Trying any new recipes for Thanksgiving?

[ChapterTwo]

I'm sure everyone is very busy with their regular lives and now trying to get ready for everything that goes into a Thanksgiving dinner (or preparing to travel elsewhere to attend one). I'm just wondering if anyone is trying any new recipes this year.
My family has always loved boiled brussels sprouts (odd, but true!), and I'm going to try Golden Crusted Brussels Sprouts, which I found online.

[chyna]

I've decided that I would like to make homemade cranberry sauce and found a recipe online for blue cranberry sauce. It has blueberries in it as you'd imagine. And then for the leftovers I found a recipe for a cranberry apple crumble. We'll see how it all goes. :)

[ChapterTwo]

The blue cranberry sauce and the cran/apple crumble both sound yummy!
My only problem would be that blueberries are very expensive here, this time of year. The only time we get a bargain is in June, when they're about 99 cents a pack. Good luck with your recipes!

[memmey]

Well we are having the estate sale at my Dad's house this Thanksgiving weekend. We are gonna be eating from the Brookshires grocery. I order the holiday meal. One poor turkey with a lot of side orders. I hope it "fittin to eat". LOL. I am skipping the turkey and having vegatables and of course the pie. OF COURSE THE PIE.
If I don't see you all in the next couple of days Have a Happy Thanksgiving....don't forget to thank the Indians, without them the pilgrims would have starved. Maybe when they think back on that they SHOULD have let the pilgrims starve and they would still have their country. Ah, too late now.:rolleyes:

Happy Thanksgiving :)

[Heather]

First Nations up here...

[ChapterTwo]

OF COURSE THE PIE.


Great minds think alike...
The highlight of my Thanksgiving is always the morning after, when I wake up and have P I E for breakfast, with a cup of tea or coffee. Mmmmmmmm. :rolleyes:

I always think the same way...if any group of people can and should complain, it's the Indians. Talk about getting the short end of the stick...


Did your Dad recently pass, Mem? I'm sorry...

I hope the estate sale goes well, and so does your dinner! Happy Thanksgiving, Memmey! :)

[ChapterTwo]

<<First Nations>>

Oh, Heather, I had no clue what that meant so I had to look it up!
I'll share what I found with the others of us from the U.S:

First Nations is a term of ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

No day is wasted, during which we have LEARNED...:o

[CohenCottage]

I didn't know that either! Thanks for educating us Heather and Chapter Two!

[vintage girl]

I am heading out to Pahrump, NV for thanksgiving to visit my husbands parents. I am happy about that as I do not have to cook;) We are leaving at 5am on Thanskgiving morning (300 mile trip), and will be home Sunday. My mother-in-law is a wonderful cook, and she always makes something new and creative each year. Last year she made a wonderful cream cheese dip with fresh shrimp. Yummmmy. Not sure what it will be this year, but will let you all know. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone. Enjoy a wonderful meal and time with your loved ones:)

[memmey]

Two,
Poppa is in the nursing home with no chance of coming home so we have let it sit there for over 1 1/2 years and now it is going down hill....fast. We hate to do this but we have to sell it.
I live 3 hours away from the house and my Sister is 6 hours away. The grass is high and the flower beds over grown.
I hope someone wants solid wood "early american" furniture :(

[Heather]

"While still a legal term, the use of the word Indian is erratic and declining in Canada. The term may be regarded as offensive while others prefer it over Aboriginal person/persons/people."

[ChapterTwo]

I hope someone wants solid wood "early american" furniture :(

Tell them they can paint it white and call it "cottage"! :o

Oh, sorry about your Poppa in the nursing home. I went through that with both my parents...
And the dismantling of the home is no picnic either. especially since you and your sister don't live around the corner. I DID almost live around the corner...3 blocks away from my parents' house.

Well, I wish you both a nice dinner and strength to put up with the crazies at the sale!

[ChapterTwo]

Heather - It's so hard nowadays to determine what's "PC" and what's not.
But I understand - if the word "Indian" is felt to be demeaning in some way, then it shouldn't be used.

vintage girl - I always smile when I see that town, Pahrump! It reminds me of "The Little Drummer Boy" when it goes...pahrumpa dum dum! :) I'm getting slap happy and I haven't even starting preparing for Christmas...:o

Wow, you've got a big trip ahead of you but I'd rather ride/drive than cook too! And that your m-i-l is such a great cook - wonderful!

Have a safe and terrific holiday with your family! Talk to you when you return.

[chyna]

The leaning is more along Native American here, or Red Power (depending on if you are Indian or not, in my area that is still okay with the tribes).

[Lisa S]

I've been working so hard that I was wondering how in the heck I was going to manage Thanksgiving too.

I came home from work on Friday and cleaned the house (first five layers of grime gone; many more to follow) and packed us up for a trip to the lake house.

When we arrived at the lake house, we found that there was something wrong at the water treatment plant and we had no running water. Yikes!

My husband and I brined the turkey, watched a movie and hit the hay.

We woke up the next morning to running water, (thank goodness!). We made a few pumpkin pies, made great stuffing and peeled a bag of potatoes and went outside to play with the kids.

My brother, his wife and two kids joined us on Thursday. They brought the rest of the Thanksgiving goodies.

We cooked, played outside, watched movies, kissed babies... all in all it was a wonderful time.

I'm back home and thinking about how vital it is to have "down time". I feel completely rejuvenated!

I'm thankful for my family, lazy days and my good friend here.

[Zuzu's Garden]

Wow - sounds like you had a great time Lisa. Sorry about your Poppa, Memmey.

We had our 1st Thanksgiving in our tiny house. Took the measuring tape with us to the grocery store to purchase a turkey that would fit in our tiny oven. :p Everything turned out great - except I really miss my kids. They're all grown up and living too far away to get together for the Holidays now.

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving.

Zu

[ChapterTwo]

I marvel at you, Zu, in your tiny house.

I moved into a two bedroom house, down from a three bedroom (which also had a sun parlor) and I am having great difficulty adjusting. There's just not enough ROOM!

(I'm still pining away for a Victorian, to fill with furniture, before I meet my Maker...) :o

[Zuzu's Garden]

Hi C2!

I would think that you would now be called Chapter Three after all you've been through with your move! :)

We moved out of our 4bdrm 2&1/2 ba w/ full basement in 2001 and into a 3bdrm 2 &1/2 condo w/ full basement - so we got rid of some things back then. Then we got rid of more when we moved everything into storage, and more when we moved into the tiny house - and then more in order to be able to walk around in the tiny house! :D So we downsized over an 8-year period, which has got to be easier than doing it within a few months! I still have my favorite things - heirlooms, pretty dishes and nice furniture. The funny thing is that I have a whole new outlook on "stuff". I have everything I need, and I don't want much more. I still enjoy window shopping, but I hardly ever purchase anything - mostly materials to make things myself.

My son & daughter-in-law live in Japan, and they tell us that our tiny home would be considered a good size there, and very comfortable. I guess it's all a matter of perspective!

Hang on to your Victorian dream - dreams do happen!

:)
Zu

[Lynzee]

Took the measuring tape with us to the grocery store to purchase a turkey that would fit in our tiny oven. :p



That's one of the many things I can't seem to get used to in this house--the tiny wall oven. Can't tell you how many times I've gotten home with a turkey and discovered it wouldn't fit. :mad: :o

[Zuzu's Garden]

Oh no, Lynz!!! I measure the oven and had 9"x16"x16" to work with. Stuffed & cooked 9lb. turkey & it came out great!

Happy to "see" you my friend!

:D
Zu

[Lynzee]

9"x16"x16" :eek::eek: Wow! That's small! I managed to squeeze a 14 pound turkey into mine, but it was a tight fit.

It's good to "see" you, too, my friend. :) Are you shoveling snow yet?

[Zuzu's Garden]

Our range is an RV propane range. The fridge is tiny too - 47"Hx21"Wx21"D, but because I cook everything from scratch, we get 2 weeks of groceries in it just fine. We made a little "step stool" for it so it is regular fridge height & there is a big drawer in it to store canned goods. :)

Yes - we've been shoveling, but so far it's been a pretty mild winter.

How are things in your neck of the woods?

[Lynzee]

My parents all but lived in their RV after my Dad retired. My mom said it didn't take her long at all to get used to the smaller appliances or the smaller space overall. There are many days when I wish I could trade my space for something smaller.

We have had horrendous storms since last night. Tornados, flash flooding...it's a mess. The kids are out of school due to the severe weather and the little one is loving it! :rolleyes: It's supposed to be paving the way for a cold front and...drum roll, please!.....SNOW!!! But I'll believe it when I see it. :eek:

[memmey]

They say it may snow here in South Louisiana THIS is not normal!!!!! People here will so stone cold crazy if it happens again this year. School lets out for 1/2 inch. Wrecks, parties or whatever will ensue. Folks will par-tee and cook a gumbo.
#** Let in snow, let in snow, let it snowwwwww....chaer**#

[Lynzee]

I hear ya, Memmey! It is almost unheard of here in southeast Alabama, but the meteorologist swears it's on the way. It would be nice since the town Christmas festival is Saturday, but I'm guessing everything would come to a complete standstill instead. :rolleyes:

[Sophia Sweeden]

Season the turkey with salt, black pepper and garlic powder and bake in roaster oven or regular oven at 325'F for 20 minutes per pound.
Boil turkey neck, liver and gizzard on top of stove with salt, pepper and garlic powder
Bake a large pan of cornbread
Chop 1 large onion, 3 stalks celery, 1 medium green bell pepper
and 3 green onions
After giblets are tender, debone neck and chop meat from neck, liver and gizzard and add along with juice to crumbled cornbread
then add vegetables, 3 chopped boiled eggs, salt, pepper and garlic powder to cornbread and mix well. If you don't have enough juice, you can use some of the gravy from the turkey roasting pan or sometimes I add a chicken bouillon cube or chicken broth to giblets while boiling them to be sure I have enough rich juice.
Cover the cornbread dressing and bake at 350'F for 1 hour
Some people like the taste of sage or poultry seasoning but I never have cared for the taste. To me the taste overpowers everything else.
After the turkey is done, use the drippings for gravy by adding a little flour and water slurry to drippings and cook until thickened.
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[RoseMary]

Hello Ema and Sophia!

Ema, the carrot mousse tart sounds very interesting. I'd love it if you would post the recipe.

Sophia, I've never made dressing without sage! I guess we love the taste, since it's always a big hit with the family.