So what are we all having for Thanksgiving?

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amanda_pennsylvania

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We are hosting this year. Previously my in-laws have hosted, but my husband wants it at our house this year (he better get the dining room painted-- half the wall paper is torn off!).

We'll do the usual suspects:

The Bird

Sage stuffing (my favorite)

Boiled onions (blech--they are for my husband and my in-laws)

Steamed blue hubbard squash

Cranberries--I love cranberries so much

Gravy

Pumpkin pie

Apple crumble

Have I left anything out?

I might get in some sweet potatoes as well. I'd love to make that Thanksgiving trifle Maria posted a while back, so I might think about that.

First holiday season without my mother, but first with Liam.

 
My sister in law will have turkey, have no idea what else. She asked me to make a Kentucky Derby

Pie and an Apple Praline Pie. She doesn't know it but I'm also going to take a plate of red and yellow tomatoes with baby mozzarella, basil leaves and olive oil.

 
I have ordered Macomber turnip from Westport MA to mash with carrots and have also been asked to

bring brussel sprouts. This year I will make the ones with bacon, cranberries and pecans that I tried last week and everyone loved.

By the way, Macomber turnip is in a class by itself, Google it and see. I get it from Lees Market in Westport MA. They are nice about shipping it.

 
Midwestern Traditional Thanksgiving in the Desert

First time we've hosted in several years so I am pretty excited. We are having several folks for dinner, all originally from various points of the midwest and all bringing a favorite childhood dish.

I won't know the full menu until the day of, LOL. Not good for my over-organizational self, but I'll survive.

What I know so far:

Deviled Eggs
Sea Foam Salad
Green Been Casserole
Turkey
Sausage Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes
Turkey shaped biscuits
Sweet Potato rolls
Apple Pie
Pumpkin Pie

Will be fun!

 
We are probably having too much food! But here goes

butternut squash bruschetta
apple/onion triangles
cheese crackers/pepper jelly
pignoli cheese balls
spiced nuts
shrimp


turkey
gravy
stuffing
mashed potatoes
string bean (chiarello)casserole
spinach gratin
mixed vegetable gratin
mashed turnips
chipotle sweet potatoes
carrots: pecan topping
corn
pumpkin and celery root dice
Brussels sprouts/pancetta
cranberry mold

biscuits: make ahead
cranberry butter

Desserts:
Traditional pies, brought by guests smileys/smile.gif
Chocolate Carmelitas

 
Wow--impressive! Do you have a recipe for the apple onion triangles?

That sounds really good.

I love to have lots of food and a huge crowd because we're a small family. But most people already have somewhere to go so I can't adopt them for the day.

Years ago, a friend used to do Thanksgiving dinner and all us young marrieds and singletons would go. It was very "Friends." Loads of fun, all of us crammed in his tiny studio. It was so small that the only place to sit was at the table, so you were stuck in your chair for four hours. smileys/smile.gif

 
Here it is smileys/smile.gif

your singles T-day sounds like fun.Nice memories!
It's just DH and I so I enjoy having a crowd (15 this year)
I don't remember where I got this from, so I apologize for not crediting the source.
I plan to make these the weekend before and freeze. I'm not usually big on freezing anything, but I'm giving it a try!

Apple/Onion Triangles

Ingredients
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 pound yellow onions, thinly sliced
About 1/2 tsp. salt
2 Granny Smith or other tart apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, defrosted just before use
3 ounces fontina cheese, shredded
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme leaves
Preparation

1. Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onions and 1/2 tsp. salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Add apples and stir to coat. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until onions are medium brown, about 30 minutes. Stir in pepper and salt to taste. Set aside and let cool, about 10 minutes.

2. Preheat oven to 375°. Unwrap puff pastry sheet. Cut sheet into 16 squares, then halve those squares diagonally to make 32 triangles. Arrange them, not touching, on a baking sheet.

3. Place a spoonful of cooled onion-apple mixture on each triangle. Top with a sprinkle of shredded cheese and minced thyme. Bake until puffed and golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve hot.

These savory hors d'oeuvres can be assembled in advance—ideal for relaxed entertaining. Prep and Cook Time: 1 1/2 hours. Notes: The onion-apple topping can be made up to 2 days ahead. The triangles can be prepared, covered, and chilled the morning of a party, then popped into the oven when guests arrive. They can also be frozen, wrapped well, for up to 3 months (do not defrost before baking).

Yield: Makes 32 hors d'oeuvres

 
I'm buying them 6 at a time now. This looks like an excellent use. Thanks Amanda. I've been doing

lots of pear turnovers and am coming up to the end of the pears now. So easy and so good.

 
I'm going to my cousins house and making/bringing dessert..

under consideration
chocolate hazelnut trifle
mini pumpkin pies
bavarian apple tort from T&T

any other ideas or votes on the above would be appreciated!

 
I've been a big fan ever since Joe turned us on to the Trader Joes all butter puff pastry....

it's really great!! Do try it.

 
And yet, when I posted a class called "Puff, the Magic Pastry," no one signed up. My beloved TJ's

has done me in and eliminated homemade puff pastry.

Julia's simplified recipe is not hard, it makes a lot, and you can get the huge puff for Babette's feast-y things because it is so much thicker than commercial sheets.

Still, TJ's is always in my freezer, with real butter. I hated the Pepperidge Farm version tha coated your mouth with Crisco!

 
We are actually going out this year -- aunts and uncles and cousins meeting halfway

between Austin and Houston at a country club for the feast. I'll miss the leftovers, but will definitely be happy not to pile on the calories of all the pies I usually haul. Wait for Christmas when all my kids come home!!

 
We're hosting this year too... the basics, maybe will try a couple of new

things this year - roast turkey, sage-apple-cornbread stuffing, roasted sweet potatoes (sister), garlic-smashed potatoes (other sister), lima beans, spinach salad with orange-poppyseed dressing (in-laws), DH's vanilla cranberry sauce, balsamic corn relish with portobello mushrooms (made these one year and everyone loved it), and at least one pumpkin pie (probably another pie/cookies from in-laws).

Rolls, apple? quickbread (niece), may try apricot and goat cheese tarts with puff pastry. Maybe.

 
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