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Comments (22)We ate our Thanksgiving feast at lunch time, so my brother could make the 4 hr drive back home before dark. I didn't think I could eat so much so early in the day, but I did! Spent all morning cooking, but the kiddoes cleaned up afterwards. As a committed foodie, I just couldn't face a store-bought pumpkin pie (the rest of the gang had no such problems) so I made myself a tray of sugar free brownies. And there are still a few left.... Thanks to all for your kind thoughts when I'm feeling so punk this year leading up to the holidays. At least we have a fridge full of quality leftovers now, as I don't think I'll feel as good next week as I do today (my doc is changing my meds this week). Oh well, when a foodie is sick, she stops doing housework, laundry, shopping, entertaining, etc. but she DOESN'T stop cooking, even if she can only cook for herself. The mere thought of consuming fast- or pre-processed food makes me feel so much worse than than standing up to throw together soup or an omelette. I have much to be thankful for this year!...See MoreWhat's your Thanksgiving menu?
Comments (33)We're done here. Shaun, that dinner guest is very handsome! Jessica, I hope they fixed the dishwasher. L2C46, that is a very cute turkey appetizer, a vegetarian option is always good (grin) Here we had 7. Ashley and Kevin made it, still no baby. Amanda, Dave and the kids and me. Mother went to my niece's, it was "her turn". Mother is in great demand on holidays, LOL, and came here last year. Stepmother had dinner with her sister, saving me 120 miles of driving, one more thing to be thankful for. We had a cheese ball with Ritz crackers to start, Dave loves that cream cheese/cheddar/dried beef/green onion mix, so I always make it for him. We also had some rabbit from the smoker to snack on while I got dinner "around", along with home canned pickled beets, sweet and dill pickles and olives. The main menu was: Turkey (a 21 pounder for 7 of us, both girls took leftovers) Sage and onion stuffing (I wanted to add oysters ala Seagrass but was roundly voted down, so Elery and I will have that) Mashed potatoes (with cream and butter, not kosher at all) Gravy Butternut squash/whole wheat dinner rolls Broccoli with cheese sauce Maple glazed roasted sweet potatoes Fruit salad Fresh cranberry and apple relish French Silk Pie Pumpkin Pie Ice cream cake with M&Ms Happy Thanksgiving. Annie...See MoreSo, what is your Thanksgiving Menu?
Comments (76)All your dinners sound delicious! Ours was just for 4 of us and I did an 11 pound turkey, cornbread dressing, mashed taters & gravy, sweet potato casserole, jiffy corn casserole, the green bean dish, fresh cranberries and the canned jelled cranberries. But instead of regular pumpkin pie, I made this pumpkin cream cheese dump cake that was so good! The only thing I would change with the recipe is to add a little more milk to the cream cheese layer so that it is easier to pipe. I had to glob mine on top of the pumpkin layer, but it was still perfect! The cake mix on top with the melted butter became a streusel type topping. PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE DUMP CAKE Ingredients: 8 oz. cream cheese 3/4 C. powdered sugar 2 tsp. milk 1 can (29 oz.) pumpkin puree 1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk 3 eggs 1 1/4 C. sugar 1 tsp. salt 1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice 1 yellow cake mix (dry) 1/2 C. butter, melted 1 Tbsp. cinnamon sugar mixture, optional whipped cream Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 X 14 pan. 2. Using a mixer (a KitchenAid or hand held) combine cream cheese, powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Set aside. 3. In a large bowl, combine pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, eggs, sugar, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Pour into prepared pan. 4. Put cream cheese filling into a small ZipLock bag, and snip off the tip the make a mini piping bag. Then pipe over the pumpkin filling (see photo). 5. Pour the dry cake mix over the cream cheese layer then poke holes using the end of a wooden spoon or a table knife through the cake mix until you hit the filling (not to the bottom of the pan). 6. Pour melted butter over the dry cake mix. 7. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the entire cake for extra flavor and crunch. 8. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until the top is browned and an instead knife comes out clean. 9. Let cool and serve with whipped cream! (Store in fridge) Here is a link that might be useful: pumpkin cream cheese dump cake...See MoreWhat's your Thanksgiving menu?
Comments (36)I'm excited to cook this holiday, as it's been almost 23 years since my kids & I have been together 0n Turkey Day! DD & my grandsons won't arrive from NC until early Thanksgiving Eve and we'll be having the dinner at my son's-3 miles from me (now that I am back living in PA)! Appetizers: Crab stuffed baked mushrooms fresh fruit spears w/sweetened dip Roast Chestnuts Deviled eggs w/shrimp filling Hot Taco Dip DINNER: Roast Turkey w/sourdough,apple,chestnut dressing Baked Glazed ham Oyster dressing Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Candied Sweet Potatoes Baked Acorn halves w/orange honey butter Green beans Supreme Escalloped Corn Harvard Beets Lettuce Salad w/my Bacon Dressing Homemade Pumpkin Apple Bread Banana nut Bread DESSERTS Pumpkin Custard Pie Creamy Rice Pudding Warm Homemade Apple Dumplings w/Ice cream HAPPY TURKEY KT FRIENDS!!!...See Moretinam61
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