Thanksgiving Recipes

[MrsAmera 41]

So I love to cook as you all know. This Thanksgiving might just be me, the hubby and possibly my cousin who is stationed in DC with the Marines. So I've never made THanksgiving dinner before! So far I have a basic little menu put together:

1) Herb Roasted Turkey Breast with Pan Gravy, stuffed with a pistachio herb stuffing

2) Appetizers of: Hot olives with citrus and spice, marcona almonds and paprika toasted chickpeas

3) Sweet Potatoes with Pecan and (hala) marshmallow streusel

4) Butternut dumplings with brown butter and sage

5) Classic garlicky mashed potatoes

- so no idea for dessert or vegetable sides......green beans or corn I'm thinking....

[mybackpages 0]

Okay you are gonna have to give up the receipe for the butternut squash dumplings. please?

[sara535 15]

I saw a recipe for oven roasted caramelized brussel sprouts, you coat them with olive oil, salt pepper, cumin and I think a dash of cayenne then roasted them in a super hot oven until they are golden. I love brussel sprouts and I thought it looked so darn good, let me look around online and see if I can find it.

and yes those butternut dumplings sound super good. so do the paprika toasted chickpeas, I think my husband would be ALL over that

Edited November 19, 2007 by sara535

[mybackpages 0]

I saw a recipe for oven roasted caramelized brussel sprouts, you coat them with olive oil, salt pepper, cumin and I think a dash of cayenne then roasted them in a super hot oven until they are golden. I love brussel sprouts and I thought it looked so darn good, let me look around online and see if I can find it.

and yes those butternut dumplings sound super good. so do the paprika toasted chickpeas, I think my husband would be ALL over that

brussel prouts are one of the few foods that I just cant bring myself to eat. i think because I have never had them prepared well. Your recipe sounds interesting. Do you use fresh or frozen? I think if they were fresh and were not over cooked I might try them...maybe

[sara535 15]

they were fresh and I guess the high roasting gets rid of that bitter taste.

[MrsAmera 41]

will post dumplings and chickpeas after lunch

[sereia 0]

i've done the roasted brussels sprouts thing many times for my previous client. just get fresh (baby ones are even better), toss them lightly in evoo, salt, and pepper (cumin or any spice you like would be good too) then put them in one layer on a sheet pan, and roast at say...450 degrees until golden. stir them around once in a while. sooo much better than plain boiled!

your menu sounds awesome, amera! i'm not cooking this year (going to someone else's house) i hope its as good as yours!

[mybackpages 0]

i've done the roasted brussels sprouts thing many times for my previous client. just get fresh (baby ones are even better), toss them lightly in evoo, salt, and pepper (cumin or any spice you like would be good too) then put them in one layer on a sheet pan, and roast at say...450 degrees until golden. stir them around once in a while. sooo much better than plain boiled!

your menu sounds awesome, amera! i'm not cooking this year (going to someone else's house) i hope its as good as yours!

Okay you guys have convinced me i am going to have to give brussel sprouts another chance. Anything has to be better than those over boiled sprouts from my childhood!

[ayesha4akram 0]

In our family tradition, the main dessert for thanksgiving has always been: Peach Cobbler.

But I saw on tv (Food Network), Paula Deen made an Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie that looked easy to make and yummy!

ok, now I'm hungry .

[a-jeanne 2]

I am making the traditional Thanksgiving dinner. I have been cooking the family Thanksgiving for 20 years and everyone insists that I have it. I do have a request from Phillip who is from the UK - this is his first Thanksgiving. He would like me to make Chestnut Stuffing. Anyone have a recipe for that?

Before dinner, I always have appetizers like cheese, crackers, olives and this year I am going to make an avacado dip and a Chipolte dip.

My dinner will be:

Turkey

Traditional Stuffing

Chestnut Stuffing (I hope)

Mashed Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes with Marshmellows

Green Beans with Cream of Mushroom Soup and Fried Onions

Wheat and White Biscuits

Cheesy Biscuits

Pumpkin Pie

Apple Pie

Wine

After dinner, I am planning on making Chai Nog tea. Make Chai tea and add about 3 tablespoons of Eggnog, top with whipped topping and sprinkle a bit of cinnamon on top. Dig in. Mmmmmmm

[Ban Hammer 13,206]

my best recipe for an excellent thanksgiving dinner is to stay outta the kitchen and out of nessa's way.

[♥JP♥ 5]

I wanna do something new with my turkey this year. I want to use lemon and oregano and olive oil, very similar to a chicken dish I make quite often. No one in my family is a big fan of gravy or traditional thanksgiving fare, I think I'm gonna put an ethnic spin on each dish except candied yams Anyone have tips for me?

[john_and_marlene 162]

We are planning on having a few people over for Thanksgiving (10 - 12). Here is what we have planned so far:

finger foods

shrimp

crackers

assorted cheeses

caviar

smoked salmon

olives

vegetable tray and dip (carrots/brocolli/celery/cherry tomatos)

pork and shrimp lumpia

assorted nuts

main dishes

deep fried turkey

rottiserie chicken

spare ribs

ham

sides

mashed potatos

turkey gravy

bread rolls

candied yams

dressing

cranberry sauce

green bean casserole

pancit canton

desserts

pumpkin pie

pecan pie

chocolate cream pie

babinka with jackfruit

Edited November 19, 2007 by john_and_marlene

[MrsAmera 41]

Paprika Toasted Chick Peas

-2 15oz cans chickpeas drained and rinsed

-2 tsp smoked paprika

-salt and pepper

Place chickpeas in a medium skillet over the medium heat and cook 15 minutes until crisp and dry. In the last 5 minutes, season the chickpeas with paprika, salt and pepper. If they are seasoned too soon, the paprika will blacken and become bitter. Place them in a small serving bowl.

Butternut Dumplings with Brown Butter and Sage

-1 1/2 sm butternut squash halved and seeded

-4 med baking potatoes pierced

- 1 egg

- 1 1/2 tbsp kosher salt

- 1 pinch nutmeg

- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour plus additional for dusting

Oil

- 1 bunch sage, leaves chiffonade

8 tbsp unsalted butter

1/2 c grated Parmesan

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

On a sheet pan, place the squash flesh side down and roast until very tender (about 45 minutes). At the same time, bake potatoes directly on the rack of oven 1 hour. Split potatoes and allow to cool slightly, or until they can be handled. Don't let them cool completely. Scoop out the flesh of the potatoes and the squash into a bowl and mash.

Mix in the egg, salt and nutmeg. Then add the flour and mix until a soft dough forms. Do not do this in a mixer - it will overwork dough. Add flour by the spoonful if it's too moist.

Turn out onto a floured board and divide into 8 portions. Roll out into ropes and cut into 1/2 in pieces. LIne the pieces up on a floured sheet pan as you work. At this point you could freeze them on the pan until solid, transfer to ziplocs and freeze if you don't want to use all.

In a large pot of boiling salted water gently drop in dumplings - make sure not to crowd or they will mush together. When they float remove and put into an ice bath. Drain off the water and toss in a little oil and store loosely in containers until ready to use.

To reheat, in a saute pan on high heat add 1 tbsp of soft butter. Cook until butter foams and turns brown. Add 2 tsp sage leaves and 1c dumplings. Cook for an additional minute until dumplings are heated through. Repeat until you have desired amount. Plate with freshly grated Parmesan.

[a1angied 0]

Glazed Roast Turkey with Cranberry Stuffing

http://www.bettycrocker.com/Recipes/Recipe...?recipeId=35645

Herb-Scented Roast Turkey with Cornbread Stuffing

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/recipe...earchResultPage

Impossibly Easy Pumpkin Pie

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/recipe...earchResultPage

Chestnut stuffing search results (This one was asked for)

http://search.foodnetwork.com/food/recipe/...archType=Recipe

Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/re...6_32337,00.html

Green Bean Casserole

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/re...6_30136,00.html

Ok these are some of the recipes that I make and since this was a recipe thread I wanted to share and hope that others will also post recipies so that I can try some new ones.