What should I do to Change my Recipes for the Family this Thanksgiving?

We already have the turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes, veggies, corn bread, cranberry sauce, drinks and apple crisp. I am going to be making mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie but I was wondering what I should do to make them even better and more unique than ever. Help!





Oh, and if you attach or write out a recipe you'll probably get Best Answer! 10 pts!!!What should I do to Change my Recipes for the Family this Thanksgiving?
I love pumpkin, and it is such a great seasonal ingredient. I have a recipe for pumpkin corn bread that can be used to make stuffing for the turkey, too-but I've never tried it as stuffing.





From The Great Little Pumpkin Cookbook by Michael Krondl:





Pumpkin Corn Bread-


1/3 c. corn oil


1 c. all-purp flour


1 c. cornmeal


1 1/4 tsp baking soda


1/2 tsp salt


1 c. pumpkin puree


1/2 c. buttermilk


2 eggs


2 tsp brown sugar





Brush inside of a 9-10'; cast iron skillet with 1 tbsp of the corn oil. Place in oven then set oven temp to 425 F.


In large bowl sift flour, cornmeal, baking soda, and salt. In separate bowl combine pumpkin, buttermilk, remaining oil, eggs, and brown sugar. Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just combined. Remove skillet from oven, pour in batter, return to oven, bake 30-40 minutes until center is firm.





To make stuffing with the cornbread:


1 tbsp canola oil


3/4 pound Italian sausage, casings removed


1 large onion, chopped


1/2 c. chicken broth, low sodium


1/2 recipe pumpkin corn bread, crumbled (approx 5 cups)


1/2 c. hulled pumpkin seeds, lightly toasted


1/2 c. dried cranberries


1 tsp dried thyme leaves, crumbled


2 tbsp chopped fresh Italian parsley


salt %26amp; pepper to taste, optional





In large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage and fry until it is cooked through, breaking it up as it cooks. Using a slotted spoon, transfer cooked sausage to large bowl. Drain off all but 2 tbsp of fat in the pan. Add onion and cook over medium heat until onion is golden and soft, about 10 minutes. Add broth and remove from heat. To the sausage, add the cornbread, onion with broth, seeds, parsley, cranberries, thyme, salt %26amp; pepper if using. Toss to combine, mixture should remain a little dry. Use to stuff turkey, any remaining stuffing can be cooked in a buttered baking dish covered with buttered foil at 350F until heated through (about 30 mins). Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until top has browned.





Sorry that was kind of long. Also if you're sweet potatoes are mashed, try stirring in a spoonful of orange zest and a handful of dried cranberries, that's really good!





Happy Thanksgiving!What should I do to Change my Recipes for the Family this Thanksgiving?
Add garlic and crumbled bacon to the mashed potatoes.
add pepper 2 the mashed potatoes

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