Thanksgiving

By Jim Nadig – Johnson’s Home & Garden Sales Manager The holidays are right around the corner, and that means one thing: it’s turkey time! Whether you’re roasting, smoking, or deep frying, our team at Johnson’s Home & Garden is here to help you pull off the perfect bird — safely, deliciously, and with confidence. [...]

Prepping Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 3 hours Serves: 10 Ingredients 1 whole turkey (12-14 lb) 1 orange brine mix (or homemade orange--based brine) 16 cups water (4 hot+ 12 cold) Turkey rub or Traeger Rub Apple juice (for spritzing) Directions Step 1--Make the Brine-Boil 4 cups of water with brine mix, remove from heat, [...]

​ Prepping time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 35 minutes Serves: 6 INGREDIENTS 2 (9 ounce) packages frozen cut green beans ​ 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup 3/4 cup milk 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 1/3 cups French's French fried onion rings DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 350°F. ​ In a buttered casserole [...]

Prepping time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Serves: 8 INGREDIENTS 3/4 cups butter 3/4 cups flour ​ 6 cups chicken or turkey broth ​ Salt & pepper to taste ​ Sage to taste ​ 1 handful giblets, boiled and chopped ​ (Optional) 3-4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced ​ DIRECTIONS Make the Roux: Melt butter [...]

Prepping time: Cooking time Serves INGREDIENTS 4 apples (we like honeycrisp) ​ 2 tbs cinnamon 8 tbs butter 1 cup chopped pecans ​ 3 tbs raw honey ​ 2 tbs brown sugar ​ Caramel topping Vanilla bean ice cream ​ DIRECTIONS Preheat grill to 350°F. Remove core from apples (leaving skin on). ​ Slice apples [...]

Prepping time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 1 hour Serves: 8 INGREDIENTS PIE 1 pre-made pie shell, unbaked ​ 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 large eggs ​ 2 egg yolks 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt ​ 2 cups eggnog ​ 3/4 cup heavy cream ​ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ​ [...]

Prepping time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 45 minutes Serves: 4 INGREDIENTS 1 pound of sage-flavored sausage ​ 1/2 cup onion, diced ​ 1/2 cups celery, diced 14 oz package herb seasoned stuffing ​ 1/2 cup dried sweetened cranberries ​ 2 cups low sodium chicken broth ​ 6 tbs butter DIRECTIONS Brown the sausage in a [...]