The Menu!

Thought I'd post our menu! If you want to, post yours on the comment section or better yet, on your blog too!

The Turkey: EASY! Shake poultry season on the inside of the bird and stuff with stuffing. Rub butter ALL over the bird with your fingers, cover with foil and bake as directed. Take foil off last 1/2 hr to 45 min. to get golden brown skin. Perfect every time. RESIST urge to cut into it for a full 1/2 hr for juiciest results. Use a MEAT THERMOMETER to check for doneness. I don't care what they say about not stuffing your bird. I always stuff mine AND when I have purchased a frozen one I have defrosted in the sink overnight and no body died.

Stuffing- I sautee lots of onions, celery and fresh parsley and add to herb stuffing that has been cooked. Add salt, pepper and poultry season to taste. YUM! I have tried all sorts of different stuffing recipes but like Amy said, this one is my Mom's, the one I grew up with and I just can't seem to get away from it. It says "Thanksgiving" to me.

Candied Yams---Now, I'm not braggin' but suffice to say, every time a man tastes my yams, they ask their wife to get my recipe. OUCH! Ok, I cannot tell a lie. That only happened once. But it made me feel pretty good! (and bad for her, lol)
Ooh, I have a FUN idea girls...let's have a little get together at my house and everyone bring their star Thanksgiving side dish to taste and then exchange recipes if we want? Who's in? (Yes, I'll disclose my candied yams recipe there)

Green bean casserole replete with the onion topping thingies. I don't like GBC but my hubby does. It is so BLAH. Recipes welcome.
and/or
Fresh green beans..my fave.

Homemade Mashed Potatoes: trick is to use whole milk, not too much butter and a couple dashes of garlic powder. TRUST me, your taters will take center stage!
I had some once with carmelized onions too and they were great..I may do that this year.

Deviled Eggs...another winner recipe...no olives or weird stuff in my eggs..just plenty of mayo, a dash a white vinegar and salt and pepper. Topped with paprika of course! A traditional favorite!

Cranberry Sauce OF COURSE..jellied and whole. The whole makes for a KILLER turkey sandwich next day.

Brown and Serve Rolls...though with all the bread baking in this house, you would THINK the kids would want homemade. I have not perfected the homemade roll making though....

I like to try a new recipe each year but can't think of what I did last year.

PLENTY of pies...always too many. Two pumpkin, 1 apple and one chocolate cream.

Coffee and soft drinks.

And a bowl full of pant extenders for all!!!

How about YOU??


P.S. Wow, I feel warm and fuzzy. Just want to say I love you guys and thanks for being my new family here. You gals are the BEST. And for all you out of towners and token men in the mix, you're really great too! I can't believe I have been here long enough to remember Amy's mashed pototoes or Tif's pumpkin clay...or that I can be sad that New Hope isn't doing their Harvest Festival. Sigh. I love it here. Love it. Love it. Love it. But I tell you, it would be NOTHING without each one of you. Love you all! Sheesh, I have to get dressed for church!