The day of the turkey

[Featherbop]

All.

 

[reznwerks]

other

Ham with raisin sause.

 

[evanman]

We don't have "Thanksgiving" in UK.

 

[Eve777]

Are you kidding me? Dressing only got 16 percent...WEll that just shows you guys are not making it the way we make it in the South. It is defin number one on everyone's list of favorites. I am considered a pretty good cook in my area and I am giving you something I won't give anyone here. My Secret Cornbread Dressing recipe....


Eve's Dressing..we don't stuff it in the bird. It is a meal unto its self.

Boil up a chicken until tender and save the broth. Pull meat apart into bite size pieces when cool...Set aside.


Next fry up all the ingredients below until almost tender.

1 lg. onion chopped
1 c. celery chopped fine
1 green pepper (bell) chopped
I clove garlic minced (I think it is clove, anyway one finger looking thing)
1 bunch of green onion, chopped (about 8)
1 small bunch of green, fresh parsley chopped( you can use dry, about half a small jar... but fresh is much better

Make a large pan of cornbread....9 X 12 pan (use a mix or your own recipe)

When done, crumble into a large mixing bowl....

Add a bag of Pepperidge Farm dressing mix (the white kind, not cornbread)

Add all the veggies you fried up and mix all together.

Now add you chicken and broth....mix all together, adding a little warm water if necessary to make sure it is moistened really well.
Add one rounded TBS poultry seasoning and one rounded Tbs Sage (or to taste, we like spicy)
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix one last time and put in pan large enough to hold it or two smaller ones....poke holes here and there in the dressing with the end of a wooden spoon.

Now here is the big secret......pour 3 small or one large can of bought,,,chicken broth over the dressing and bake until brown

Now as soon as you take it out...pour another small can of warm broth over the top(poke small holes) and add sliced boiled eggs for a decoration.


This dressing has really pleased my family for years. It is moist and flavorful and doesn't dry out, even in the fridge..

It may seem like a lot of broth, but trust me, it isn't and don't be afraid to use the fresh parsley. it is wonderful.

Don't forge to serve with cranberry sauce and Giblet Gravy...Here I cheat. I use the Cream of Chicken condensed soup and just make it a littler bit thicker...I add a couple of diced boiled eggs and a TBS of dressing to the gravy...gives it body. Add tsp of poultry seasoning.

If you make this dressing, I guarantee you, they will ask for it again.

Now before I die, I may share with you my famous Brown Gravy chicken and dumpling recipe. Strip dumplings and chicken with a brown gravy base....first you make a roux..

 

[Nikki]

Southern Sweet Potato Casserole! I make this every year and it goes over really well. It's more of a dessert than a side dish. It's YUMMY!!!!!

INGREDIENTS:
4 1/2 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup milk
1 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup butter
1 cup chopped pecans

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
In a large bowl, mix together mashed sweet potatoes, 1/2 cup butter, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, and eggs. Spread sweet potato mixture into the prepared baking dish. In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar and flour. Cut in 1/3 cup butter until mixture is crumbly, then stir in pecans. Sprinkle pecan mixture over the sweet potatoes.
Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

 

[ThinkerMan]

The vino!

 

[evanman]

We don't have "Thanksgiving" in UK.

 

[destiny]

Well evanman, what do you have?

 

[plath_fan]

Mmmmm I just made the sweet potato casserole tonight. I use that same recipe, omit the nuts, cook it, and when it's ten minutes away from being done I sprinkle marshmallows on top.

 

[Blazin Bones]

We don't have "Thanksgiving" in UK.

So sad too, evanman. I answered all because I was raised in a southern baptist church. :-D

 

[Nikki]

Mmmmm I just made the sweet potato casserole tonight. I use that same recipe, omit the nuts, cook it, and when it's ten minutes away from being done I sprinkle marshmallows on top.

I've never used the marshmallow recipe, but I know many that do. I'm just not a marshmallowy person. :

Isn't it yummy though?! I had never had it until about 3 years ago. Steve's mom always made it. I just used to skip over it. Then I finally started trying things that she made and I fell in love with the stuff.

 

[Gary]

We don't have "Thanksgiving" USA-style... maybe it is only an American tradition? I am not sure at all.

However, last night we had our own "thanksgiving" service at the church. We sing praises to the Lord and several people give testimonies about what the Lord has done in their lives over the last year. Some were very moving... especially two particular testimonies where the whole family (including the children) had come to saving faith in our precious Lord Jesus Christ.

One of the men stood up .... after a few sentences and led by the Holy Spirit, he talked from the heart about how not a single person in their small family has a father (very complicated; a set of circumstances has robbed each family member of their natural father)..... but that now they all have God/Abba as their Father.

I do not think there was a dry eye in the church!

What a way to thank the Lord....



By the way, those foods described above make my mouth water!

 

[evanman]

We don't have anything comparable to "Thanksgiving".

 

[Judy]

We don't have anything comparable to "Thanksgiving".

Well evanman, go get yourself a turkey cook it and follow the recipes above and start you own thanksgiving tradition. :wink: :angel:

 

[evanman]

Not many native americans to celebrate with round my neck of the woods.