Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #30 on: November 24, 2006, 11:22:01 AM » by mexmarr

Quote from: blsd2bhome on November 23, 2006, 09:11:04 PM

Question: We have always had Oyster Stew for Christmas Eve and/or New Years Eve....does anyone know where that tradition (if it is one) comes from? Does anyone else eat this over the holidays?

We eat seafood chowder for Christmas. It probably similar to Oyster Stew. I love it, but that is one tradition that was broken after I married my dh. He will only touch the stuff if my mom serves it to him. I wouldn't even think about trying to serve it to him. He hates it!

If I don't see my family for Christmas, then my mom freezes me a bowl of it. So I get it once a year. Yum!

But no, I don't know where the tradition came from, except that my grandparents made it.

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #31 on: November 24, 2006, 02:42:03 PM » by healthybratt

Quote from: joychild24seven on November 23, 2006, 12:04:37 AM

Quote from: healthybratt on November 22, 2006, 10:30:45 PM

Okay if people who eat LEFSE are from the North, where do I come from if I never heard of it. Huh

Iowa?

I just live here. I wan't BORN here. Grin

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #32 on: November 24, 2006, 02:45:05 PM » by healthybratt

My cousin's MIL brought a chocolate custard pie that was out of this world. I had two pieces and she WILL be giving me the recipe soon. OR ELSE. Grin

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #33 on: November 24, 2006, 05:31:47 PM » by Helen

This year we all got together at a friends house, I made pumpkin pies, mashed taters, and salad, MIL made turkey and dressing, SIL brought dinner rolls, date pudding, Freind made ham and green beans, allof it was enourmously good and made from scratch.

The way he makes the ham is he cooks it for about 4 hours in 3 parts coke and 1 part water, and adds more if it boils away, his ham is the best that i have ever tasted in my life, when on his way to get the ham he asked a little old southern lady how to make ham, that is what she told him and now we all benifit from it. My pumpkin pies were great, but the crusts had suffered due to small fingers getting involved, first is was too dry then my son poured water over the unrolled crust, ha ha, it actually worked great tho.

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #34 on: November 24, 2006, 10:09:03 PM » by nursegirl

I love traditions like this. My dad's side of the family likes to always keep things the same, so here's what we have every year at Thanksgiving:
1. Turkey
2. Ham
3. Hot homemade butterhorns
4. Seven-layer salad (no peas, though)
5. Frozen corn from the summer
6. Mashed potatoes (made with heavy whipping cream, mmmm)
7. Yummy gravy
8. Heavenly Hash (anyone else ever heard of this?)
9. Cream Cheese Salad
10. Veggie tray (including celery stuffed with some sort of cream cheese filling)
11. Home-canned jelly
12. Assorted pies; pecan, sugar cream, pumpkin, cherry, apple, raspberry cream (my Grandma's invention)

We just had dinner with them today--the best meal of the year!

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #35 on: November 24, 2006, 10:41:05 PM » by ShabbyChic

Carrots and spinach dip or cheese and crackers while we wait (okay more like while we're teased with the wonderful aromas coming from the kitchen...)

Turkey and gravy
Mashed potatoes
Creamed corn
Cranberry jello mold (my favorite since I was a kid!!)
Stuffing
Yeast rolls
Yams
Broccoli
Green Bean casserole (the kind with onions... a waste of good beans...)
Lentil salad
Mac & Cheese (from scratch) for the kids
Pickled okra, cucumbers
Deviled eggs (only we call them angeled eggs, don't want to give him credit for anything)

And chocolate fudge pie, chocolate mousse pie, chocolate pecan pie or chocolate chip cookies for dessert (it's no wonder I turned out to be a chocoholic... Roll Eyes

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #36 on: December 07, 2006, 08:48:00 PM » by heatheronthehill

For those interested in lefse...

http://www.mrsolsonslefse.com/

Ate some of this today... yummy!!!

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #37 on: October 25, 2007, 10:03:16 AM » by happyhomemaker

I'm looking for an easy and tasty turkey dressing recipe, but wonderd if you might have other dishes that you always make that you could share?

We don't usually do TG by ourselves, so I don't really have a list of items that we "always have" for the main meal.

Tukey is a given, but what else do you do to make this meal special??

Thanks for the tasty ideas...in advance!

hhm

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #38 on: October 25, 2007, 10:12:00 AM » by ladyhen

One of the dishes that my Dad always had me bring when we had Thanksgiving with our extended family was brocolli with almonds. I toasted the sliced almonds in butter, removed the nuts, and made a cream sauce with the butter. Then pour the sauce over the steamed brocolli and top with the toasted almonds.

My mother has made her turkey gravy the same way for as long as I can remember and now our children insist that I make it the same way. She boils the neck and giblets to make the broth. She adds some of the drippings from the turkey, as well. Remove the neck and parts when done and cut some of the meat and giblets up to add to gravy later. Thicken the broth with flour beaten into warm water and added slowly while stirring. Season with salt and pepper. Add meat and giblets AND (here's why it's special) chopped hard cooked egg. yummy!

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #39 on: October 25, 2007, 11:00:20 AM » by wyomama3

My favorites/must haves:
Rice:
Cook long grain brown wild rice according to directions. Use broth or water. To the rice (while boiling) add fresh or dried cranberries and golden raisans. I also add toasted pecans or almonds when it is done. You can seasoning to taste. Every time I make this it is different because I add what sounds good at the time.
Chutney:
I LOVE chutney. I do not have a favorite recipe because I try a new one every year. Chutney is a cooked dish with fruit and spices that you serve on or beside you turkey like a condiment. Instead of smooth, chutney is chunky. My favorite is cranberry with orange zest. I usually substitute all sugar for honey (but less honey, sweeten to taste). A pinch of Realsalt brings out the flavors, and balances the sweet. My chutneys usually call for golden raisans and fresh cranberries. Sometimes there is a chutney recipe on the back of the Ocean Spray fresh cranberry bag.

*When you see the bags of cranberries in the store this time of the year buy a bunch. They freeze very well. This way you can make dishes all year, not just a Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #40 on: October 25, 2007, 01:00:06 PM » by CountyCork

THIS MUST BE MY FAVORITE NEW THREAD! My favorite holiday!

We must have for Thanksgiving:

Wild Rice Casserole (Minnesota!)
Lefse (spread with butter and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar)
Pickles, both sweet and dill
Cranberry Orange Relish
Stuffing (in the bird!)
Mashed Potatoes
Mashed Butternut Squash with maple syrup and cinnamon
Buckets of Gravy
Turkey (of course)
Pumpkin Pie
Apple Pie

The rest of the menu changes each year, sometimes brussel sprouts, corn, succotash, peas, plus other desserts.

Here's the once recipe to share for the Wild Rice Casserole:
1 cup wild rice
1 stick butter
8 oz sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup slivered almonds
3 cups chicken broth
- Saute wild rice, mushrooms, onions and almonds in large skillet in butter. Pour into casserole dish. Add chicken broth, cover, and bake in 325 oven for 1 1/2 - 2 hours til broth is absorbed.
It's great to make the day before and reheat.
It's only a little buttery, salty and delicious!!!!!

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #41 on: October 25, 2007, 03:15:48 PM » by healthyinOhio

This thread may have some ideas, too.
~~http://www.welltellme.com/discuss/index.php/topic,3572.0.html~~

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #42 on: October 26, 2007, 02:16:42 PM » by lotsaboys

Oooo, the wild rice recipe looks super yummy! Thanks, CountyCork

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #43 on: November 14, 2007, 04:08:56 PM » by Jemima

Well, it's that time of year again!

I'm looking for a good recipe for homemade dinner rolls. I'd prefer something with a little texture- but not too whole-wheaty and "healthy". Wink

Not just white rolls though. Anyone have a great recipe to share?

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #44 on: November 14, 2007, 05:14:53 PM » by BJ_BOBBI_JO

Im sick of the same old dead turkey for Thanksgiving.

I always feed that horrid looking neck thing that is inside the turkey to the pets. My husband said he tried eating it as a kid when it was fixed and likes eating it so I figure I should try cooking it up sometime but I dunno how.

How do I go about cooking up that diabolical looking neck? ( insert projectile vomit smiley here please )

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #45 on: November 14, 2007, 05:24:35 PM » by leslieincali

I found this recipe while looking for new ways to cook broccoli. I have not tried it yet, but I think I might try it at Thanksgiving, using turkey drippings instead of chicken. Thought I'd share. Leslie

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Broccoli-in-Roast-Chicken-Drippings/Detail.aspx

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #46 on: November 14, 2007, 05:26:24 PM » by Gigi

Quote from: Jemima on November 14, 2007, 04:08:56 PM

I'm looking for a good recipe for homemade dinner rolls. I'd prefer something with a little texture- but not too whole-wheaty and "healthy". Wink

Not just white rolls though. Anyone have a great recipe to share?

Our family has always loved these. They take a smidge more work than standard rolls, but they have a delicious flavor and they're just a bit different. I can't remember how many they make, I haven't made them in quite a while!

Corn Meal Rolls

1 pkg yeast, dissolved in 1/2 c warm water
1 c cornmeal
2 c milk
1/2 c shortening
1/2 c sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 T salt
5 c flour

Place meal, shortening, sugar, and milk in the top of double boiler. Bring pan of water to boil over direct heat; place over boiling water and cook for 10 minutes. Cool to lukewarm. Add yeast, salt, beaten eggs, and half of flour. Mix well. Now add enough flour to make a soft dough. Turn out on floured board and knead 5-8 minutes, till smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl and turn once. Let rise till double. Punch down and let rest for 10 minutes. Shape into small balls and dip each into melted butter. Place three balls in each cup of greased muffin tin. Let rise till double. Bake 10-15 minutes (or until rolls are browning on top) at 400.

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #47 on: November 14, 2007, 05:27:24 PM » by makingchanges

I tried looking on other threads but I could not find a healthy homemade pumpkin pie recipe. I just want to use the can pumpkin. Anyone have one?

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #48 on: November 14, 2007, 05:40:55 PM » by CountyCork

BJ - put the neck and giblets, along with some celery leaves and an onion into a pot with some water. Simmer it for 2-3 hours, then throw out the solids, strain the broth and use this to make your gravy. Oh boy is it good gravy! Some people mash up the giblets and add it to the gravy. Good for them, but no thanks here.

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #49 on: November 14, 2007, 05:42:41 PM » by CountyCork

Mrs. Olson's lefse is delicious.

Anyone NOT know what lefse is, and better yet, how do you all eat it???

It would NOT be thanksgiving here without a large plate of it, spread with butter, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and rolled up. It is so good!

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #50 on: November 20, 2007, 06:21:55 PM » by Melie

I have only made a few turkeys and they have turned out well (except the pink one that ended up partially microwaved Embarrassed

). I have always soaked them in brine and they are very good.
This year we are taking the advice of someone on here (SC?) and making a meal for the people spending Thanksgiving in the ICU waiting room in the hospital so I was going to make a Turkey breast tomorrow and slice it and make homemade bread for Turkey sandwiches. We're making some other Thanksgiving day staples - cranberries, green bean casserole, Pumpkin bars etc. and we will drop it off on our way to our family Thanksgiving dinner.
I have a few questions;
1) Do you prepare a turkey breast differently than a whole Turkey? Should I brine it? If so, what is the solution? Would a cup of kosher salt and a cup of sugar and water to cover do the trick? Should I refridgerate it overnight this way? I am doing it in the crockpot tomorrow.
2) We spent a lot of time in this particual ICU over the past few years so I happen to know there is nothing there but a sink, no microwave or fridge, etc. I am not planning on bringing very many warm items but I would like to do mashed potatoes and a green bean casserole because they are so homey. Does anyone have any suggestions on keeping them warm until we get there? I was wondering if I left my crockpot on high all morning until we left and then put the casserole in the bottom (I'm baking it in the oven so that might be tricky) then wrapping the potatoes in some foil and setting them on top and putting the lid back on the crockpot. The trip is just under an hour, do you think they would stay warm. Any better ideas?

I tried to figure out who came up with this idea, I think it was SC but I could not find the post. Whoever it was, thank you. It really touched my heart. It seems like a beautiful way of honoring our recently deceased Grandpa and a way for our kids to serve strangers in a time of need.

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #51 on: November 20, 2007, 06:39:28 PM » by hsink

Just a quick thought here...I put things like baked potatoes in my ice chest to keep them hot. If everything that you put in your ice chest is hot it will stay nice a warm for a while...we did this with hot ham and cheese sandwiches and didn't eat them til at least an hour after we packed them and they were still nice and warm. The key I think is having your ice chest as full of hot food as possible...it then becomes a hot chest I guess Wink

Hope it all goes well for you and that it touches someone's heart for eternity!

Holly

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #52 on: November 20, 2007, 06:48:09 PM » by Melie

BRILLIANT Holly! Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!

Quote from: hsink on November 20, 2007, 06:39:28 PM

Hope it all goes well for you and that it touches someone's heart for eternity!

Holly

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #53 on: November 20, 2007, 07:10:16 PM » by hsink

Quote from: hhmom on November 20, 2007, 06:48:09 PM

BRILLIANT Holly! Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!

No problem...I'm only good for one brilliant idea every so often though so I think my help has run dry on this thread...I have never cooked a turkey or a turkey breast Grin

Holly

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #54 on: November 20, 2007, 07:19:36 PM » by Melie

Bump for any answers to my turkey question. Thanks!

Quote from: hhmom on November 20, 2007, 06:21:55 PM

I have only made a few turkeys and they have turned out well (except the pink one that ended up partially microwaved Embarrassed

). I have always soaked them in brine and they are very good.
This year we are taking the advice of someone on here (SC?) and making a meal for the people spending Thanksgiving in the ICU waiting room in the hospital so I was going to make a Turkey breast tomorrow and slice it and make homemade bread for Turkey sandwiches. We're making some other Thanksgiving day staples - cranberries, green bean casserole, Pumpkin bars etc. and we will drop it off on our way to our family Thanksgiving dinner.
I have a few questions;
1) Do you prepare a turkey breast differently than a whole Turkey? Should I brine it? If so, what is the solution? Would a cup of kosher salt and a cup of sugar and water to cover do the trick? Should I refridgerate it overnight this way? I am doing it in the crockpot tomorrow.
2) We spent a lot of time in this particual ICU over the past few years so I happen to know there is nothing there but a sink, no microwave or fridge, etc. I am not planning on bringing very many warm items but I would like to do mashed potatoes and a green bean casserole because they are so homey. Does anyone have any suggestions on keeping them warm until we get there? I was wondering if I left my crockpot on high all morning until we left and then put the casserole in the bottom (I'm baking it in the oven so that might be tricky) then wrapping the potatoes in some foil and setting them on top and putting the lid back on the crockpot. The trip is just under an hour, do you think they would stay warm. Any better ideas?I tried to figure out who came up with this idea, I think it was SC but I could not find the post. Whoever it was, thank you. It really touched my heart. It seems like a beautiful way of honoring our recently deceased Grandpa and a way for our kids to serve strangers in a time of need.

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #55 on: November 20, 2007, 08:38:57 PM » by JuliaofSunnyside

Quote from: makingchanges on November 14, 2007, 05:27:24 PM

I tried looking on other threads but I could not find a healthy homemade pumpkin pie recipe. I just want to use the can pumpkin. Anyone have one?

I think pumpkin pie is surprisingly healthy even without a healthy recipe! I think that's why no one in my family likes it! You can make the crust with wheat flour (won't hardly make a difference) and either use butter or lard without any hydrogenated fats, and then use a natural sweetener and cut back on it for the sugar. I'm not sure how healthy evaporated milk is for you, but I'm thinking you could use plain milk or cream instead. And top it with real whipped cream, none of that fake stuff. Then you'll have all that vitamin A from the pumpkin (fresh would probably be healthier if you're up for it), protein from the eggs & milk, fiber from the wheat crust - and the kids could have it for breakfast!

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #56 on: November 21, 2007, 08:07:41 AM » by kper

HELP! I need a sweet potato recipe that uses fresh sweet potatoes by 5 PM CST TODAY! Shocked

It needs to be easy, without the marshmellow topping, and can feed 14 people. Are you up to the challenge? Grin

Thanks in Advance!

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #57 on: November 21, 2007, 08:28:29 AM » by MamaSong

Quote from: kper on November 21, 2007, 08:07:41 AM

HELP! I need a sweet potato recipe that uses fresh sweet potatoes by 5 PM CST TODAY! Shocked

It needs to be easy, without the marshmellow topping, and can feed 14 people. Are you up to the challenge? Grin

Thanks in Advance!

Here are some for you to think about. The first two I have made. They are great alternatives to the typical sweet recipes. In the first, I substituted orange juice for the liqueur and omitted the almonds, since I didn't have any.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Roasted-Sweet-Potatoes--Onions/Detail.aspx

Okay, so this one takes a little more work, but it's good:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Rosemary-Mashed-Potatoes-and-Yams-with-Garlic-and-Parmesan/Detail.aspx

I haven't made this one, but it's a sweet recipe that uses maple syrup:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Mashed-Sweet-Potatoes/Detail.aspx

Allrecipes lets you scale your recipe to however many servings you wish, so just plug in 14 and it will do the math for you.

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #58 on: November 21, 2007, 08:48:20 AM » by homesteadmommy

Anyone have a recipe for:
pumpkin pie - with a good whole wheat crust - I have some health food cynics coming for Thanksgiving
butter horns or hot rolls that are whole wheat and good. Thanks!

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Re: Thanksgiving: Meal Planning & Recipes
« Reply #59 on: November 21, 2007, 08:51:00 AM » by SC

Quote from: kper on November 21, 2007, 08:07:41 AM

HELP! I need a sweet potato recipe that uses fresh sweet potatoes by 5 PM CST TODAY! Shocked

It needs to be easy, without the marshmellow topping, and can feed 14 people. Are you up to the challenge? Grin

Thanks in Advance!

I have two. I've used the first as a main dish, but it could be made into a side dish. I'm thinking about trying the second.

Baked Sweet Potatoes
Scrub potatoes clean. Bake in a 350 F oven until done. Serve with butter, cinnamon & honey drizzled over. YUM! For extra flavor, toss some diced apples into the oven to bake with the potatoes. If you want, you could halve or quarter the potatoes for making smaller portions

This next recipe is simple, but can be labor-intensive if you grate the potatoes by hand. (Good for keeping kids busy Wink

) It comes from a local publication by our electric company.

Sweet Potato Pone

4 raw medium sweet potatoes, washed, unpeeled
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp almond extract
1 cup xylitol (or agave nectar[3/4 cup], or honey [3/4 cup], or Maple syrup to taste, or 3/4 cup brown sugar & 1/4 cup granulated)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
(I plan to use arrowroot or some other thickener)
1/4 cup butter
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grate the sweet potatoes with the fine side of the grater. In large bowl, using a wooden spoon, stir together sweet potatoes and eggs. Stir well. Add vanilla. Stir well, Add following ingredients separately, sitrring well after each :Almond extract, sweetener, flour, butter, cinnamon and nutmeg. Butter a shallow 9" x 13" baking dish. Bake uncovered 1 hour and 15 minutes or until browned. Serves 8-10
This makes a dense type of cheesecake/coffecake loaf

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