Thanksgiving splurge?
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My favorite is the strawberry jello pretzel "salad". In my family that is considered a thanksgiving side dish lol. But yea, I plan to eat as much as my stomach can hold!2
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nutmegoreo wrote: »No no no! Homemade rolls! I have to dust off my Kitchen-aid mixer a couple of times a year or I feel sorry for it...
Recipe please. I am always in charge of the dinner rolls but have yet to find a recipe that is "just right". My Kitchenaid gets dusted off a few times per year too, mostly around Christmas but always at Thanksgiving and occasionally Easter if we have a family dinner.
Maybe it's just me, but I find the best recipes are the ones found in the older, more traditional cookbooks.
That's because they use lots of butter and lard instead of "healthy" substitutions. So much better!
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nutmegoreo wrote: »No no no! Homemade rolls! I have to dust off my Kitchen-aid mixer a couple of times a year or I feel sorry for it...
Yas!!! Homemade is the best. My favorite is to make the dough and then form the bun around some cheese and garlic sausage. Of course, that's not a traditional Thanksgiving food, but it's my favorite homemade bun.
Back in grade school the hot lunches were sensitive to the dietary restrictions of Catholic students so Fridays were either fish or cheese (fish sticks, tuna casserole, mac and cheese, etc). The absolutely best day was when they made cheese buns. Homemade buttery yeast dough wrapped around a chunk of cheddar cheese and baked, then brushed with more butter. When they started baking, the smell would waft throughout the building so our mouths were watering long before we got in line.
One of the hospitals here make fresh cheese buns every Friday morning. They are made like a cinnamon bun, but with cheese instead of the brown sugar and butter layer, so there is lots of gooey cheese intermingled with layers of fresh bread. Yum.1 -
SuzySunshine99 wrote: »nutmegoreo wrote: »No no no! Homemade rolls! I have to dust off my Kitchen-aid mixer a couple of times a year or I feel sorry for it...
Recipe please. I am always in charge of the dinner rolls but have yet to find a recipe that is "just right". My Kitchenaid gets dusted off a few times per year too, mostly around Christmas but always at Thanksgiving and occasionally Easter if we have a family dinner.
Maybe it's just me, but I find the best recipes are the ones found in the older, more traditional cookbooks.
That's because they use lots of butter and lard instead of "healthy" substitutions. So much better!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egCJwXOT890 3 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »I make a pretty mean jalapeno-cranberry sauce.
Anything jalapeño! 🙌🏻 I’ve never heard of jalapeño cranberry - but I will check it out!
It may become a new item for us - thanks!
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It is quite a delight
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Mm, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, stuffing, and of course, copious amounts of pie!3
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3 things for me.... mother's brocoli and cheese casserole and her pecan pie. The third and best is something I will make. Sweet potato casserole topped with pecans and brown sugar! It's my grandmother's recipe. I stole her recipe book before my whack job aunt could.8
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I want this.2 -
Since my Mom passed, Dad has tried making her stuffing but it never comes out right, so we just do the stove top now and I really like it.
Oh crap. I'm Canadian so I can't post in this thread. Sorry @quiksylver296
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Tacklewasher wrote: »
Since my Mom passed, Dad has tried making her stuffing but it never comes out right, so we just do the stove top now and I really like it.
Oh crap. I'm Canadian so I can't post in this thread. Sorry @quiksylver296
Apologizing for something that's not your fault, in true Canadian fashion
I bet she'll allow it anyway. She's a nice guy. Uh, gal that is. 7 -
Deep fried turkey. I love it!!!1
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No no no! Homemade rolls! I have to dust off my Kitchen-aid mixer a couple of times a year or I feel sorry for it...
Recipe please. I am always in charge of the dinner rolls but have yet to find a recipe that is "just right". My Kitchenaid gets dusted off a few times per year too, mostly around Christmas but always at Thanksgiving and occasionally Easter if we have a family dinner.
Do you have a Joy of Cooking? Their yeast rolls and quick rolls are all good. Quick rolls are tasty but small.
Cream biscuits are easy and tasty, but do not use yeast so are smaller than yeast rolls: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/235613/how-to-make-cream-biscuits/0 -
3 parts to Thanksgiving I am looking forward to:
Breakfast mimosas
Stuffing made with pork sausage, apricots, cranberries, fresh herbs and walnuts
Dessert which will probably include a decadent chocolate macadamia pie
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Mashed potatoes. All of them. With all of the butter. And possibly cream cheese.5
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AFAIK at this point I will (again) be spending Thanksgiving at home with my cats LOL (sounds way worse than it actually is), so will get myself a special "treat" or two, and just veg out for the day and enjoy those things. Chances are, considering the things I like as "treats" my overall calories probably won't be bad at all LOL3
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Stuffing is also my favorite part of Thanksgiving! I think this year I'm going to make sweet potato casserole with brown sugar and pecans along with a few other homemade things. The rolls though, those HAVE to be King Sweet Hawaiian rolls! No exceptions.
And Quik, you crazy for thinking oily Cool Whip is better than Ready Whip or homemade.
You crazy for picking Stove Top over Pepperidge Farms
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quiksylver296 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »Thanksgiving is fast approaching (in the States. Our Canadian friends already celebrated). What is the Thanksgiving splurge that you are most looking forward to? I plan on eating ALL THE THINGZ, with zero *kittens* given. However, I make this Samoa pie and I plan to stuff myself on it! Although my 14-year-old has said I need to make two, because he plans to eat one all by himself.
Recipe please?
https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a50134/samoa-pie-recipe/
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HoneyBadger155 wrote: »AFAIK at this point I will (again) be spending Thanksgiving at home with my cats LOL (sounds way worse than it actually is), so will get myself a special "treat" or two, and just veg out for the day and enjoy those things. Chances are, considering the things I like as "treats" my overall calories probably won't be bad at all LOL
Hey I think we are all meeting up at pinups! I got the ham, quick silver the pie, pinup the rolls and cinnamon rolls. What are you bringing? Lol🤣2 -
psychod787 wrote: »HoneyBadger155 wrote: »AFAIK at this point I will (again) be spending Thanksgiving at home with my cats LOL (sounds way worse than it actually is), so will get myself a special "treat" or two, and just veg out for the day and enjoy those things. Chances are, considering the things I like as "treats" my overall calories probably won't be bad at all LOL
Hey I think we are all meeting up at pinups! I got the ham, quick silver the pie, pinup the rolls and cinnamon rolls. What are you bringing? Lol🤣
Uhmm, I might need to inform my family of this little plan 4 -
Green bean casserole with lots of fried onions.2
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I won't be with my family this year so it'll be whatever the boyfriend's family is having. I'm not a big fan of "holiday" food except the turkey and the roast. Pumpkin pie is good, but just the filling.
Okay honestly, the beer and the wine. A 6 pack for dinner and a bottle for dessert.2 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »Thanksgiving is fast approaching (in the States. Our Canadian friends already celebrated). What is the Thanksgiving splurge that you are most looking forward to? I plan on eating ALL THE THINGZ, with zero *kittens* given. However, I make this Samoa pie and I plan to stuff myself on it! Although my 14-year-old has said I need to make two, because he plans to eat one all by himself.
I need this recipe...0 -
I will indulge in stuffing, mashed potatoes, and berry pie. I normally dont eat those foods but once a year is ok. I dont plan on going crazy though as I don't want to be in a food coma.0
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Tacklewasher wrote: »
Since my Mom passed, Dad has tried making her stuffing but it never comes out right, so we just do the stove top now and I really like it.
Oh crap. I'm Canadian so I can't post in this thread. Sorry @quiksylver296Tacklewasher wrote: »
Since my Mom passed, Dad has tried making her stuffing but it never comes out right, so we just do the stove top now and I really like it.
Oh crap. I'm Canadian so I can't post in this thread. Sorry @quiksylver296
Apologizing for something that's not your fault, in true Canadian fashion I bet she'll allow it anyway. She's a nice guy. Uh, gal that is.
:laugh: Y'all are hilarious. You Canadians may reminisce about the foods you already had.1 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »Thanksgiving is fast approaching (in the States. Our Canadian friends already celebrated). What is the Thanksgiving splurge that you are most looking forward to? I plan on eating ALL THE THINGZ, with zero *kittens* given. However, I make this Samoa pie and I plan to stuff myself on it! Although my 14-year-old has said I need to make two, because he plans to eat one all by himself.
I need this recipe...
Keep reading!1 -
The dinner I make isn't that splurgey but the amount pumpkin and banana bread I am planning to consume is going to be obscene.2
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Pretty much my entire family went vegan this year, and my in laws only eat lasagna for thanksgiving (no they aren’t Italian, they’re Jewish) so I don’t know what I’ll end up doing. My husband isn’t big into thanksgiving because of the lasagna thing. I’m thinking maybe some slow cooker turkey thighs and some sides? And that pie, definitely that pie. Is making a full turkey worth it? I’ve never made one before:..1
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quiksylver296 wrote: »Stuffing is also my favorite part of Thanksgiving! I think this year I'm going to make sweet potato casserole with brown sugar and pecans along with a few other homemade things. The rolls though, those HAVE to be King Sweet Hawaiian rolls! No exceptions.
And Quik, you crazy for thinking oily Cool Whip is better than Ready Whip or homemade.
Just sit there in your wrongness, @MoHousdon.
Crescent rolls are fine, but I prefer King's Sweet Hawaiian!
I also love a GREAT homemade soft fluffy dinner roll! I just don't know anyone that can make them.
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