Home Moms’ Porch Let’s Chat What are your favorite recipes/foods for Thanksgiving?What are your favorite recipes/foods for Thanksgiving?Welcome to Simply Charlotte Mason › Discussion Forum › Moms’ Porch › Let’s Chat › What are your favorite recipes/foods for Thanksgiving?Tagged: Thankgiving Menu, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving recipesThis topic has 23 replies, 10 voices, and was last updated 13 years, 5 months ago by Bookworm.Viewing 15 posts - 1 through 15 (of 24 total)1 2 →AuthorPosts November 9, 2011 at 3:04 pm 2flowerboysParticipantWell, we are staying home this yr. due to some sickness in some family members and some other reasons. 🙁 It will just be our family..unless I can find someone to come share it w/ us!! Since this is a special time we don’t mind if we “cheat” a little w/ food!! 🙂 What are some easy recipes that you like to prepare? And some child friendly ones too! I have one that is very, very picky!! So usally it is food that is not mixed! But please include all types that you enjoy! I will include my favorite potato casserole later! Very bad for you but oh so good! Hey, it is just once a yr! Appetizers too please! Thanks! November 9, 2011 at 4:17 pm Christine KaiserParticipantThis will be fun to read, hope a lot of ladies will post:)Our very traditional meal includes: Turkey with bread stuffing, green bean casserole, corn on the cob, twice baked potato casserole and dinner rolls. We make 3 Pies. Peacan Pie, Pumpkin Pie and Buttermilk Pie.:)Only 2 things that are not so common are the potato casserole and buttermilk pie. Here are the recipes if someone is interested: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/twice-baked-potato-casserole-recipe/index.htmlhttp://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/buttermilk-pie-recipe/index.html (confession, yes I LOVE Emeril’s cooking and yes consequently I am overweight!*lol*) November 9, 2011 at 4:32 pm 2flowerboysParticipantYUM! Well Chrstine that is the recipe I go by too! LOL! It was given to me! It is sooooo soooo yummy! I made it twice last yr. Once for Thanksgiving and people cleaned the dish up in a matter of minutes..I got only a small amt!! So I was asked to make it again for Christmas..that time I was sure to get some out on my plate Can’t wait to hear some more! November 9, 2011 at 4:40 pm sherazParticipantWe have a gluten free, dairy free, and yeast free day. We have a pumpkin pie for breakfast (my mom started that when I was young – yum) and then we have turkey, stuffing, potatoes and gravy, corn, beans, jello, sweet potatoes, relish tray, and rolls. Then we used to have Chocolate Cream Pie and Pumpkin Pie. Now we just have pumpkin pie. Then for dinner we have turkey sandwiches, plain potato chips, jello and more pie. These were traditions of our families that we carried over, and like you say, it’s once a year. lolI had to change our recipes to fit our new requirements and we still enjoy the traditional “feast.” I have the recipes for all of it, but am only including the rolls and pie. Lynn Rae’s Easy Dinner Rolls 2 large eggs, room temperature3 tbsp milk or water, warm to touch1 cup dairy free yogurt¼ cup canola oil1 tsp cider or rice vinegar2 cups LynnRae’s Flour Blend (or all purpose blend)½ tsp baking soda1 ½ tsp baking powder2 tbsp sugar½ tsp salt2 tsp xanthan gum Preheat oven to 350. Grease muffin cups. Mix egg, milk, yogurt, oil and vinegar in a bowl until combined. In the bowl of a stand mixer, place all dry ingredients and blend together. With mixer on low speed, add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Using an ice cream scoop, measure batter evenly into the muffin cups. Immediately bake for 30-35 minutes or until done. Remove rolls from oven and let sit for 5 minutes before serving. Each roll has: 223 calories, 9g total fat, 2 g sat. fat, 0g trans fat, 55 mg cholesterol, 120mg sodium, 31g carb, 0g fiber, 5g protein. NOTE: I use a mini-muffin pan to make smaller rolls. They only need to bake for 15 minutes that way. For a holiday party (New Years Eve) “pigs in a blanket” treat, I will cut up some “safe” hotdogs and place a piece in each cup, then smooth the dough over the top. Bake for 15 minutes. LynnRae’s Flour Blend (makes 4 cups) ½ cup white rice flour1 cup tapioca flour1 cup potato starch1 ½ cups cornstarch Combine in ziplock bag. Store tightly sealed in refrigerator. Pumpkin Pie (Living Without) 1- 15 oz. can pumpkin puree1 cup vanilla flavored almond or rice milk2 tablespoons melted EarthBalance buttery stick3 tbsp spiced apple cider1 tbsp lemon juice2 large eggs2 tbsp GF all purpose baking flour½ cup packed brown sugar¼ cup sugar½ tsp salt2 tsp cinnamon1 ½ tsp nutmeg¼ tsp ground cloves Preheat oven to 450. Grease a 10” pie pan. Mix together all liquid ingredients in a stand mixer. Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl, sifting well to get rid of flour and sugar clumps. Slowly pour dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and then beat until totally combined. Pour batter into pie pan. Bake at 450 for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 and bake for another 30 minutes or until knife inserted in middle of pie comes out clean. This pie can be made 2 days prior to eating if stored in the refrigerator. Sometimes I am naughty and put cool whip on it. 😉 Each slice contains: 169 calories, 5 total g fat, 3g sat fat, 0g trans fat, 63 mg cholesterol, 307mg sodium, 29g carbs, 2g fiber, 3g protein. November 9, 2011 at 11:25 pm blue jParticipantWe end up celebrating Thanksgiving 4 times in November: one meal with df from IN, our own Thanksgiving day, then one meal with my mom and sister and one with dh’s family. Dh’s mother will. not. eat. poultry. So for that meal we have ham. The rest are the more traditional dishes. Here is a list of all of the items that show up on the table at one time or another during our 4 meal celebration.Turkey (slow roasted @ 200 degrees overnight or for 6 – 8 hours depending upon the size of the bird; never dry; doesn’t need basting – YUM!)HamCranberry Orange RelishDF/GF Bread stuffingMashed Potatoes & GravySweet Potatoes w/ Brown Sugar (Coconut Sugar) & SpicesCoke Salad7-up Salad (sometimes)Green BeansCauliflowerRaw Veggie TrayPickled BeetsPicklesPumpkin PiePecan PieVarious CookiesCherry Pie or Apple Pie November 10, 2011 at 1:21 am 2flowerboysParticipantCan you share GF stuffing? @ Sheraz, that pumpkin pie sounds yummy! November 10, 2011 at 2:12 am missceegeeParticipantWe alternate who hosts in our family, but it’s usually ~ 25-35 people. Smoked Turkey – we brine it with this recipe for two days, before we smoke it with this recipe. IT IS OUT OF THIS WORLD DELICIOUS!! The best turkey I’ve ever tasted and no, it doesn’t taste like coke at all. Sweet Potato SouffleCreamed Corn – We HATE the canned stuff, but this is SO yummy!Whole Cranberry Sauce & Blueberry Cranberry SauceGreen Bean Casserole – the only thing my sister-in-law makesSausage Cheese BallsHomemade bread or rollsOregano Potatoes – my mother-in-law’s recipe, a bit of work, but very yummy.Green salad and raw veggies with dipVarious desserts – pumpkin pie, pecan pie, pumpkin bread, cookies, etc. This year, I’m making Pumpkin Whoopee Pies – they are fabulous! November 10, 2011 at 2:22 am Leah ILMemberWe do most of the traditional dishes, so I won’t go into those. But I do love my cranberry sauce and think it’s worth sharing- a good friend gave me the recipe years ago. She has a website with so many great recipes: http://www.homemakershomestead.com. The cranberry sauce recipe uses honey, which I love, as we try to go easy on the sugar:4 cups fresh or frozen cranberries1 ¼ cups honey½ cup water2 T lemon juice1 cinnamon stick, 3 to 4 inches long½ t ground clovesIn a sauce pan mix honey, water, lemon juice, cinnamon stick and cloves. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Add cranberries and boil for about 12 to 15 minutes or until sauce thickens up. Allow to cool. Can be refrigerated up to 1 week or frozen. I also do a spiced apple cider punch in the crockpot. I start it first thing in the morning, and it mulls all day making the house smell wonderful 🙂2 orangeswhole cloves12 cups apple cider2 cinnamon sticks1/2 tsp nutmeg1/2 cup honey1/2 cup lemon juice4 1/2 cups pineapple juice Stud oranges with cloves. In a 5 quart crockpot, mix all ingredients. Drop clove studded oranges into the punch. Keep on low heat all day- serve warm with a cinnamon stick for stirring 🙂 November 10, 2011 at 2:25 am Leah ILMemberOops, sorry…looks like my fractions didn’t copy and paste over here properly LOL For the cranberry sauce recipe, the weird looking fractions should read:1 and 1/4 cups honey1/2 cup water1/2 tsp cloves November 10, 2011 at 2:26 am Leah ILMemberI have GOT to try making whoopie pies- thank you for the recipe!! I just watched a show on the Food Network that featured them. November 10, 2011 at 3:11 am sherazParticipantThe pie is delicious! This is the recipe I made last year for GF/DF stuffing:Stuffing1/2 cup, plus 2 tbsp diced celery2 tbsp diced onion2 tbsp Earthbalance buttery sticks2 1/2 cups bread crumbs1/4 tsp salt1/8 tsp pepper1/8 tsp sage1/2 cup rice milkMelt butter, sauté onion and celery for 5 minutes. Gently toss bread crumbs with spices. Add celery, gently stir. Add milk, gently stir. Spray 8×8 pan. Place in pan. Cover with foil. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. November 10, 2011 at 3:11 am baileymomMemberWe’re pretty traditional here too, but here are a few links to posts where I have shared Thanksgiving on my blog:http://6arrows.blogspot.com/2010/11/pumpkin-cookies-by-kylie-and-korinne.htmlhttp://6arrows.blogspot.com/2010/11/getting-ready.htmlhttp://6arrows.blogspot.com/2010/11/on-thanksgiving-day.htmlI’ll have totry some of the recipes above, thanks for sharing! November 10, 2011 at 2:40 pm blue jParticipantWell, I’m embarrassed. I got sidetracked and didn’t put links in for the recipes – or type them up as the case may be.This is pretty much the recipe that I used. I simply substitute either Udi’s bread or my own homemade DF/GF bread in here.Coke Salad (in case anyone is interested)1 can bing cherries1/2 c sugar (sub low glycemic)mix in pan and heat to boilingadd 2 small packages of cherry jello (dark cherry is our fav)pour into bowl or mold and cooladd 1 #2 can of WELL drained crushed pineapple (I use my salad spinner to get all of the juice out)place in frigwhen start to set add 1 c coke (or any cola flavored drink – we use a “natural” one sweeted w/ stevia)Topping – this is not dairy free. We have subbed a coconut whipped topping recipe for this and only place some on top of each serving rather than the whole dish.1 pack of dream whipmix as directedadd: 3oz cream cheese (softened)1/4 c sugarspread over saladI can not locate my 7-up salad recipe which is nothing like the orange jello recipe w/ 7-up in it that I found on-line. November 10, 2011 at 4:57 pm 2flowerboysParticipantBluej, thanks for the GF recipe! I was like..how does she make her bread for bread stuffing! I have been wanting to make a GF stuffing! Or from where I come from …dressing!! YUM! @thanks to Sheraz for your recipe too! @kathi, I love pumpkin muffins ..can’t wait to check out the cookies!!Keep them coming! 🙂 November 10, 2011 at 8:15 pm BookwormParticipantWe are pretty traditional here, and we have certain “stand-by’s” that the kids would kill me if I didn’t make. However, we have a young lady far from home eating with us this year, and she has celiac. I think I’m still making our usual stuffing and rolls (those are two of the things that would cause mutiny to omit or change). But I’m trying to find sides that dont’ involve cranberries that I can make. I”m not sure french-fried onions are OK and many of my “fancy sides” involve these or cracker crumbs. I’ve scared up one recipe that looks OK for a side, and a pumpkin custard recipe with no crust. I need more vegetable/side dishes to replace our usuals and is there such a thing as a gluten-free pie crust? What could I use to make a casserole topping? She’s assured me she doesn’t mind if we eat stuffing and rolls, but I’d like a couple extra sides and desserts so she has plenty of options!AND– I grind my own flour. I see many gluten-free recipes rely on rice flour. IF I grind rice in my mill, will it pick up gluten from my previously ground wheat? Will I need to purchase rice flour?Viewing 15 posts - 1 through 15 (of 24 total)1 2 →The topic ‘What are your favorite recipes/foods for Thanksgiving?’ is closed to new replies.
