Thanksgiving

[AmazingGrace]

Ok guys....

I have 54 coming for Thanksgiving dinner! We are having Turkey, Ham and Turducken (if you dont know please dont ask! LOL)

Now give me some new ideas for the fixins and deserts!! PLEASEEEEE!!!! I think I gonna have to cook from now till then to be ready!

[rgcraig]

Make Ahead Yeast Rolls

2 pkg. yeast
1 ¼ cup warm water – divided 105-113 degrees
4 ½ to 5 cups flour – divided
3 large eggs – lightly beaten
½ cup shortening melted
½ cup sugar
2 tsp. salt

Combine yeast and ¼ cup warm water in 2 cups liquid measuring cup – let stand 5 minutes. Combine yeast mixture to remaining 1 cup water. 2 cups flour, eggs and next three ingredients in large bowl – beat with wooden spoon for two minutes.

Gradually stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough – cover let rise for 1 hour. Punch dough down and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.

Punch down dough on floured surface and knead 3 – 4 times. Divide dough in half – shape each into 16 – 2” balls.
At this point, you can freeze for up to a week. Take them out the defrost and rise at least 4-6 hrs before baking.

Place on greased 9 inch square pan. Cover, let rise 1 ½ hours. Bake 375 degrees for 12 minutes. Baked rolls freeze well.

[AmazingGrace]

Awesome!!! Have you made these ? How far ahead can I make them and they still taste good?!?! GLORAYYYY I can start cooking now!

[rgcraig]

Awesome!!! Have you made these ? How far ahead can I make them and they still taste good?!?! GLORAYYYY I can start cooking now!
I added above when you can freeze them.

I'm adding some more recipes.

[rgcraig]

Pineapple Dressing (goes great w/ham)

20 oz. can of crushed pineapple
2 cups sugar
1 cup melted butter
4 eggs
8 slices of day old bread, crumbled

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes in casserole dish

[rgcraig]

Holiday Sweet Potatoes

1/2 cup butter
6 sweet potatoes, cookes, peeled, sliced
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup buttermilk
2/3 cup chopped pecans
marshmallows

Add margarine to hot potatoes. Combine w/next six ingredients in mixer. Place mixture in a greased 2 qt. casserole dish and top w/ pecans before baking. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Top w/marshmallows during last 10 minutes.

[rgcraig]

Thanksgiving Harvest Salad

1 cup ground cranberries
1 cup chopped apples
1 cup chopped blue grapes
1 cup chopped nuts
1 8oz. can crushed pineapple
1 small box strawberry Jello
1 cup sugar
1 cup hot water

Mix the sugar and cranberries together and let stand. Dissolve the Jello in hot water and cool.

Add all ingredients to the cooled Jello and let mixture chill until set.

[Blubayou]

Veggies for a Crowd

1 lb. frozen broccoli, cauliflower, carrot medley
1 cup cheddar cheese grated
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 stick butter
½ cup chopped celery
1 medium chopped onion
1 can water chestnuts drained
1 sleeve Ritz crackers crumbled
Mix vegetables together and cook a little. Drain and pour into a 3 quart
dish. Combine mayonnaise and cheese. Mix well with vegetables .
Pour crumbled crackers over the vegetables. Put pats of butter on top of the
crackers. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

[Blubayou]

Sweet Potato Balls
4 large sweet potatoes
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 cups shredded coconut, sweetened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 large marshmallow per potato ball
1 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Bake the potatoes until tender, then peel and mash them. Stir in the brown sugar, orange juice, zest and nutmeg. In a separate bowl, toss the coconut, chopped pecans with the sugar and cinnamon. Press mashed potatoes around each marshmallow, creating a 2 to 3-inch diameter ball. Roll the balls in the coconut mixture. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Watch carefully for the last few minutes of cooking; the expanding marshmallows can cause the potato balls to burst open.

[Blubayou]

Spinach , Artichoke and Mushroom Casserole

2 10 oz packages frozen chopped spinach
4 tablespoons butter
8 ounces fresh sliced mushrooms
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 clove garlic squeezed
2 cans quartered artichoke hearts
Topping
1/2 cup mayonnaise

1. Cook spinach according to package direction and drain well.

2. In medium skillet, melt 2 T butter and sauté mushrooms over medium heat until tender. Remove from heat and set aside.


3. Make a white sauce by melting the remaining 2 T butter in a large skillet. Add flour and whisk until smooth. Slowly add milk, whisking constantly until thickened and smooth. Add salt and garlic to white sauce.

4. Add drained spinach, mushrooms, and drained artichoke to white sauce, which will be light and just enough to lightly coat vegetables.

5. Put mixture into a 2 quart casserole dish that has been sprayed with non stick cooking spray.

6. Mix mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, and Parmesan cheese together in a small bowl. Spoon over vegetables in casserole.


7. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes.

[Blubayou]

Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie

1 refrigerated pie crust
1 1/2 cups pecans chopped
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup dark corn syrup
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup bourbon or water
4 large eggs
1/4 cup butter
2 teaspoons cornmeal
Sprinkle pecans and chocolate evenly onto bottom of pie crust and set aside.

2. Combine corn syrup and next 3 ingredients in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over a medium heat.
Cook stirring constantly for 3 minutes. Remove from heat.

3. Whisk together eggs, and next 4 ingredients. Gradually whisk in about 1/4 hot mixture in to egg mixture. Add the remaining hot mixture, whisking constantly. Pour into the pie crust. Bake at 325 degrees for 55 minutes.

[Blubayou]

Chocolate Chess Pie with Pecans

1 ½ cups sugar
2 eggs
3 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 stick melted margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 small can evaporated milk
1 cup pecans or walnuts (chopped) (optional)

Mix ingredients together. Pour in unbaked pie shell (I use the frozen crust by Pillsbury, comes 2 in a box) Thaw and mold into pie dish; Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes (until middle is barely shaking).
Enjoy!

[Blubayou]

Hidden Treasure
2 packages strawberry Jell-O (3 ounce)
1 cup boiling water
2 packages frozen sliced strawberries (10 ounce)
1 can crushed pineapple (20 ounce) drained
3 medium bananas mashed
½ cup chopped nuts
1 package unbaked (instant) cheesecake mix (10 ½ ounce)

Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water, Stir in fruit and nuts, pour half Jell-O
mixture into a 13x9 pan. Chill until firm. Store remaining mixture at room
temperature. Mix Cheesecake according to box directions. Pour it on top of the
chilled Jell-O mixture. Cover with remaining Jell-O mixture and chill.

[Blubayou]

These are some old stand bys that I have used and have had raves about. Let me know if you need any more I have lots of recipes. Margie3 and Ferd can help you out too.

[AmazingGrace]

These are some old stand bys that I have used and have had raves about. Let me know if you need any more I have lots of recipes. Margie3 and Ferd can help you out too.

Thank you all so much!

[Esther]

You can make your dressing in advance and freeze it just fine. Also you can make Broccolli and Rice Casserole and freeze in advance as well as Sweet Potato casserole. However, don't make the topping until the day you want to bake it.

Hope that helps.

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

FIFTY FOUR?

Mrs B and I will be in Airports on Thanksgiving.

Anyone in Washington Dulles, or Chicago, or San Francisco.... come on by!

[rgcraig]

I just have to bump this thread because I'm tired of seeing Hot Dogs as the last thread - - - makes me want to eat one everytime I see it.

[Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by Sherri
GOOEY CAKE

1 pkg. yellow cake mix (dry)
1 stick margarine or butter, melted
1 egg
1 c. chopped pecans
Mix the above ingredients and press in the bottom of a 9x13 glass pan.

8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 box powdered sugar
2 eggs
Mix these three till smooth and pour over the first mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or until it starts to brown on top. VERY EASY!

[LaVonne]

FIFTY FOUR?

Mrs B and I will be in Airports on Thanksgiving.

Anyone in Washington Dulles, or Chicago, or San Francisco.... come on by!

We are 45 min. from Ohare...need dinner?

[Elizabeth]

12 ounces cranberries, washed and drained
2 oranges, juice and zest of ((1/3 cup fresh orange juice))
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup port wine (good quality)

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Place the cranberries and the zest and juice of the oranges in a saucepan.
Bring to a gentle boil, reduce heat and allow to simmer for 5-10 minutes until soft; stirring occasionally.
Stir in the sugar and port and cook gently until sauce becomes pulpy.
Let cool

[Margies3]

If you are making your own dinner rolls, this is the absolute best and easiest recipe I've ever used. In fact, I made them on Monday to go with homade chicken noodle soup. Keith ate five of them before supper even started!

Oatmeal Dinner Rolls

2 c. water
1 c. dry quick oats
3 T butter or margarine
1 package dry yeast
1/3 c. warm water
1/3 c. packed brown sugar
1 T. sugar
1 t. salt
5-6 c. flour

In saucepan, bring 2 c. water to a boil. Add oats and butter. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Cool to lukewarm.

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/3 c. warmish water. Add cooled oats mixture, sugars, salt and 4 c. flour. Beat until smooth. Add enough flour to make a soft dough.

At this point, I deviate from the recipe. It says to turn onto a floured surface and knead, adding additional flour for 6-8 minutes. But because my mixer is a big heavy-duty contraption with an attachment for kneading bread dough, I just used that for about 5 minutes and added additional flour as it was working the dough until it started to clean the sides of the bowl.

Place in a greased bowl, turning over to grease the top. Cover and let rise for about an hour in a warm place (until double in size).

Punch down. Let rest for 10 minutes. Then shape into 18 balls. Place them in a greased round pan (I actually made 3 pans of rolls out of this one recipe).
Cover and let rise again until double (about 45 minutes or longer). (Be sure they are rising in a warm place)

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. When you remove them from the oven, brush the tops with butter. Enjoy!!

[LaVonne]

If you are making your own dinner rolls, this is the absolute best and easiest recipe I've ever used. In fact, I made them on Monday to go with homade chicken noodle soup. Keith ate five of them before supper even started!

Oatmeal Dinner Rolls

2 c. water
1 c. dry quick oats
3 T butter or margarine
1 package dry yeast
1/3 c. warm water
1/3 c. packed brown sugar
1 T. sugar
1 t. salt
5-6 c. flour

In saucepan, bring 2 c. water to a boil. Add oats and butter. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Cool to lukewarm.

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/3 c. warmish water. Add cooled oats mixture, sugars, salt and 4 c. flour. Beat until smooth. Add enough flour to make a soft dough.

At this point, I deviate from the recipe. It says to turn onto a floured surface and knead, adding additional flour for 6-8 minutes. But because my mixer is a big heavy-duty contraption with an attachment for kneading bread dough, I just used that for about 5 minutes and added additional flour as it was working the dough until it started to clean the sides of the bowl.

Place in a greased bowl, turning over to grease the top. Cover and let rise for about an hour in a warm place (until double in size).

Punch down. Let rest for 10 minutes. Then shape into 18 balls. Place them in a greased round pan (I actually made 3 pans of rolls out of this one recipe).
Cover and let rise again until double (about 45 minutes or longer). (Be sure they are rising in a warm place)

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. When you remove them from the oven, brush the tops with butter. Enjoy!!

I use this same recipe Margie and it's the best! The only thing is, I use 1 cup Milk and 1 cup Water instead of all water.

[Esther]

If you are making your own dinner rolls, this is the absolute best and easiest recipe I've ever used. In fact, I made them on Monday to go with homade chicken noodle soup. Keith ate five of them before supper even started!

Oatmeal Dinner Rolls

2 c. water
1 c. dry quick oats
3 T butter or margarine
1 package dry yeast
1/3 c. warm water
1/3 c. packed brown sugar
1 T. sugar
1 t. salt
5-6 c. flour

In saucepan, bring 2 c. water to a boil. Add oats and butter. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Cool to lukewarm.

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/3 c. warmish water. Add cooled oats mixture, sugars, salt and 4 c. flour. Beat until smooth. Add enough flour to make a soft dough.

At this point, I deviate from the recipe. It says to turn onto a floured surface and knead, adding additional flour for 6-8 minutes. But because my mixer is a big heavy-duty contraption with an attachment for kneading bread dough, I just used that for about 5 minutes and added additional flour as it was working the dough until it started to clean the sides of the bowl.

Place in a greased bowl, turning over to grease the top. Cover and let rise for about an hour in a warm place (until double in size).

Punch down. Let rest for 10 minutes. Then shape into 18 balls. Place them in a greased round pan (I actually made 3 pans of rolls out of this one recipe).
Cover and let rise again until double (about 45 minutes or longer). (Be sure they are rising in a warm place)

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. When you remove them from the oven, brush the tops with butter. Enjoy!!

Where do you usually keep yours warm?