Thanksgiving Recipes?

[samssugarmomma]

Our thanksgiving is going to be done skinnytaste style this year! (www.skinnytaste.com)

I'm making the

- buttermilk mashed potatoes with chives
- sweet potato casserole
- make over spinach gratin
- sauted brussel sprouts with pancetta
- cranberry pineapple sauce

Our turkey is coming from cooking light - parmesan sage roast turkey with sage gravy - http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/parm...0000001120255/

For dessert I made a Cinnamon apple crisp (from skinnytaste), a low fat pumpkin pie (from a weight watcher recipe) and a full fat pumpkin pie and a full fat apple pie. My sister is making an apple pie and a coconut cream pie. My mom is making a few quick breads - I think nut bread, cranberry bread, and banana bread.

I made some zero point vegetable soup (a weight watchers recipe) to snack on during the day since we'll be eating around 2.

[Pollyanna]

Tara-- any special instructions on the bacon weave?? No fresh turkeys available... No big deal. Makes dh happy. We don't like dark meat either.

I cover the turkey in a combo of brown sugar and chili powder (about 4 to 1) then weave about 1.5 packages of bacon (depending on the size of your turkey) on aluminum foil. Once weave is complete carefully transfer it to the turkey (you'll need help with this part). Cover the bacon with the sugar/chili combo. Bake at 325 for 2.5-3 hours (also depending on size of turkey). No need to cover, the bacon will hold in the juices beautifully. Seriously it works better than a brine. Almost like frying a turkey but without all the mess. It's also fun because my boys make the weave, because everything is better with bacon.

[Ravenclaw]

DH makes the turkey following Alton Brown's Good Eat Turkey episode when we are not visiting family on Thanksgiving. It's on youtube if anyone's interested.

If I cook this year, I'll make these sweet potatoes - they're dessert-like but very yummy if you have a sweet tooth. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/sweet-p...-2/detail.aspx

For the other sides, getting ready-made stuff this year: stove top stuffing, plain steamed corn, mashed potatoes from a box, and canned cranberries. Turkey's the highlight for both of us so not a huge deal if the other stuff is not spectacular.

[Michele]

I decided I'm going to make Pioneer Woman's Broccoli Cheese and Cracker casserole. http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2...ker-casserole/ Sounds good and I already had most of the ingredients!

[v-girl]

I love Stove Top stuffing.

Mom bought pumpkin pies do I'm off the hook for those. Will probably just make brownies for the kiddos (half of them don't like pie because they are weird alien-like children).

[Meenah]

As for leftovers------Pioneer Woman has a wonderful looking turkey tetrazzini recipe.

I was in TJ's this morning and they still had a lot of fresh turkeys and fixings, much to my surprise. We are doing turkey dinner today because DH is working tomorrow. But I made it easy on myself by getting premade cranberry, gravy, stuffing from TJs, a turkey breast, and I'm making classic green bean casserole because none of us have had it before. I guess I should start cooking. The only thing I have ready is dessert - pumpkin cheesecake that I made a month ago and has been in the freezer. Yum

ETA we do turkey for Christmas every year and I always get one from whole foods. It's not too expensive. About $2/ pound for the free range one.

[MarissaNicole]

My Mom desperately did not want to host Thanksgiving (for purposes of cleaning and set-up) so I gladly volunteered when she offered to make the TURKEY, POTATOES, and DRESSING. She is coming early tomorrow morning. I'm making/made:

cranberries
cheesy corn casserole (weight watchers)
pumpkin cream pie
crescent rolls

my sister is bringing:
green bean casserole
sweet potato casserole

and then for dessert others are bringing:
pumpkin pie,
apple pie
triple berry pie
turtle cheesecake

So I don't have to do the heavy cooking, and I don't have to travel! Loving this!

[peggyfromwastate]

Tara that sounds so good... We may never go back to The Big Bird.

Which would make dh happy!!

[mommax3]

I am making Turkey with Herbes de Provence and Citrus (Giada De Laurentis), Apple Pecan Cornbread Dressing (allrecipes), green beans with bacon, onions, brown sugar, butter, and garlic salt in the crock pot, mashed potatoes, apple sour cream pie, and pumpkin pie. My mom is bringing overnight salad (bacon, cauliflower, onions, and lettuce with a dressing made with miracle whip, parmesan, and sugar....it is so yummy) and my sister is bringing deviled eggs.

There will only be 8 of us, so I don't feel too stressed out. I am looking forward to the yumminess!

[PrincessFiona]

Yay for Byerlys in the Cities. I got a 25 pound turkey that was thawed! Yay for the suggestion from you guys.

I'm ... still menu planning though. gulp. Wish I had organized myself a little better ...

Kris

[v-girl]

I have a pumpkin dump cake (with carrot cake mix) in the oven.

[peggyfromwastate]

My bacon weave brown sugar/chili powder covered turkey breast is in the oven.

[Pollyanna]

Yay Peggy! I hope it turned out great!!

[Michele]

Just wanted to review that PW Broccoli Cheese Cracker casserole. I didn't like it. Everyone else did, but I kinda thought the cheese sauce was gross. If I attempt to make it again, I would use a real cheese sauce and not Velveeta.