Thanksgiving Day Foods
 

What's everyone planning on having on their Turkey-day feast???

TS
(recipes with favorite dishes!!! I need some new side dish ideas.)

I am smoking my Turkey this year but I have not come up with any side dishes other then the starter which is going to be a butternut squash soup. I will dig the recipe out in the morning as I am upstairs for the evening.

Happy Thanksgiving to you guys :) I think another day for a good homemade feed is ALWAYS a good idea :D

We've started a new tradition since we moved to MD. The guys come over in the morning to fry turkeys and smoke large plump hens. The families come back for drinks, dessert, and football.

The one side dish we always have is sweet potato crunch: http://professionalsoldiers.com/foru...0&postcount=14

What I need are dessert recipes. Chocolate always works for me, but I've been thinking about a pumpkin cheesecake.

What works best for that... pushups, situps, squat thrusts, or do you just rotate the turkey through them all?

X Sweet Potato Souffle
 

X Standard Thanksgiving fare to include Turkey, stuffing, veggie casseroles etc. I found this and think I am going to try it this year. You can slice the pie into thin slices for a side or larger pieces for a dessert topped with whipped cream. (according to the recipie)

Sweet Potato Souffle

3 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 14 oz cans sweetened condensed milk
1 cup sugar
11 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
2/3 cup honey
3 large eggs
5 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1.5 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1.5 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 9" pie crusts

Boil potatoes as you would for mashed potatoes. Drain, allow to cool slightly, then mash until smooth. Measure out 3 cups and transfer to a food processor. Add remaining ingredients and puree until smooth. (Can be made and refrigerated up to 2 days ahead of time)

Preheat oven to 350.

Roll out pie crusts into standard pie dishes, pour mixture into pie pans.

Cover top edge of pie crust with foil to prevent burning or shrinkage of crust. Place on cookie sheet and bake approximately 1 to 1.5 hours until top is deep burnt orange color and souffle has firm consistency. Remove and let stand for approximately 45 minutes to firm up.

This makes enough for 2 9-inch pies. Omit the pie crust and cook in a casserole dish for a scoopable side dish.

Sweet Potato Souffle
 

Ms Gypsy, I've been eating sweet tater souffle for probably 65+ years. Don't get no better!! :lifter

BMT

2 questions . . .

Where do you find papers that fit around the bird and is it a good high?

X Corn "souffle"...
 

Corn "souffle"...Warning: Not for the calorie or heart concerned, but super easy and tasty.

Ingredients:
1 can whole kernel corn
1 can cream corn
1 c. sour cream
1 small box of Jiffy corn bread
3 eggs
1 stick of butter, melted
1/4 c. mayo
1 c. cheese

Directions:
Mix all ingredients thoroughly, except cheese, in a baking dish.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes. If still too loose, stick in microwave for 5 minutes.
Last 5 minutes in oven, top with cheese.

Number Of Servings:

Preparation Time:5 minutes

Good to know BMT, I've not tried it before! Do you have it in the pie crust or as a casserole?

X Rum and Sweet Potato Casserole
 

Someone at the barn made this last year; it was very good.

Rum and Sweet Potato Casserole

ingredients
· 5 cups mashed sweet potatoes
· 3/4 cup white sugar
· 2 eggs, beaten
· 1/2 cup milk
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 1/2 cup butter, melted
· 1/4 cup dark rum
· 1/4 cup Grand Marnier

· 3/4 cup brown sugar
· 1 cup chopped pecans
· 1/3 cup self-rising flour
· 1/3 cup butter, melted

Directions:
- Mix the sweet potatoes and sugar. Stir in the eggs. Mix in milk, vanilla extract, and 1/2 cup melted butter. Gradually stir in the rum until well blended. Transfer the mixture to a greased baking dish ( 9"x13")
- topping: Mix the brown sugar, pecans, flour, and 1/3 cup melted butter. Sprinkle this mixture over the mashed sweet potato mixture
- Bake 30 minutes - 350 degrees.

Hell yes, my wife's grandmother makes the best sweet tater casserole. As oppose to rum, she always adds a little Jim Beam for flavor. 2 years ago when she was making it she went to add a shot.......and dropped the bottle right in. Whoops! It was a "little more" than a shot. Everyone ate even more than usual, and a very happy gobble gobble day was had by all.

PS - Does anyone else live for using leftover turkey to make melt sandwiches? A little miracle whip, a mound of shredded turkey, a few slices of cheese, grill it til the cheese melts.......OOOOHHHH MAMA!!

(Wipes drool off chin.) Are we there yet? ;)



S

Sometimes I like to take left over turkey and fry it with a little bit of butter, salt and pepper. Get yourself some good sammich bread and top with left over cranberries. Yum!

We got hooked on B B Q-ing our turkey. It is done indirectly, and has a nice smoked flavor. It more moist than oven baked. Rest will be traditional with pumkin pie and whipped cream (real cream) too!!!. Takes a week to move after that dinner.

I make sandwiches but not like that. A little bit of mayo, turkey, and stuffing. HHHMMMM......Turkey sandwiches.

Hollis, how do you BBQ your turkey?