weeks to make sure that he is gaining weight properly. Yay!

Donna's Really Excellent Sage Chestnut Stuffing

Sage Bread Stuffing

1pkg. bacon (one pound or 500 grams, in rashers)

1pkg. sausages or bulk sausage meat (pork)

1 med to large onion (yellow)

1 stalk celery

3 to 5 slices bread, white or brown cubed and dried in slow oven

chicken broth, small tin or container

parsley 1/3 cup fresh chopped
sage 8-10 leaves fresh or 1 tlbs dry,

thyme 1/2 tsp
savory 1/2 tsp

salt & pepper

Boiled and peeled chestnuts, chopped.

If using sausages cut casing lengthwise with scissors and peel.

Dice bacon and fry, add sausage meat, breaking it up into small pieces as it frys. Add chopped onion and continue frying till the onions are soft and sausage is cooked.

Meanwhile, place bread cubes in large bowl, add chopped celery, chopped herbs and diced chestnuts.

Add finished bacon mixture to bowl and stir together. Deglaze frypan with some chicken stock and add to bowl. Add more chicken stock, enough for the desired wettness ( it will dry some in cooking). Salt and pepper to taste.

Stuff turkey, and cook turkey normally.
Or put into casserole, cover with foil or lid(if heating in mic) and bake for 30 to 45 minutes in 350 oven, remove lid for last 6 to 10 minutes.

As you know you can add more or less of any ingredient, bread can be rustic homemade, french, multigrain, any kind at all. You may have to adjust the baking time depending on the size of your baking dish. Good luck with it.

The above is a current snap shot of my Mom's ever evolving drool-inspiring sage chestnut stuffing recipe, you lucky dogs. I've added sizes that I know, and I will add others as I find them. These are in the (notes).

I get my spelling skills from my mother. :)