Is anyone else thinking about what to make for Thanksgiving already?
I am hosting my husband’s family for Thanksgiving this year and I am already thinking about what to make beyond the turkey. Also, would non-traditional desserts (chocolate truffles) be ok or should I stick with pumpkin pie/cheesecake? Does anyone have any great ideas for sides?
November 19th, 2010 at 10:13 am
Always, always gotta have green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, baked beans, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and if your going to do chocolate truffles.. great… just make candied sweet potatoes to serve with your meal…
November 19th, 2010 at 10:57 am
Our Thanksgiving consists of:
Turkey
Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes
Corn
Cranberry Sauce
Green Bean Casserole
Brussel Sprouts
Rolls (Wheat and White)
Jello Salad
Watergate Salad
Pumpkin Pie
Chocolate Pie
Lemon Meringue Pie
Punch (Half 7up, Half Fruit punch with a scoop of raspberry sherbert)
Yummy! I look forward to it every year.
November 19th, 2010 at 11:35 am
I’ve not been too worried about Thanksgiving because I always go to my Sister-in-laws and then to my parents. I have to bring a dish to both places, but I usually just bring what I’m told.
I have been thinking about Christmas though! We’re are having my husbands office Christmas party again this year and I want everything to be just right. Last year was the first year that we hosted and I quess since we’re doing it again we did something right. (Maybe we have to do UNTIL we get it right! YIKES!!)
November 19th, 2010 at 11:40 am
Who has to think? Search for our thread last year on how to fry a turkey!
November 19th, 2010 at 11:56 am
i love mash potatoes and candied carrots are great. as for dessert we are now in a decade were tradition is some in the past don’t get me wrong we have those special thing that we always have. now is the time to mix things up a little
November 19th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
Thanksgiving is going to be a little different for us this year. My parents will be out in New Mexico where my sister lives and my son will be in culinary school. We’re thinking of driving to where my son will be and spend the day with him. We’d have to go out, which will be the different part because I’ve always cooked the dinner. As for desserts, yes to the different types. I don’t like pumpkin, so I always make a variety of desserts. What I do for ideas is look in magazines like Woman’s World because they always have ideas like you’re looking for around the holidays. They always have pictures too. One year I made a veggie platter that ended up looking like a turkey. I followed the directions in the magazine and it turned out really cute.
November 19th, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Yes, I have been thinking about it and actually discussed it with my husband last night. I assume you are stuffing the turkey? We add canned oysters to our traditional stuffing mix, and this is delicious!. We usually have cream-style corn, green beans, crescent dinner rolls, homemade gravy and mashed potatoes. For dessert, we do pumpkin pie and a key lime pie, just because the tartness is very good after a full meal like Thanksgiving. The truffles you are thinking of would be good, assuming everyone likes chocolate. They might be more than you want to tackle on such a heavy cooking day, however. But go for it, if you want!
November 19th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
I would suggest roast vegetables such as:- potatoes, parsnips, carrots, onions, yams, butternut pumpkin. For a bit of colour add green beans or sweetcorn steamed.
After a traditional roast, branch out to something different or unusual.
Perhaps a Kiwifruit cheese cake. Try to get gold ones as they are reasonably new and may be a surprise for some. You may need to ask if they are available in your area.
November 19th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Roasted Root Veggies
3 c. each chopped squash, sweet potatoes, baby carrots
2 c. red potatoes, cut in quarters & cooked in micro for 3 min
2/3 c. apple butter
2 tbs oil
garlic salt to taste
Mix together veggies in a large bowl. Mix together apple butter & oil, pour over veggies & mix well. Spread on rimmed cookie sheet lined with foil & coated w/cooking spray. Sprinkle garlic salt over the top. Bake at 400 for 45 minutes or until veggies are soft. You can make this a day early (cook only 35 minutes then reheat for 20-30 minutes-while the turkey cools & is being carved). Serves 8
Broccoli Casserole
3 slices bread, torn into cubes
16 oz pkg broccoli florets, thawed
4 eggs
2 c. milk
1 c. shredded cheddar
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1 tbs butter, melted
s&p to taste
Spray 8×8 glass pan with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line bottom of pan with bread cubes, top with broccoli. Mix together rest of ingredients, pour over broccoli. Bake 35-45 minutes. Serves 6-8
I made pumpkin pie & a non-traditional dessert last year & served a fruit platter. Everything got eaten (we ate at 5 & had dessert at 8).
November 19th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Sure, it’s less than a month away. I love turkey, but husband doesn’t, so I’ll probably end up doing a ham again.
They’ll miss the pumpkin pie if you don’t have it (yummers), but there’s nothing wrong with having some dainties, too. Especially something like truffles, because you can make them ahead of time and freeze.
November 19th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
I say make the truffles and the pie!
As far as sides, we are pretty much creatures of habit and always have the same things.
Gramma Lizzie’s Stuffing (with sausage and ground meat)
Mashed potatoes
Candied sweet potatoes with fluff and brown sugar
Creamed onions
Broccoli Casserole
Corn
Gravy
Cranberry Sauce and Cran-Orange Relish
Antipasto
Bread
And then about a dozen pies…..
Whew!
November 19th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Being here in the south, we always have pecan pie for one dessert. Hot curried fruit casserole is great with turkey and/or ham. Sweet potato casserole or sweet potato pie would be nice. I have a 3-Bean casserole that is made often at Thanksgiving…..corn casserole is another good dish