What is your favorite Thanksgiving items???

General Cooking your catch
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The Thanksgiving bug is biting me hard and I am thinking this might be a great way for everyone to get some ideas. I would really appreciate everyones help.:smiley: Even if you do not have/know the recipe.

Sidedishes:</font id=ā€œblueā€> The classic green bean casserole
Ingredients:
1 (10 3/4 oz.) can CAMPBELLā€™S Cream of Mushroom Soup
3/4 cup milk
1/8 tsp. black pepper
2 (9 oz. each) pkgs. frozen cut green beans, thawed*
1 1/3 cups FRENCHā€™S Original or Cheddar French Fried Onions

Directions:
MIX soup, milk and pepper in a 1 1/2 -qt. baking dish. Stir in beans and 2/3 cup French Fried Onions. BAKE at 350F for 30 min. or until hot. STIR. Top with remaining 2/3 cup onions. Bake 5 min. until onions are golden.

Dessert:</font id=ā€œblueā€> Deep fried peaches
Blanch peaches, cut in half and remove seed.
Ingredients:
brown sugar
cinnamon
nutmeg
crushed pecans

Mix brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in it own container, put the crushed pecans in their own container. Take the peaches and toss them in the brown sugar mixture. Put them in the crushed pecans and press lightly to get as many pecans on the peach without mushing the peaches. Deep fry until outside is crispy/done. Take your deep fried peaches and put a scoop of french vanilla icecream on top.

Meat:</font id=ā€œblueā€> Applewood smoked turkey/deepfried turkey. This is such hard one for me. There are a ton of other options out there as well.

Best regards,
Outdoors2000

ā€œHonesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.ā€ Thomas Jefferson

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Saw a hotel advertising a T-giving buffet for $9.95 out near the airport. May hit that when they open the doors, come home, put on my lounging slacks, and start preppā€™n for a real dinner.

Brine your turkey in a bottle of apple juice and about 1/2 cup of kosher salt for 24 hours and then applewood smoke it. Saw that on the weber web site and have been doing it ever since then.

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fresh pecan and old fashion apple pie. MUST have plenty of home made whip cream or Bryers Natural Vanilla ice cream on hand.

ā€œSometimes I think itā€™s a shame, when I start feelin better when Iā€™m feelin no painā€¦ā€.

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F200 Yam

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Good friends and family are my favorite part.

Russ B.
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God is great, Beer is good, People are crazy

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quote:
Originally posted by Top2Bottom1

Good friends and family are my favorite part.

Russ B.
www.joinrfa.org
God is great, Beer is good, People are crazy

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I enjoy my Father-in-laws stuffed mushrooms before the dinnerā€¦ He does a variety some with just cheese, some with some kind of seafood mixture, some with sausage and stuffing, ā€¦ Heā€™ll come up with something new again this year along with the tried and true.

To sum up my favoriteā€¦ I like it all!

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My family is going to a cabin up in Boone for Thanksgiving this year, I plan on bringing a load of pecans up there with me and make a mess pies.

yella bote
black motor

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O.P. Babyā€¦Oyster Pie

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def. oyster pie

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Grandmammaā€™s dressing. Sheā€™s long gone but that dressing recipe is still going and its dang good vittles. Add in some giblet gravy and a proper roasted turkey, rice and cranberry sauce. End it off with some chocolate wine pound cake, pecan (pronounced PEEEE can) pie and wash it all down with good ole southern sweet tea.

Edit to add, if and when the first mention of stuf@$%^ is brought up, this topic should be closed and buried forever.

Mark
Mako 262 Twin Yammaha F200s
Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldnā€™t go so far as to call a dog filthy but theyā€™re definitely dirty. But, a dogā€™s got personality. Personality goes a long way.

ā€œLifeā€™s toughā€¦Itā€™s even tougher if youā€™re stupidā€ John Wayne

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ā€œPEEEEE canā€ is something you use in a shooting house.

Whole green beans wrapped in bacon, marinated in Catilina dressing and broiled till bacon crisp. And I will agree with you on Grandmaā€™s dressnin with giblet gravey!!!

My house is protected by God and a gun, Ill introduce you to them both if you show up unwelcomed.

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Reckon I wouldnā€™t expect anyone with Mississippi in their handle to know how to speak anyway.

Mark
Mako 262 Twin Yammaha F200s
Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldnā€™t go so far as to call a dog filthy but theyā€™re definitely dirty. But, a dogā€™s got personality. Personality goes a long way.

ā€œLifeā€™s toughā€¦Itā€™s even tougher if youā€™re stupidā€ John Wayne

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Not just in the Handle, born and raisedā€¦

just pickin on you saltydogā€¦

My house is protected by God and a gun, Ill introduce you to them both if you show up unwelcomed.

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I have to askā€¦ I am a Chef and maybe because I wasnā€™t raised in the south I have never heard of this but what is Oyster Pie and how do you make it?

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havent forgotten you ā€¦will post something tommorowā€¦

I know one thing I loveā€¦is REAL giblet gravyā€¦the one loaded with the good stuffā€¦

missā€™n fishā€™n

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friends and familyā€¦ cold libations

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okā€¦Thanksgiving side dishesā€¦ ā€œvillage styleā€ :smiley:

**ā€œapple saladā€

applesā€¦make sure you have some sweet and some tartā€¦cut into cubes leaving some peeling on some of it

chop some celery and walnuts or pecans
place in bowl with apples
add raisins and craisons
add a tablespoon of salad dressing or mayo to coat

**ambrosia(plain)

place in bowl:
can/jar of good fruit cocktail
pineapple(canned or fresh)
cut a banana into small pieces
add in some cherries(and some of the juice)
peel and cut up some oranges /tangerines
add in shredded coconut
slice some grapes

**fancy ambrosia salad

1 can mandarin oranges/drained
1 can pineapple chunks/drained
1 cup minature marshmellows
1 cup angel flake coconut
1/2 cup nuts(pecans/walnuts)
1 cup seedless grapes/halved
1/2 jar cherries/halved
1/2 can sliced peached chopped into small pieces
1 cup sour cream

mix all together and refrigerateā€¦add sour cream and toss lightly before serving

**sweet potato casserole with nut topping

3 cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes(can use frsh or canned)
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs beaten
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup margarine
1/2 cup milk or cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon( can also add dash of nutmeg)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup all purpose flour
1 cup chopped nuts
3 tablespoons margarine(melted)
(optionalā€”1 teaspoon grated lemon rind)

add potatoes,sugar,eggs,salt,1/4 cup marg/milk,and vanilla
spoon into ungreased 1 to 1 and a half quart baking dish

combine nuts(chopped),flour,brown sugar,and 3 tablespoons melted butter
spread over potato mixture and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes

**blue cheese on celery(easy ā€œtake toā€ appetizer")

combine 1pkg softened cream cheese and 1 small container of crumbled blue cheese. blend together with fork until well mixedā€¦spread on cut celery sticks.

**oyster dressing

Ingredients
Cornbread:
1 cup self rising cornmeal
1/2 cup self-rising flour
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
2 tablespoons vege

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So hows that:question:,did i keep my promise or what:wink:

missā€™n fishā€™n

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WOW! Penny you are so awesome. Thanks for what you bring to all of us! Happy Thanks Giving to you and your family!

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[:I]ā€¦ahhhh thats so niceā€¦and glad I could helpā€¦hope you all enjoy some of the recipesā€¦the refrig biscuit recipe while a little detailed makes some of the best light yeast roll like biscuits youā€™ll ever tasteā€¦and like i wroteā€¦dough will keep in refrig for at least 5 days if not moreā€¦I always double the recipe for the holidays so its available fro breakfast and snacksā€¦

Thanksgiving is such a wonderful timeā€¦and while I love Christmasā€¦it seems that the ā€œTrue meaningā€ of Christmas has somehow been lost in all of the ā€œtrappingsā€ and commercial aspects of what ā€œChristmasā€ has now become to manyā€¦Thanksgiving to me is more of a ā€œfamily timeā€ā€¦a time to get together and appreciate the comfort of being home with family and friends. A time to say ā€œThanksā€ for our many blessings.
Many of us have lost loved ones this past year( and in years past),(Miss you Stan:frowning_face:) and we miss them even more during the Holiday season when we take time to gather with those we love. There will always be a sadness when we think of them. I hope that everyone will take just a minute to reach out to a old friend or family member that you have been ā€œmeaning to callā€ā€¦ for we never know if we will ever get another chance to do so. Stop and Say thanks to a soldier or his/her family , a Veteran of past wars,our firefighters, police officers,medics ,pastorsā€¦do something nice for a stranger, or elderly person who lives near youā€¦say good morning to someone you dont know with a big olā€™ southern smileā€¦no matter how tough things may seem at timesā€¦I think we will all agree that we are more fortunate than manyā€¦and blessed to have family and friends to share the Holidays with when so many dont. Take Care!

oh yeahā€¦and please say a special prayer for Russā€™s (Top2bottomā€™s) sister becca who is in the hospitalā€¦and for our men and women overseasā€¦keep them safe bring them home!! We were blessed that Benjamin is now home again in alaska with his familyā€¦and although we wont see himā€¦he is with his wife and children

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Thanks Penfishn! All those look great! Needed a Sweet Potato Casserole recipe for this Thanksgiving to go along with the fried turkey!