Thanksgiving recipe planning (yum!)

[airathanas 0]

I know Thanksgiving is next week but I'm hungry and I'm planning the menu today. I am cooking Thanksgiving this year for me and one other person. Our tastes in food are somewhat similar (healthy, simple, fresh produce) and somewhat different (I like sweet and he likes spicy). He, like me, is a picky eater but I think I've got this menu planned out nicely:

Turkey (of course), seasoned with fresh herbs
Caramelized Onion and Cornbread stuffing w/ sausage
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Chili-Roasted Veggies (carrots, brussell sprouts, broccoli)
Made from scratch Southern Biscuits
Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp

We are very much opposed to the traditional mashed potatoes with gravy, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, and mac and cheese. (He hates potatoes and cheese, I hate green beans).

What is everybody else making? Any traditional favorites?

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[Misternatural 0]

I just watched the history channel doc on thanksgiving, The pilgrims had Lobster, goose, ducks, turkey, squash corn and beans. 90 natives showed up at the first one, looked at the spread and were like yeah thats nice but there was not going to be enough food- so they brought back 5 deer.
I dont have any lobsters crawling around outside but there are ducks and deer....we're having both
They played a little lacrosse at that one- what do people now do; touch football with the inlaws, weird how some things never change

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[freefal 0]

We're going to have about 12 people total at our house this year, so my wife and I decided to have a "Best (turkey) Breast in the West" contest. She's going the traditional oven rosted route (and it will no doubt be awesome because she's an incredible cook), but I'll be outside cooking my bird in my offset smoker complete with a 48-hour brine involving pinapple juice, a special rub with ginger, brown suger, pepper, etc. and herbs from our garden stuffed inside.

I don't know who's going to win, but it's gonna be fun.

Oh, and I'm with you on the sugary sweet potato thing. All sweet potatos need is some butter and salt/pepper.

"Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life!

[ChrisL 2]

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We are very much opposed to the traditional mashed potatoes with gravy

Sweet Jesus on a pogo stick!

Not liking them is one thing, but to actually be opposed to mashed potato's?

Thats just bizarre

In what way do you oppose them?

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My mighty steed

[airathanas 0]

Ok ok I guess I'm not entirely opposed to them- I just choose not to have them. I don't like gravy at all, really.

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[airathanas 0]

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I'll be outside cooking my bird in my offset smoker complete with a 48-hour brine involving pinapple juice, a special rub with ginger, brown suger, pepper, etc. and herbs from our garden stuffed inside.

Oh man that sounds so good! [yummy smiley face here]

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[TrophyHusband 0]

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Ok ok I guess I'm not entirely opposed to them- I just choose not to have them. I don't like gravy at all, really.

you don't need gravy if you make these:

http://www.kjandmegan.com/Bailey-s-Creamy-Goodness.html

although it doesn't fit into your "healthy" criteria.

"Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama
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[amstalder 0]

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I know Thanksgiving is next week but I'm hungry and I'm planning the menu today. I am cooking Thanksgiving this year for me and one other person. Our tastes in food are somewhat similar (healthy, simple, fresh produce) and somewhat different (I like sweet and he likes spicy). He, like me, is a picky eater but I think I've got this menu planned out nicely:

Turkey (of course), seasoned with fresh herbs
Caramelized Onion and Cornbread stuffing w/ sausage
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Chili-Roasted Veggies (carrots, brussell sprouts, broccoli)
Made from scratch Southern Biscuits
Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp

We are very much opposed to the traditional mashed potatoes with gravy, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, and mac and cheese. (He hates potatoes and cheese, I hate green beans).

What is everybody else making? Any traditional favorites?

That stuffing sounds amazing! Well all of it does, but the stuffing especially

[k-dubjumps 0]

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I know Thanksgiving is next week but I'm hungry and I'm planning the menu today. I am cooking Thanksgiving this year for me and one other person. Our tastes in food are somewhat similar (healthy, simple, fresh produce) and somewhat different (I like sweet and he likes spicy). He, like me, is a picky eater but I think I've got this menu planned out nicely:

Turkey (of course), seasoned with fresh herbs
Caramelized Onion and Cornbread stuffing w/ sausage
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Chili-Roasted Veggies (carrots, brussell sprouts, broccoli)
Made from scratch Southern Biscuits
Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp

We are very much opposed to the traditional mashed potatoes with gravy, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, and mac and cheese. (He hates potatoes and cheese, I hate green beans).

What is everybody else making? Any traditional favorites?

That stuffing sounds amazing! Well all of it does, but the stuffing especially

Agreed! Wanna share the recipe?

I make home made cranberry sauce:

1 bag cranberries
2 cups sugar (they are tart little buggars)
1 teaspoon almond extract (or more to taste)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
cornstarch (optional)

Boil cranberries in 2 cups water (they should be covered or floating in water) until they start to pop. You can add more water if you don't want the sauce to be too thick. Add sugar, almond extract, lemon juice and if you want a thicker sauce some corn starch. Make usre the sugar disolves completely. That's it. Refridgerate after they have cooled a bit.

Its super easy and everything is to taste so you can change the ingrediate quanties to your liking.

Adrenaline is my crack

DPH #3
D.S. #16 FAG #12 Muff Brother #4406

[skymama 37]

This green bean dish is a favorite with my family. The bacon, mushrooms and red pepper flakes give it an unexpected "wow", especially as compared to the old cream of mushroom soup beans that has been popular for so many years.

To make it more low-cal, I cook the bacon in the microwave and saute` the mushrooms in a little bit of olive oil, not bacon grease. It comes out just fine. You can also blanch the beans the night before (just store them in the fridge in a ziploc bag) to cut down on day-of cooking.

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[TrophyHusband 0]

thanks for the link. it looks like more than i'm willing to fuck with though.








just kidding

the bacon things sound great. i think i'll incorporate it into my green bean casserole recipe.

http://www.kjandmegan.com/Green-Bean-Casserole.html

"Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama
www.kjandmegan.com

[The_Don 0]

I'd throw in a can of water chestnuts, for extra crunch.

But, that is up to you.

I am NOT being loud.
I'm being enthusiastic!

[DavidB 0]

I think my brother & I are going to make pizza, or maybe lasagna.

When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

[JohnMitchell 16]

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I'll be outside cooking my bird in my offset smoker complete with a 48-hour brine involving pinapple juice, a special rub with ginger, brown suger, pepper, etc. and herbs from our garden stuffed inside.

Totally sweet. I don't have an indirect smoker, but we've been brining our birds for years now. No better way to get a delicious, juicy turkey. We use Alton Brown's brown sugar/ginger brine.

[k-dubjumps 0]

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I make home made cranberry sauce:

1 bag cranberries
2 cups sugar (they are tart little buggars)
1 teaspoon almond extract (or more to taste)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
cornstarch (optional)
1/4 cup slivered almonds (I got home and realized I'd forgotten this ingredient)

Boil cranberries in 2 cups water (they should be covered or floating in water) until they start to pop. You can add more water if you don't want the sauce to be too thick. Add sugar, almond extract, lemon juice and if you want a thicker sauce some corn starch. Make usre the sugar disolves completely. That's it. Refridgerate after they have cooled a bit.

Its super easy and everything is to taste so you can change the ingrediate quanties to your liking.

Adrenaline is my crack

DPH #3
D.S. #16 FAG #12 Muff Brother #4406