2005 Thankgiving Recipe thread!

[mcgiver38]

Here is a place to repeat all the great recipes we shared last year and some new ones.

[STARWISE]

ROFL!!!

[luvie]

Yummers...that sounds soooo good!

[maggief]

Love it!

[STARWISE]

THE BESTEST CRANBERRY RELISH EVER!

1 Can jellied
2 Cans whole (cranberries, folks)
1 Cup chopped pecans/walnuts (which you have spread on a paper plate and cooked on the micro for about 1 min .. until they are crispish, but DO NOT BURN (ask me how I know)

1-2 peeled, chunked fresh oranges
BIG dollup of cinnamon to taste -- I use about 2-3 tsps.

Into the food processor, place the cranberries, chunked fresh peeled oranges

Pulse repeatedly and remove the orange membranes as they appear

Don't make it soupy -- keep rather a dense mixture

Pour this wonderful glop into a bowl and stir in the nuts and cinnamon

Pour into your serving bowl and refrigerate .. even better made a couple of days before so the flavors dance intimately each other.

Enjoy!

[bigsigh]

you're welcome

[daybreakcoming]

Love it! Did you check out the "toenails"?

[NautiNurse]

That card is a riot! LOL!

[Howlin]

Isn't it? I keep looking at it.

BTW, I have to tell you all this:

These turkey are the absolute BOMB:

http://www.jennieoturkeystore.com/ovenready/product.asp

I have had one of those and I also have bought the freezer to oven Harris Teeter brand turkey breast; it's some of the juiciest turkey we have EVER had.

In three hours, flat.

[SandRat]

Now this is decadent

Chocolate cookie Torte

1/2 cup butter softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
additional sugar at the ready
Frosting
2 cups (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup half-and-half cream
2 cups whipping cream, whipped
2 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate Sprinkles

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg, yolk and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Form into a long log; cut into eight equal pieces. Shape each into a ball; wrap in plastic wrap. refrigerate for 1 hour.

Roll balls in additional sugar; place between two sheets of waxed paper. Roll each into a 6-in. circle. Remove top sheet of waxed paper; flip the circle onto ungreased baking sheets. Remove waxed paper; prick dough with a fork. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned, Carefully loosen cookies and cool on paper towels.

For frosting, melt chocolate chips with half-and-half in a heavy saucepan, stirring occasionally. Cool. Combine whipped cream and vanilla; fold into chocolate mixture. Layer cookies spreading 1/4 cup frosting between each layer. Spread remaining frosting over sires and top. Decorate with chocolate sprinkles Refrigerate overnight before cutting.

[Howlin]

What????

[STARWISE]

That's great .. thanks.

[Howlin]

LOL.

[cyborg]

You think he's joking? :O)

[hattend]

Yum BTTT

[NautiNurse]

Sweet potato substitute...for that orange vegetable on the table:

Butternut Squash

Slice lengthwise, scoop out seeds, string. Place cut side down in ½-1" of water. Either bake at 400º ~45 minutes, or in microwave until skin is easily pierced with a fork. Scoop squash out of skin, and mash. Season to taste.

I find the squash is terrific without any additional seasoning except a bit of butter. Some folks like nutmeg.

[RushCrush]

Interesting recipe...does the drink have a name? or should we call it the 'perfect stranger' ?

[Utah Girl]

. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single-malt scotch. You can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnog-aholic or something, you can always leave out the 'aholic'. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!

Now we have egg nog for Halloween. The carton has witches and ghosts on it.

[Utah Girl]

My favorite way to cook a turkey is in an oven bag also. I stuff a quartered apple and a quartered orange into the cavity, along with a quartered onion. Put the turkey in the bag along with a couple tablespoons of flour (per directions.) Bake according to directions (for the last hour I flip the bird and bag upside down so that the breast of the turkey is baking in the juices.) The turkeys I bake are always moist.

[perfect stranger]

Consider it a carnivore style 'bloody mary'.

[Petronski]

If you'd like to add an extra panache to the bird, rub the top first with a little butter, then sprinkle with some likely seasonings. Rosemary and a bit of sage is what I use. Put more than you think, it's hard to overdo it.

And in the cavity, yes, an orange, a couple apples and an onion, all roughly quartered or cubed.

The bag makes it all self-basting, and that is best. When the bird comes out of the oven--IMPORTANT--it needs to rest for half an hour, at least, or as soon as it is cut, all the moisture carefully trapped inside will pipe off as steam. Common mistake. (Cakes/pies, pizzas and roasted meat all need to rest before cutting.)


I've never had the ambition to do the last-hour flip like that, but I bet it's great.