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Seasoning, or more, based on desired heat level
    1 packet dry ranch dressing mix
    ¾ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
    ½ medium onion, finely minced
    3 eggs
    ¾ cup plain breadcrumbs
    Turn on the outdoor grill to medium heat or set your oven to broil.
    Using your hands, mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl until well combined. Form the mixture into 8 equal-sized hamburger patties.
    Grill on the outdoor grill for 5 to 8 minutes on each side, or broil on a nongreased cookie sheet in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes, turning halfway through. I like to serve this with Sizzlin’ Summer Pasta Salad and Gosselin Guac and chips.

Gosselin Family Holiday Ham
    SERVES 12+
    T his ham has rescued my Christmas! After doing Thanksgiving turkeys and sides, by Christmas I am ready to take a little break. I get up very early on Christmas morning and put my ham into the slow cooker (it only takes about 10 minutes to prepare). Once it starts cooking, I finish preparing my sticky buns for breakfast. If I’m lucky, I can sneak back into bed before the eight eager gift snoopers attack.
    1 cup brown sugar
    ¼ cup water
    ¼ cup honey
    1 (8-pound) bone-in smoked ham
    Mix the brown sugar, water, and honey together in a small bowl. Pour three-quarters of the mixture into the slow cooker, spreading to cover the bottom evenly.
    Place the ham sliced-side down into the slow cooker. Cover the top sides of the ham with the remaining mixture. Cover the pot and set to low. Cook for 6 to 8 hours and then serve.
    If you have leftover ham, use it to make the Happy Face Hash Brown Casserole . Your family will be happy you did.

Grandma’s Stuffed Peppers
    SERVES 12
    T his is my grandma’s recipe with a few of my own personal touches. I remember requesting this as my birthday dinner every year growing up. Of course, I would always eat the “stuffed” part and give Grandma my pepper. She happily accepted all of my brother and sister’s peppers, too, and ate them so nothing went to waste. That was my grandma. Today, I find that I am the pepper eater—although my kids do eat part of theirs, at least.
    12 green peppers, with tops cut off and seeded
    2 garlic cloves
    1 onion, chopped
    ½ teaspoon dried rosemary
    1½ pounds ground beef
    1½ cups uncooked rice
    2 (29-ounce) cans pureed whole tomatoes
    ½ teaspoon salt
    ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
    Precook the peppers in boiling water on the stove top until “limp,” as my grandma would say.
    In a large bowl, using your hands, mix the garlic, onion, rosemary, ground beef, and rice. Stuff the peppers three-quarters full with the meat mixture and place in an 8 by 10-inch pan. Pour the pureed tomatoes over the green peppers and season with salt and pepper. Bake, covered, at 350 degrees until lightly browned, approximately 50 minutes. Serve with a garden salad.

Homemade Turkey Pot Pie
    SERVES 8 TO 10
    T his scrumptious dinner started out as “I don’t know what I’m making,” which often leads to many new and delicious inventions in my kitchen. I had just cooked a turkey carcass, had made fresh bread dough, and I had a variety of fresh and frozen vegetables on hand as always. My Turkey Pot Pie earned scores of 9 and 10 from my gaggle of Gosselins! Not a bad result considering I was “playing with my food” just an hour prior to serving it.
    4 cups prepared turkey/chicken gravy, or use my Homemade Gravy
    4 cups frozen mixed vegetables (carrots, peas, corn, and green beans)
    4 cups finely chopped turkey (use the meat from the turkey carcass in my Homemade Turkey or Chicken Stock , or you can use leftover chicken or store-bought roasted chicken)
    Salt and black pepper, to taste
    Kate’s Basic Bread (Maker) Recipe
    1 tablespoon butter, melted
For the gravy, vegetables, and meat:
    If using prepared gravy and turkey: Place the gravy in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the frozen vegetables and chopped turkey. Heat through. Set aside.
    If using my Homemade Gravy