Posted on 11/01/2025 5:46:00 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Another great Nagi recipe - yay! I would love to make this for Thanksgiving, but I’m going to have to ‘trial’ it first. Also, my family is accustomed to sweet potato casserole with the brown sugar/pecan topping ... not sure they’d go for more savory.
While looking at the sweet potato recipe, I see Nagi also has a recipe for stuffing. Now this one I might substitute for the stuffing recipe I was going to make - love the ingredients & it looks delicious:
Still the BEST Stuffing ever!
https://www.recipetineats.com/best-stuffing-recipe/
Another good recipe of hers that I’ve made several times is Baked Spaghetti. My only comment would be to break the spaghetti in half before boiling it. The half pieces seem to make cutting/serving easier - the recipe cuts like lasagna into blocks:
Baked Spaghetti (Epic!)
https://www.recipetineats.com/baked-spaghetti/

https://www.recipetineats.com/baked-spaghetti/
A Thanksgiving cooking thread has been started - https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4352585/posts
Off to an interesting start - Okra, salmon, mac n cheese
Thanks!
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