Holiday Cooking

[Cracker]

what time? sounds great!

Early afternoon so we can all have a nap after and eat turkey sandwiches on soft, white bread for supper.

Be warned: We eat in the living room in front of the TV (we buy a new release to watch). The table and sideboard are for the food, not the people. Yes, we say grace while the previews are on, but Cracker doesn't mean it. hahahahaha

Which reminds me: What is your potato salad recipe?

I am making the traditional kind with russets, eggs, celery, onion, pickles (I have both kinds, have to decide if the deviled eggs ((oh, yeah, add deviled eggs to the menu)) will be sweet and the potato salad will be dill or if the eggs will be dill and the salad sweet), mayo, mustard, paprika.

My friend, she passed last year, used to make the white kind of potato salad with new potatoes, mayo, and horseradish. I miss her. (RIP Maggie)

I can make German already, rarely do, but I always wonder what other people put in their potato salad. Have to have for the sandwiches after...

[Harvest Moon]

If anybody has a bread machine, here is a great recipe for "Turkey Stuffing Bread" that I have been using for years. It come from a "nitty gritty cookbook" from 1992 by Donna Rathmell German, The Bread Machine Cookbook III.

I will make it tomorrow to make into my dressing/stuffing on Thursday. This is a small loaf, that has about 2 cup equivalents. If feeding a large group, you might need two loaves or just add this bread, cubed, to whatever you normally use to make stuffing.

Bread Machine Recipe:
1 ²⁄₃ flour
¹⁄₂ cup cornemal
¹⁄₂ tsp. poultry seasoning
²⁄₃ tsp. celery seeds
²⁄₃ tsp. dried sage
¹⁄₄ tsp. course ground black pepper (about 20 twists on a pepper mill)
¹⁄₃ tsp. salt
1 ¹⁄₂ tsp. brown or white sugar
¹⁄₄ cup diced onion (fresh, not dehydrated)
2 Tbs. butter
1 small egg
²⁄₃ cup water or skim milk

1 tsp. yeast (or a little more depending on your bread machine)

Put all ingredients in the bread machine, add the yeast as directed by the manufacturer. Set cycle on what you would use for white bread, with no timer, since there is egg in the recipe.

The cookbook also has the recipe for medium and large loaves. So if anybody wants to make a larger loaf, please let me know.

[FAHQTOO]

Soooo, in all my 46 yrs, I have NEVER cooked a Turkey in my life, and never done the Holiday dinner at my house.

I am the deviled egg, meat and cheese, veggie tray and cookie maker of the family...and then I take it all to another house, just the way I prefer.

[Lady Cop]

Soooo, in all my 46 yrs, I have NEVER cooked a Turkey in my life, and never done the Holiday dinner at my house.

hahahaha how did you get away with that??

i wouldn't like it, i like the leftovers too much. yummy turkey sandwiches!

[Harvest Moon]

Soooo, in all my 46 yrs, I have NEVER cooked a Turkey in my life, and never done the Holiday dinner at my house.

In my 50 years, this is the first year that I am celebrating without going to my parent's house. My husband and I moved far enough so we are not obligated to attend the event.

We are looking forward to doing our own thing this year, but I still like the traditions. Our Thanksgiving will include a roasted turkey breast, homemade dressing, sweet potatoes from my neighbors garden (not candied), fresh green beans and homemade cranberry sauce (the whole berry kind). Of course I'll make gravy, but I might be skipping mashed potatoes.

For dessert I'm making a pecan pie from the pecans that came from a neighbor's tree. I might also make a pumpkin pie, just because. Have to see if I have enough energy left after pre-prepping all the other stuff.

[Lady Cop]

Moon: In my 50 years, this is the first year that I am celebrating without going to my parent's house. My husband and I moved far enough so we are not obligated to attend the event.


funny how life is. i'd give anything to have my parents here for Thanksgiving again (we had houses side by side). but i know what you meant, i'm just commenting on the dilemma many find at the holidays.

[Harvest Moon]

funny how life is. i'd give anything to have my parents here for Thanksgiving again (we had houses side by side). but i know what you meant, i'm just commenting on the dilemma many find at the holidays. [/b]

LC thanks for your thoughtful comments and sorry your parents are not here for the Holidays. I know how much I miss my grandmother during the holidays. She was one incredible lady.

For me the dilemma is still there. My parents are in their 80's and my dad was diagnosed with cancer last week. While I am happy to be free of family drama, (mostly caused by my sister and her extended family), I will miss the opportunity to celebrate with my parents too.

Funny how moving away has brought me closer to my parents. I talk to them on the phone about every other day. It was more like once a week when I lived nearby. My work requires that I return to the hometown every other month. So when I am in town, I have dinner with my Mom and Dad most nights. I actually see them more now than I did when I was living 5 miles away.

[FAHQTOO]

Soooo, in all my 46 yrs, I have NEVER cooked a Turkey in my life, and never done the Holiday dinner at my house.

hahahaha how did you get away with that??

i wouldn't like it, i like the leftovers too much. yummy turkey sandwiches!



After my G-ma passed, my mom did it, after my dad passed, my mom moved to Georgia and my sister took over. She's the domestic goddess...me, not so much.

I take home plenty of Turkey, and all other kinds of goodies too. Me, my sisters and mom will go back over on Friday and spend the day drinking homemade wine and making Turkey soup.

After my G-ma passed, my mom did it, after my dad passed, my mom moved to Georgia and my sister took over. She's the domestic goddess...me, not so much.

I take home plenty of Turkey, and all other kinds of goodies too. Me, my sisters and mom will go back over on Friday and spend the day drinking homemade wine and making Turkey soup.

[Harvest Moon]

The quotes seem to be messed up on the forum.

Thanksgiving leftovers are the best food! I love eating turkey sandwiches on the leftover dinner rolls with some dressing and either mayo or cranberry sauce. Even better if there are some olives and/or crudités with dip left over from the appetizer round.

[sally]

squash casserole (yellow crook neck, have to make it, Georgia)

Do you have a recipe for that?

I have a stuffed acorn squash recipe that everyone insists I make every year, but it's a pain in the ass and I'd like to try something different.

[Cracker]

Dammit, sally, you are tying to shame me! I'm ashamed to say, it is THIS: http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,188,1581...93,00.html with half the butter and grated cheddar cheese added. It's is NOT healthy, but pretty good.

This one is good if you don't want stuffing in it: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/squash-c...001823308/

The stuffed zucchini is the good from-the-farm food:

BAKED STUFFED ZUCCHINI

3 medium sized zucchini
1 c. crumbled saltine crackers
¹⁄₂ c. grated Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp. minced onion
¹⁄₂ tsp. salt
¹⁄₈ tsp. pepper
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tbsp. butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook zucchini in boiling water to cover in large pot, for 5 minutes. Drain; halve lengthwise. Scoop out pulp with spoon - leaving shell. Coarsely chop pulp. Combine with cracker crumbs, ¹⁄₄ cup cheese, onion, parsley, salt, pepper, and egg in medium sized bowl. Spoon crumb mixture into shell, mounding in center. Dot with butter; sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese. Place in baking dish. Bake 30 minutes until lightly browned.

[Duchess]

I recall Sally making Duchess potatoes one holiday. I thought those must have been fantastic!

[Maggot]

I bet it turned out better than the maggot cookies.

[Duchess]

Ooohhhh maggot cookies! We could use coconut for the maggots. That's a great baking idea, huh?!

[Carsman]

I recall Sally making Duchess potatoes one holiday. I thought those must have been fantastic!

Do you know Dan Quayle?

[Duchess]

Do you know Dan Quayle?

If you're telling me I spelled potatoes wrong it would behoove you to make sure that's a valid complaint first, otherwise you will look like a dumbass.

[Lady Cop]

Ooohhhh maggot cookies! We could use coconut for the maggots. That's a great baking idea, huh?!

see Christmas cookies thread. pignoli nuts look just like maggots!! OMG i will never see them the same way again!

[SIXFOOTERsez]

Do you know Dan Quayle?

If you're telling me I spelled potatoes wrong it would behoove you to make sure that's a valid complaint first, otherwise you will look like a dumbass.

Yea, everyone knows its Potatows

[QueenBee]

Cranberry Relish


Preparation time: 15 minutes.


Ingredients
•2 cups washed raw cranberries
•2 skinned and cored tart apples
•1 large, whole (peel ON) seedless orange, cut into sections
•1 to 2 cups granulated sugar (depending on how sweet you would like your relish to be)


Method

1 Set up the grinder with a medium-sized blade on the edge of a table with a large roasting pan or bowl to catch the mix as it grinds. These old fashioned grinders tend to leak some of the juice down the grinder base, so you may want to set up an additional pan on the floor under the grinder to catch the drips. If you don't have an old-fashioned grinder you can use a grinder attachment on a KitchenAid mixer, you can chop by hand (though that will take a lot of work), or you can chop in a food processor (be very careful not to over-pulse, or you'll end up with mush).



2 Run fruit through a grinder. Use the entire (seedless) orange, peels, pith and all.

3 Mix in the sugar. Let sit at room temperature until sugar dissolves, about 45 minutes. Store in the refrigerator.

Makes about 3 cups.

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[Maggot]