Thanksgiving tradition. It's not Thansgiving without....(name that dish.)

[traca]

I had a Thanksgiving side dish party a couple weeks ago, and a friend of mine brought his family's "pineapple jello fluff." Forget being a "foodie" this stuff was delish, and made me nostalgic for my mom's ambrosia salad. Thanksgiving was the only time of the year she made it. (Though Andy's pineapple fluff might surpass my mom's ambrosia. It was so good!)

And after many years of dining at other people's houses for Thanksgiving, I've come to realize, the holiday just isn't complete without my favorite stuffing and Pillsbury crescent rolls.

What's your most anticipated/nostalgic Thanksgiving dish?

 

[melissa-dallas]

Mom's cornbread dressing and gravy.

I do enjoy a bowl of whipped cream with a small pumpkin pie garnish also.

 

[janet-in-nc]

Pepperidge Farm Stuffing with a large dose of Bell's Seasoning

 

[barbara-in-va]

Mom's chestnut stuffing and dad's favorite sweet potato pie!

 

[colleenmomof2]

Mom's potato dumplings

Not currently able to get to my recipes. House is on the final day of new hardwood curing. Everything is in the garage.

Basically mashed potatoes mixed with cream of wheat cereal, eggs, flour and seasoning. Shaped into Vienna Sausage sized pieces, dropped into boiling water and cooked until they float to the top. Excellent freshly cooked, rewarmed in gravy and fried in butter! Colleen

 

[pat-nocal]

Pecan pie.

 

[pam]

James Beard's Tarragon Stuffing

I think from his American Cookery cookbook. I've tweaked it over the years, adding mushrooms, substituting pecans for pinenuts, Once I added oysters, but the basic recipe is great. I've probably tripled the scallions and tarragon, too. My mom used to always have scalloped oysters, which I of course never tried. Now I'd love them, I'm sure. Also can't do without the basic raw cranberry and orange sauce from the old Osterizer recipe.

 

[CathyZ]

Mashed and gravy and of course, Green Bean Casserole

 

[mariadnoca]

Candied yams or the pineapple/yam with marshmallows. Homemade cranberry sauce.

 

[deb-in-mi]

Caramelized Brussel Sprounts & Onions

 

[curious1]

It's a Jello salad for me, just because it's good and I've made it for many years. I also have a

favorite cranberry sauce with oranges and orange liqueur but I might make different sauce recipes, the Jello recipe has been on the table for at least 35 years.

 

[joe]

Mom's sausage stuffing with buckets of gravy.

 

[mistral]

YES!!! Plain ol' mashed potatoes too, lots of them.

 

[mistral]

Home-made soft, fluffy, dinner rolls. (nt)

 

[angak1]

sweet sour red cabbage. it was served any time we had turkey. it was our cranberry sauce, although

we adopted the jelled/canned sauce as part of the holiday tradition too. my DH looks forward to having the red cabbage every year. it's his new tradition

 

[karennoca]

Did you by any chance get the pineapple fluff recipe, or does someone else have it?

 

[cheezz]

DITTO on that one!

 

[dawnnys]

Garlic mashed potatoes, celery-sage stuffing, and butternut squash with brown sugar.

Who, me? A carboholic? ;o)

 

[mariadnoca]

I know, now I want to know too!