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Our celebration is going to be pretty small so it will be a small turkey, one that fits entirely within the roaster. We always have Wild Rice Dressing, sometimes with mushrooms or chestnuts too. The Jack-o-lanterns have now become pie, and we shall also have Mulberry pie. The cranberry sauce made from whole fresh berries will be joined by cranberry jelly. Baked potatoes for the gravy, and yams and kale for garnish. Kale is actually tastier than parsley.

There simply must be a turkey, even if it is small, so that there can be stuffing, leftover cold cuts, gravy, and soup from the bones. That is how our entire next two weeks is accounted for, all in one big cooking session.
 

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Our celebration is going to be pretty small so it will be a small turkey, one that fits entirely within the roaster. We always have Wild Rice Dressing, sometimes with mushrooms or chestnuts too. The Jack-o-lanterns have now become pie, and we shall also have Mulberry pie. The cranberry sauce made from whole fresh berries will be joined by cranberry jelly. Baked potatoes for the gravy, and yams and kale for garnish. Kale is actually tastier than parsley.

There simply must be a turkey, even if it is small, so that there can be stuffing, leftover cold cuts, gravy, and soup from the bones. That is how our entire next two weeks is accounted for, all in one big cooking session.

Excellente!!!!
 

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I always make two of these pies it's a favorite of everyone for some reason.

It's actually pretty good if you make it with freshly steamed green beans and homemade white sauce with mushrooms.+ I have really grown fond of those french fried onion things that you top it with. This is the only thing my other half insists on having every year. (Some childhood memory thing)


I would love to spend Thanksgiving with you and your husband! Sounds delicious!:smile:
 

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Green Bean Casserole loving Witch .............. it's going to be another Food Hangover kind of day
 

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Roasted turkey, giblet stuffing, as well as sausage and sage stuffing on the side, mashed taters, my gravy, sautéed string beans w/cracked pepper and almond slivers, crispy green salad, fruit salad w/walnuts and whipped cream, crescent wheat rolls, pumpkin pie, blackberry pie, French vanilla ice cream, and pumpkin ice cream.
 

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I'm reminded of the years my ex and I would host Thanksgiving. Mix his dysfunctional family in with mine, steep in alcohol then step aside and watch the resulting trainwreck!

This year, it's just me and my parents. As my mother has finally come to the civilized conclusion that her talents never included cooking, we're eating out tomorrow; can't hardly wait :rolleyes:
 

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I asked this before on another thread..maybe here I will get a response.
Does anyone make their own cranberry sauce? I have always seen it just come out of cans. Is it too hard to make or the stuff in the cans is as good as it gets? thanks
 

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I've never made cranberry jelly, but here's a simple cranberry sauce that will amaze you with how tasy it is:

1 lb fresh cranberries
1 whole orange
1 cup sugar
smallish pinch of salt

Throw everything in your food processor and process until it's pureed. That's right whole orange, seeds and all. You have to process the hell out of it, but it's delicious. Works best if you do it the night before.

Vanilla beans are a good addition, too. About half a pod's worth, but they're not really necessary.
 

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I asked this before on another thread..maybe here I will get a response.
Does anyone make their own cranberry sauce? I have always seen it just come out of cans. Is it too hard to make or the stuff in the cans is as good as it gets? thanks
It's the easiest thing in the world. You take a bag of frozen cranberries, wash them, put 'em in a pot with about half a cup of orange juice, half a cup of brown sugar, half a cup of white sugar, and a dash of rum. The berries go "pop" as you cook them on medium heat for about 30 minutes. Cool it and it's ready. You can add or subtract from the sugars and the juice and you can add some orange zest. At Christmas we add raisins and a bit of cinnamon.