Sounds like a wonderful meal and sweet you and your Grandmother could make it together. Sorry I can't help with a name for your salad unless maybe a cobb salad? Were all the ingredients chopped?
Joann

What fun to cook a meal that was really good....and what satisfaction.
Cheers to you....and cheers to your Gram for letting you mess up her kitchen!
Linda C

OMG Brad I have no idea what you've been up to the past five days but God bless you for getting excited about turkey at this point! That said, congrats on your first big meal!

I have no idea what to call your salad, but I'm most interested in hearing more about the oyster stuffing, and the oyster stew while you're at it.

Sounds like a really nice memory to have had with Gram.

Fantastic job! Anytime a meal turns out well it is a great accomplishment. And how wonderful you were able to share the experience with your Gram. Now would you share your oyster stuffing recipe?

Thanks

Alexa

Thanks everyone!

The oyster stuffing and stew are really easy to make! My gram doesn't have written recipes but this is how to make them.

Oyster Stuffing
Loaf of bread, broken into pieces/cubes (or bread cubes if you wish)
Diced/chopped onion
Diced/chopped celery
Jar of oysters (I poured them into a saucepan and got them out one at a time)
Salt and pepper

The oysters in the jar were large and my uncle bought a pint while Gram said she usually used half of a pint. It's just like making regular stuffing except adding the oysters only cutting them up if they're on the large side.
Stuff into duck, chicken, goose or turkey or however you wish! Enjoy!

Oyster Stew
The oysters that were left over in the saucepan, with the juice. I just took it out of Gram's fridge when we wanted our lunch! :)

Milk
Oysters with the juice
2 tablespoons butter
Salt and pepper

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until butter is melted. Pour into bowls and serve with oyster or soup crackers. Enjoy!

Linda, my Gram shakes her head when she drops or spills something. I told her a good cook is a messy cook! She chuckled at that line!

Foodonastump, I had to lol when you said "Congrats on getting excited about turkey at this point!" I don't even like turkey and mom fixed duck and chicken for Thanksgiving. P.S. Mom hates oysters and shellfish for that matter.

I've been helping mom with cooking since I was little (I helped her bake cookies) so this is a vast improvement!

Brad AKA Moonwolf

Congratulations, Brad, on a successful meal. You beat me to the oyster stuffing, I'm trying to decide what to stuff oyster stuffing INTO, I've had three turkey dinners in the last week and so it's got to be something else.

Maybe cornish game hens, or chicken.

I'm glad you and your Gram got to have this nice cooking day together, and that you'll remember some of her recipes. Family heirlooms and memories...

annie

How cool that you got to cook with your Gram! I never had that opportunity.

I think your salad sounds more like a 7-layer than anything else, just missing the peas....

Linda

Hi Annie,

Three turkey dinners! You must be exhausted! Cooking a meal like this is tiring but I LOVE doing it! I tried candied sweet potatoes for the first time ever yesterday and they are tasty! I said to Gram: Who needs candy when you can eat them?! LOL

Joann, yes all the ingredients were chopped by my Gram who used a large paring knife to do the job!

I have a few corrections to make. It was a quart jar of oysters (they aren't cheap!) that we used for the stuffing. Gram set out the stuffing with all the ingredients, except the oysters the night before so it got a little firm.

If anyone tries these recipes, I would appreciate it if you would let me know! Gram would be delighted to hear that other people tried her recipes!

Got myself a couple of times from accidentally touching a hot pan but I'm okay (I did use mitts when I took the lid off the roasting pan to baste the turkey but it was sitting on the stove next to pans that we were cooking in). If everyone keeps liking my cooking I may have to consider a career as a cook!

Eat hearty folks! Enjoy the recipes!

Brad AKA Moonwolf

It's so wonderful that you want to cook with your Gram and just as wonderful that she lets you do it. Congratulations on your cooking as well as a beautiful sounding relationship with your Gram.

Beverly

I couldn't agree with Beverlyal more, good for you!

What a wonderful post. You will have memories to last a lifetime!

Well done! You know that when you are 80, the memory of this meal will be as special as it is today. Cooking memories are the BEST!
As for the name of the salad......"Gram's Salad" sounds good to me! :)
Murphy

Brad, these stories are what make the CF a special place. We are home cooks with all levels of experiences who share our joys and learn from each other.

Next time take pictures of your Gram in action, we'll teach you to post them here if you'd like.

Brad, between you and seagrass, I'm definitely doing the oyster stuffing, and I might even have to have oyster stew if there are "leftover" oysters!

Tell your Gram I said thanks, will you? And give her a hug from us.

Jessica has a great idea, I'd love to see pictures!

Annie

Your meal sounds grand! And delicious. My grandmother also loved oyster stuffing but rarely indulged herself. Making an entire turkey meal is a huge accomplishment. I was glad this year to be in charge of stuffing, spuds, and gravy only. Though I did make pies to have at home.

Ya done good. Photos would be delightful. I agree!

Congragulations, Brad!

Your meal sounds great,
and so does the relationship with your Gram!
I'll bet the day was just as special to her as it is to you.
And I agree, it is a memory you (and she!)
will cherish for a very long time.

I know, because my grandsons are the light of my life.

I can't help with a name for the salad, either,
I agree with murphy, "Gram's Salad" seems right.

Annie1992, we like oyster stuffing, too,
But because of my 'yankee' upbringing
and my family's Texas upbringing,
I make it with half cornbread & half white bread.
With as many oysters as I can afford,
And I usually bake a goodly share of it in a seperate dish,
not stuffed into anything at all.

It's all good! ! !

Rusty

rusty, I made plain white bread/sage stuffing and I made cornbread stuffing on Thanksgiving, to satisfy my very Midwestern children and my Tennessee-raised husband. Now I get to try the oyster stuff just for me.

But stuffing that isn't stuffing into something? That just seems sick and wrong, LOL.

Annie

"But stuffing that isn't stuffing into something? That just seems sick and wrong, LOL."

When one of our sons fries the turkeys,
Our stuffing gets stuffed into casserole dishes!

Does that makes it 'dressing' rather than 'stuffing'?

Anyhow, I mix the cornbread and the white bread together,
sometimes include some whole wheat, or whatever else is on hand.
Same seasonings in the whole 'mess'.
Everyone is happy with this method.
And that's what counts.
And it always all gets gobbled up.

Rusty

No deep fried stuffing? Aw, Rusty.....

Annie

Thanks again, everyone!

My gram doesn't like to have her picture taken but I might take pictures of the food that we make. She never really cooks big meals anymore but she does make things like the salads (potato, macaroni, etc.) and I do make a mean fried steak (not to brag). I like the idea of calling the salad "Gram's Salad".

Thanks for offering on how to post pictures but I already have! I post on the garden forums and I did take a picture of the fried green tomatoes and mom's new cookware she got. I don't have the best camera but I do get some nice pictures.

Usually if I want something to eat when I'm there, she gets me to cook it or dad if he's there (when we visit).
Annie, I'll be sure to say thanks for all of you and of course I always get a hug from her :).

Brad AKA Moonwolf