Are you planning your Thanksgiving menu yet?

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In a message dated 11/2/2009 5:49:08 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

patchouli_troll writes:

 

 

 

 

Just wondering if everyone is planning out there

Thanksgiving menus yet? I have been looking through

our recipe files here. I am thinking of staying pretty

traditional, but maybe adding a few new side dishes.

What about you?

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am going to make a big gluten roast with walnut and rice dressing.

Adding to the meal will be cabbage and potatoes baked in cream, whole pickled

baby beets, mushroom gravy, apple crisp with soy silk vanilla pudding. Just

simple easy food.

 

Lisa

 

 

 

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The Nov. Vegetarian times has some great sounding recipes we're going to

try this year! The Oct issue I thought was pretty poor in the recipe

department, but the latest one has some yummy sounding goodies!!

Jillian in PA

 

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" We can't, we will fall "

" Come to the edge "

and they came

and he pushed them

and they flew.

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In a message dated 11/2/2009 8:58:26 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

KalamalkaBC writes:

 

 

 

 

 

In a message dated 11/2/2009 5:49:08 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

_patchouli_troll@patchouli_ (patchouli_troll) writes:

 

Just wondering if everyone is planning out there

Thanksgiving menus yet? I have been looking through

our recipe files here. I am thinking of staying pretty

traditional, but maybe adding a few new side dishes.

What about you?

 

I am going to make a big gluten roast with walnut and rice dressing.

Adding to the meal will be cabbage and potatoes baked in cream, whole

pickled

baby beets, mushroom gravy, apple crisp with soy silk vanilla pudding.

Just

simple easy food.

 

Lisa

 

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[Guest guest]

Just wondering if everyone is planning out there

Thanksgiving menus yet? I have been looking through

our recipe files here. I am thinking of staying pretty

traditional, but maybe adding a few new side dishes.

What about you?

 

~ PT ~

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Yup. Our last year's High Tea worked so well, we're doing it again this year. As

I knew would happen, we ended up having to cart everything, including tea ware,

table cloth and everything we were serving for HT at our place, to son number

4's place, where I ended up doing the cooking. The kids were so impressed with

High Tea that they've been nagging their father to do it again. Unfortunately

they won't be fobbed off with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with a glass of

iced tea. " It isn't how Nana did it " is getting on his nerves. ~insert wicked

old lady cackling here~

 

As son number 1 is finally stationed here in GA, after 20 years in the service,

I suspect it wouldn't be a bad idea to invite him, daughter in love number 1, 2

grandsons and whomever else, over to number 4's house where I'll cook and clean

and end up in bed for 2 weeks afterward.

 

For Thanksgiving High Tea:

Savories:

Cucumber sandwiches (I think it is a law somewhere)

Watercress sandwiches (God willing it will still be growing in the woods in back

of the house)

Stuffed mushrooms

Stuffed Vidalia onions (basically cored out Vidalia onions stuffed with a

combination of stuffing, cooked, chopped broccoli, the stems from the stuffed

mushroom caps, shredded cheddar cheese) Since I'll probably have to make this

for a crowd, I'll do it as a casserole and layer thick slices of Vidalia onions

(sweet onions, like the Walla Walla or Maui's) with the other stuff

Deviled eggs (I made 3 dozen, that's 72 halves, last Thanksgiving and they were

gone within 10 minutes. Must make lots more this time around. Quick cheat for

filling deviled eggs for a crowd. Fill a quart sized plastic bag with yolk

filling. Snip one corner off. Squirt into egg white cavities. If you have a star

decorating tip and disposable decorating bags, use that if you want to make it

pretty.

Sweet potato Hummus (need recipe again, is in files on veg list)

My yeast rolls (basically the same sweet yeast dough recipe used for cinnamon

rolls minus the cinnamon - about 300 calories a bite, made with bread flour,

some corn starch to lighten the dough (surprise!), butter and eggs. All our

dairy products come from family pets. One of the hens died of old age over the

summer and was buried with all the love and reverence given any family member.

(And probably more than some would get.)

Brandon's Cheesy Corny Corn Bread (another requirement)

 

Sweets:

Pumpkin pies X 8

Stephen's favorite chocolate chocolate cake with Andes mint and chocolate mousse

filling and chocolate frosting (I'm going into a coma just thinking about making

it)

Pecan pie X 4

Giant decorated cookie for Derrick which he won't eat but no cookie ever goes

uneaten around our crowd

Mini lemon, cherry and blueberry cheesecakes (will find recipe and post later -

very easy)

Home made chocolates for after - Buckeyes, Jingle Bells, Susan's Blobs, peanut

brittle

 

And a couple hard peppermints to ease my gut from having to make all this. Not

even going to talk about what the carnivorous side of the family will want

served, but the mashed potatoes will have chopped chives thrown in, and maybe a

bit of sour cream in case anyone is drying of malnutrition.

 

The following can be made ahead, frozen and finished on Thanksgiving:

Yeast rolls

Pie Crust

Layers for Stephen's cake

Derrick's giant chocolate chip cookie, undecorated

Mini cheese cakes, minus filling

Sweet potato casserole for William (it is evil. Butter, brown sugar, coconut,

chopped pecans...)

Stuffed Vidalia onion casserole

Brandon's Cheesy Corny Corn bread (basically corn bread with cheddar cheese,

drained corn, a little sweet red pepper and a little jalapeno pepper)

Punch minus the ginger ale (remind me to post it), provided Kimmie finds where

she put the punch bowl in time.

 

The following can be made the day before and reheated or cooked:

Vidalia onion casserole

Pumpkin pies (and hidden in fridge)

Derrick's cookie

Sweet potato casserole

Mashed potatoes

Mini cheesecakes can be filled (and hidden deep in fridge)

Dressing

 

The following can be prepped partially the day before and finished Thanksgiving:

Bread for little sandwiches can be trimmed and lightly buttered, put together,

well wrapped and stuck in fridge

Dry ingredients for Brandon's Cheesy Corny Corn Bread (I put a big bowl in the

fridge, stack smaller bowls with shredded cheese, drained corn with diced

peppers on top of it, a couple of whole eggs carefully next to the interior

bowls, stick of butter next to the eggs, plastic bag with cornmeal, baking

powder/soda, all-purpose flour, sugar and salt already measured and milk already

measured out and stored in a small jar with lid. This way all I have to do is

dump smaller bowl and bag contents into large one, crack eggs, pour in milk,

eggs, melt some butter and put in muffin tin liners. Worst case scenario, all I

have to do is take it, with the muffin tins and liners, to Stephen's, let the

boys mix the batter and fill the muffin tins and bake there.

 

Of the candies, peanut brittle can be made early in November and stored in an

air tight tin. I will ask Carl to hide it on me, because I really like that

stuff. Buckeyes and Jon's Jingle Bells can be frozen ahead of time in air tight

containers. By the time they are ready for candy, it will be defrosted. Susan's

Blobs will get made the day before.

 

Unfortunately we think Deviled eggs are best made right before getting eaten, so

I'm stuck with doing them on Thanksgiving. I never measure out the

mayo/relish/pepper the day before because sometimes the eggs need more mayo than

other times. I will have the platters lined with lettuce and ready to go the

day. The ugh stuff for the carnivores will be done the day before, cut up,

wrapped and ready to go, along with gravy. There just isn't enough room on the

table to have the Norman Rockwell presentation and carving of the bird. (ugh,

ugh and another ugh)

 

Basically, what I can do ahead of time, I do. The hard part is getting

everything packed into the truck (I miss the old truck with the back seat) and

keeping the dratted cats out of the deviled egg stuff.

 

 

Reading over all this, I am nauseated already. Dear Heaven. It is already

November and I don't have a THING done. Must go write list for groceries.

 

Thank you for reminding me! ACK, time's a wasting. Jeanne in GA

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I'm fair game...

 

, " patchouli_troll "

<patchouli_troll wrote:

>

> Just wondering if everyone is planning out there

> Thanksgiving menus yet? I have been looking through

> our recipe files here. I am thinking of staying pretty

> traditional, but maybe adding a few new side dishes.

> What about you?

>

> ~ PT ~

>

[Guest guest]

Well, It's been a long time since large family

get-togethers and pickled crab apples.

I was thinking of simplifying this year.

 

When I think of it though, we have done that already

in recent past years. The odd thing that others

bring is the surprise. I forget about the candied yams,

but will always have them until it becomes imposerous. (sp)

LOL!

 

Hey, Monsanto just lost their colon in France via RoundUp!

Want the details?

 

BillSF9c

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just wondering if everyone is planning out there

Thanksgiving menus yet? I have been looking through

our recipe files here. I am thinking of staying pretty

traditional, but maybe adding a few new side dishes.

What about you?

 

~ PT ~