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Thanksgiving Is Coming!

Karen · 4 Comments

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Now that Halloween is over, and we have turned the page over on the calendar to November, it is time to start thinking about that all important Thanksgiving Menu. I’m having company for dinner again this year, and can hardly wait for them to get here. We’ll be cooking together again, too, since I can’t do the bending and lifting that it takes to cook those yummy dishes. I have gathered up some delicious looking recipes from my own blog, and from some of my friends’ blogs, too, to help you as you plan your dinner.

At my house, besides the turkey or a big fat chicken, the second most important is the dressing. And of course, because I am from the south, I always make Cornbread Dressing. A seriously good savory bread pudding, it is the basis of any good southern holiday meal.

Gluten Free Cornbread Dressing
Gluten Free Cornbread Dressing

After you get things going for the bird and the dressing, most cooks want an army’s worth of side dishes. My mother always made potato salad, green beans, macaroni and cheese, creamed corn, rutabaga, squash casserole, and sweet potato casserole. And that was not the end of the meal!  Here is my version of Home Made Potato Salad:

Homemade Potato Salad
Homemade Potato Salad

After making a ton of side dishes, Mama always made at least four desserts. There was a chocolate cake, a coconut cake, a lemon meringue pie, and a pumpkin pie. Sometimes there were more, and we feasted on sweets for weeks after the holiday.  This is the recipe my mother always used to make her Lemon Meringue Pie:

Lemon Meringue Pie
Lemon Meringue Pie

As time went by and my brothers, my sister and I all got married and left home, we started bringing our own dishes to add to the table. There were Pig Lickin Cake, red velvet cake, banana split cake, death by chocolate, and more. Here is my banana split cake recipe:

Banana Split Cake
Banana Split Cake

We are still adding new recipes and dishes to our Thanksgiving meal. My friend Emily from Baby Dickey gave me this recipe for pumpkin cream cheese muffins. This recipe is not gluten free but just by changing a few ingredients it can be:

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

She also shared a Chunky Pumpkin Spice Cookie recipe:

Chunky Pumpkin Spice Cookies
Chunky Pumpkin Spice Cookies

My friend, Lynda from Southern Kissed also makes a cornbread dressing, but hers is a different version that has shredded chicken cooked right in it:

Southern Kissed Dressing
Southern Kissed Dressing

 Alison from Being Alison, who is from New York  sent me her recipe for cooking Brussels Sprouts with Caramelized Onions:

Brussels Sprouts With Caramelized Onions and Proscuitto
Brussels Sprouts With Caramelized Onions and Proscuitto

My Canadian friends and family celebrate Thanksgiving in October, so theirs is already over with. Sheri from Kidsumers, shared her Candied Yam recipe:

Candied Yams
Candied Yams

Here is an Italian twist on the bread stuffing for the turkey from Lisa at Life With Lisa:

Pepperoni Stuffing Recipe
Pepperoni Stuffing Recipe

She also offered me this yummy jello salad recipe. What holiday event is complete without one?

 

Pink Stuff
Pink Stuff

And last, Lisa from Between The Kids celebrates with a different kind of food altogether, her Braided Spaghetti Bread:

Braided Spaghetti Bread Recipe
Braided Spaghetti Bread Recipe

What is your family tradition for holiday meals? Do you have recipes handed down for generations, or do you come up with your own?

 

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  1. Lisa Johnston says

    November 1, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    I LLLLOOOOOOVVVVVVEEEEE THanksgiving, but the ONLY downside for me is that since I had my gallbladder removed, I can’t eat pumpkin!!!!! It’s one of my all time faves, though, so I always have to substitute sweet potato for pumpkin!

    Great list, Karen!!! Pink stuff.. hehe! 🙂

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  2. Gaelyn says

    November 2, 2013 at 12:54 am

    Seems like lazy me usually eats pizza for Thanksgiving these days. But I grew up with roasted duck and still like to prepare that if there’s someone to share it with. All your above dishes look delicious, and I can vouch for your potato salad.

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  3. Beth @ Musing Mainiac says

    November 4, 2013 at 9:25 am

    Can I eat at your house Thanksgiving? Yummy…but what the heck is Pig Lickin Cake?

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  4. Alison says

    November 4, 2013 at 3:56 pm

    I usually eat at my aunt’s house for Thanksgiving but we all bring something to eat over there. I think I’m gonna try something from this post this year. 🙂

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