(That time again) What is your specialty dish you cook for Thanksgiving? Or your favorite to eat?
Thanksgiving (Probably my favorite holiday!) Every year my family all pitches in and cooks a dish for dinner. I make a mean Spinach Artichoke dip with chips. Whats yours?
I make an amazing corn casserole. It's the bees knees.... I could eat just that and be completely content. I even finish it off at the end with shredded cheddar on top (last 10minutes).
MMMMM now I am hungry
My mom makes some chicken and dumplins that are out-of-this-world. She makes them every year and every year that's all I eat for about 2-3 days (until they're gone).
Personally, I have never cooked any signature dishes for Thanksgiving. I've helped others quite a few times, but I don't count mashed potatoes as a unique dish.
@capguncowboy: LOL on that. We usually contribute canned corn. BTW, I LOVE chicken and dumplings.
I like everything on that Thanksgiving Day dinner table. It's the only meal where I don't care if everything on my plate touches each other.
I can't wait!
@capguncowboy: never had homemade chicken and dumplings, it sounds good, man im missing out =(
Generally I do the whole spread...not sure if I have a specialty dish, I tend to stick with the classics.
The expected menu is:
Ham w/brown sugar & maple glaze
Smoked turkey breast
Stuffing/Dressing
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Candied yams with toasted marshmallow top
1 or 2 vegetables (usually corn or green beans w/bacon and onions)
Cranberry sauce
Fruit salad
Fresh baked bread
and Dessert is almost always homemade sweet potato pie and cheesecake.
I toss in other munchies like chips/vegetables and dip or stuffed celery when I have time.
The BEST holiday meals at our house are utter bedlam with grandbabies running amok, video games at full volume and me in the kitchen experiencing total bliss. :-)
Cajun fried turkey.
I love turkey, but this takes the prize EVERY Thanksgiving.
i've never had turducken.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... but i REALLY REALLY want to.
I have started making a Cambodian dish for dessert. It's basically a small sugar pumpkin or butternut squash (with seeds removed) filled with a mixture of eggs, coconut milk and sugar. The whole thing is steamed. I usually buy a medium sized sugar pumpkin (there's only two of us) but I love the idea of making everyone their own little pumpkins. This year, I think I'm going to try adding some cinnamon also.
Some pics:
Mine: 
And this one 
is from this site which has the recipe 1/2 way down the page: http://theasiangrandmotherscookbook.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/pumpkin-time/
hmmmm some good sounding stuff. I'm really hungry now :-)
Mashed potatoes, turkey and fresh bread. Sometime dumplings.
That ambrosia stuff! SO good :) I can't say that the pilgrims enjoyed ambrosia and green bean casserole out on Plymouth Rock, but they're definitely big favorites of mine!
I have a new recipe, for homemade dinner rolls, that I'm going to try this year. If successful--goodbye diet!
My gourmet meal is centered around a brined turkey and out of this world cheesecake. Depending on crowd it's probably supplemented with home made mashed taters and stove top stuffing. And I'll make this about 4-6 times per year :)
Loaded baked potato salad. Made it once four years ago and am now "obligated" to continue to do so.
Potatoes, mayo, sour cream, shredded cheddar, bacon, and a little bit of sugar... Good enough to have your family demand every year, make at your own risk.
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