Thanksgiving recipes?

i need some new ideas for thanksgiving this year...thanks:)Thanksgiving recipes?
For a tasty vegetable dish I make broccoli/cauliflower bake. Everyone in my family loves it.





heads of broccoli and cauliflower cut off their stems ( I use more broccoli - enough for a 13x9 glass dish)


1 sleeve of velveeta


stick of butter


ritz crackers crushed








Steam the broccoli and cauliflower until tender then toss in the 13x9 glass dish. Cut velveeta into chunks and cover the veggies. Then cover with crushed Ritz crackers. On top of crackers slice the butter spread out. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 20-40 minutes. YUM!





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Just follow the titles and cook your heart away. A great treat for turkey lovers and so easy to make.
TURKEY - DRESSING - GIBLET GRAVY





TURKEY:





Use about a 20 pound turkey to feed 4-6 people, depending on the amount of sides.


Wash, dry and rub butter or oil on the turkey. Cook at 325掳F degrees for about 4 hours or until breast meat registers 155掳F. Remove from oven; cover with foil and allow temperature to rise to 160掳F.








BROTH:





Cook neck, giblets and fat for dressing and gravy using about 4 cups water. Cover pan when reaches boiling and cook on low heat about an hour or until meat is tender. Add salt and pepper to taste.





DRESSING:





18 cornbread muffins


8 slices bread, cubed %26amp; toasted


1 tbsp. salt


1 tsp. black pepper


1 tbsp. sage


1 lg. onion, chopped


1/2 c. chopped celery


6 tbsp. butter





Saute onion and celery over low heat until done. Crumble breads, add salt, pepper and sage. Mix onion and celery with bread crumbs. Add 3 cups broth and mix well. If not moist enough add some water or canned chicken broth. Place in buttered casserole and bake at 400 degrees until brown.





GIBLET GRAVY:





Cut giblets and neck meat in small pieces and put back in the broth. Add juice from the turkey pan to the broth for gravy. Blend 2 to 3 tablespoons of flour with a little cold water in a bowl to make a thin, smooth paste. Add the blended flour mixture with the broth which has been heating. Stir constantly to prevent lumping. Thicken to desired thickness and if you need more gravy add canned chicken broth to the gravy.



pumpkin spice cake


one box spice cake mix


1 cup canned pumpkin


2 eggs


1/4 cup oil


blend all ingredients and pour into greased and floured bunt pan


bake 350f for 30-40 min cool and frost with cream cheese frosting tinted orange


I place on a platter with grape leaves and use several


to garnish on top giving an illusion of a pumpkin
Here are some sides that I make from time to time:





1. Green bean and mushroom casserole: 2 lbs fresh green beans, trimmed and cleaned; 1 lb sliced mushrooms; 1 yellow onion, sliced; 2 cups half and half, 1 tsp kosher salt, 1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper, 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg; 1 tsp lemon zest; 3 T flour; 6 T butter, divided, 1/2 cup french fried onions. Steam green beans until crisp tender. Drain. Saute mushrooms and onions in 3 T butter until tender and onion is translucent. Melt remaining butter and add flour. Stir until golden and add half and half. Bring to a boil and add salt, pepper, nutmeg and lemon zest. Stir until smooth and thickened. Add to green beans and mushroom mixture. Place in baking dish. Sprinkle with french fried onions, cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.


2. Candied Ginger Sweet Potatos or yams: Peel and slice sweetpotatos or yams. Steam until cooked and tender. Add 1/2 stick butter, 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, and 1/4 - 1/2 cup half and half. Mash and season to taste. Add chopped candied ginger. Place in baking dish and top with a mixture of brown sugar, chopped walnuts, 3 T flour and 3 T softened butter. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.


3. Cinnamon Apples: Core and peel 6 granny smith apples. Add 1 cup water, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and 1/2 cup cinnamon candies. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Cook until apples are tender and mixture has thickened. Add a pinch of salt and a tablespoon or two of butter to add richness.
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Bread Stuffing








2 large celery stalks with leaves


1 medium onion


戮 cup margarine or butter (1 1/2 sticks)


9 cups soft bread cubes


1 陆 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme


OR


陆 teaspoon dried thyme leaves


1 teaspoon salt


陆 teaspoon ground sage


录 teaspoon pepper


Chop the celery, including the leaves. Peel and chop the onion.





Melt the margarine in the Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook the


celery and onion in margarine 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until


tender when pierced with a fork. Remove the Dutch oven from the heat.





Gently toss the celery mixture with the bread cubes, thyme, salt, sage and


pepper, using a spoon, until bread cubes are evenly coated.





Fill wishbone area with stuffing. Fasten neck skin to back with skewer.


Fold wings across back with tips touching.





Fill body cavity lightly with stuffing. Do not pack; stuffing will expand.


Tuck drumsticks under band of skin at tail, or skewer to tail.





Makes 10 servings, about 1/2 cup each





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Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an


approved Betty Crocker脝 Recipe.





You may notice that the nutritional information calculated by MasterCook


is different from the nutritional information listed in the Betty Crocker脝


cookbooks. Because MasterCook and Betty Crocker脝 use different nutritional


analysis programs and different nutrient databases, variations in results


are expected.





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Copyright:


';漏 General Mills, Inc. 1998.';





Categories:


Side Dishes, Thanksgiving Dinner








Source





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Servings/Yield





10 servings


Preparation Times





Start to finish: 30 Minutes








Cranberry Sauce








4 cups fresh or frozen cranberries (1 pound)


2 cups water


2 cups sugar


Rinse the cranberries in a strainer with cool water, and remove any stems


or blemished berries.





Heat the water and sugar to boiling in the saucepan over medium heat,


stirring occasionally. Continue boiling 5 minutes longer, stirring


occasionally.





Stir in the cranberries. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring


occasionally. Continue boiling about 5 minutes longer, stirring


occasionally, until cranberries begin to pop. Remove the saucepan from the


heat, and pour the sauce into a bowl or container. Refrigerate about 3


hours or until chilled.





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Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an


approved Betty Crocker脝 Recipe.





You may notice that the nutritional information calculated by MasterCook


is different from the nutritional information listed in the Betty Crocker脝


cookbooks. Because MasterCook and Betty Crocker脝 use different nutritional


analysis programs and different nutrient databases, variations in results


are expected.





S(Internet Address):


';For more great ideas visit my Web site at: www.bettycrocker.com';


Copyright:


';漏 General Mills, Inc. 1998.';


T(Refrigerate):


';3:00';





Categories:


Condiments, Thanksgiving Dinner








Source





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Servings/Yield





16 servings








3 lbs. potatoes, (about 9 medium) pee


戮 cup milk


陆 cup whipping (heavy) cream


陆 cup butter or margarine


1 teaspoon salt


Dash pepper


Place potatoes in 3-quart saucepan; add enough water (salted if desired)


to cover. Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer covered 20 to 25


minutes or until tender; drain. Shake pan with potatoes over low heat to


dry. Mash potatoes in pan with potato masher or electric mixer until no


lumps remain.





Heat milk, whipping cream, butter, salt and pepper over medium-low heat,


stirring occasionally, until butter is melted; reserve and refrigerate 1/4


cup mixture. Add remaining milk mixture in small amounts to potatoes,


mashing after each addition, until potatoes are light and fluffy. (Amount


of milk needed to make potatoes smooth and fluffy depends on kind of


potatoes.)





Grease 2-quart casserole. Spoon potatoes into casserole; cover and


refrigerate up to 24 hours.





Heat oven to 350鈭? Pour reserved milk mixture over potatoes. Bake


uncovered 40 to 45 minutes or until hot. Stir potatoes before serving.





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Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an


approved Betty Crocker脝 Recipe.





You may notice that the nutritional information calculated by MasterCook


is different from the nutritional information listed in the Betty Crocker脝


cookbooks. Because MasterCook and Betty Crocker脝 use different nutritional


analysis programs and different nutrient databases, variations in results


are expected.





S(Internet Address):


';For more great ideas visit my Web site at: www.bettycrocker.com';


Copyright:


';漏 General Mills, Inc. 1998.';


T(Bake Time):


';0:45';





Categories:


Sensational Salads %26amp; Sides








Source





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Servings/Yield





8 servings


Preparation Times





Start to finish: 35 Minutes









S'Mores Casserole: Layer in a pan graham crackers, then chocolate, then marshmallow. Bake in oven until marshmallow turn golden brown and crispy!
If you like cranberries this is a delicious side. It is a Thanksgiving and Christmas must in our family





Cranberry Salad





1 lb ground cranberries


1/2 lb cut marshmallows (or miniature)


3/4 cup sugar.





Mix and let set overnight.


Next day add:


1 cup Tokay (red) Grapes peeled and seeded (I just wash them and cut them in half)


1/2 cup nuts - chopped


1/2 pint cream whipped ( have used cool whip before but cream taste better)


Topping





1 small cream cheese


1/2 pint whipping cream


2 good-size handfuls marshmallows.


Combine and let set overnight or a few hours. Whip and serve.