Wasn't this a Happy Thanksgiving? Got Leftovers???

CookingWithCarlo.com ^ | Nov. 24 2006 | Carlo3b, Dad, Chef, Author

[Rushmore Rocks]

I loved "Like Water for Chocolate". What a fun read. Your recipe sounds great.

[Rushmore Rocks]

Have you read "Under the Tuscan Sun"? Another fun foodie book.

[WestCoastGal]

I tend to go for the Americanized versions as well.

I will be offline next week as I'm moving into a bigger house, getting a new computer and high speed internet!! WooHoo!!

[Rte66]

I've been intending to, it's on my list. I've made everything in Like Water 4 Chocolate except the matches, lol! Oh, and the Fried Cream, which is still on my someday "to do" list.

I even made those Christmas Rolls with sardines, chorizo and chile pequins. And they weren't bad at all.

One of my very favorite things in the whole world is Chiles en Nogada and I was delighted that they were in the book. Her telling of how you have to rub the skins off the walnuts for the white sauce and all that rigamarole made it even more fun.

(I don't do that anymore, after being served so many Chiles en Nogada at Mexican restaurants where the white sauce is a little bit "tan," lol. Not quite the Mexican flag colors, but close!)

[HungarianGypsy]

MY first one from you yesterday after requesting being added to your list was on eating squirrel.. didn't even go to that one & was wondering if this would be my shortest time EVER on a ping list!

You missed a very humorous thread. :-)

[tapatio]

Turkey Club Casserole

1 1/2 cups diced cooked turkey breast

2 tablespoons bacon bits

3/4 cup peeled diced fresh tomato

1/2 cup fat free mayo

3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

Preheat oven to 375ºF.

In 8x8 pan sprayed with butter flavor cooking spray, layer turkey, bacon and tomato.

In medium bowl, combine mayo, cheese and basil. Evenly spread mix over tomato layer.

Separate biscuits and cut each into 4 pieces. Sprinkle biscuit pieces evenly over top.

Bake for 18-20 minutes or till biscuits golden brown. Lightly spray top with butter flavor cooking spray. Place dish on wire rack and let set 5 minutes. Cut into 6 servings.

[alwaysconservative]

I am a vegetarian who loves to cook, whose hubby eats meat only very rarely, and we both adore Quorn. The turkey-style roast is great, as are ALL their products (www.quorn.com). Hubby's favorite is the "Tenders", which are a chicken-style product that he thinks is far better than chicken. I use "Grounds" in anything that calls for hamburger (especially dirty rice), and I love the "Naked Cutlets" as well. Low in fat, carbs, and high in protein; these products really cannot be beat by any meat product or meat substitute.

[Bittersweetmd]

I would think this is the bread pudding your friend from England is used to or is it bread and butter pudding?

Pauline said bread pudding. I will let her see this recipe and get her input. The recipe reminds me of a cross between Christmas stollen and fruit cake. I will have to try it sometime soon. Thanks for the recipe. :)

[JRios1968]

I love Thanksgiving, even when I have to do all of the cooking for the whole family. Next year I swear I am staying home.

Next year, your family comes to see you!

[snugs]

I have never seen bouillon granules in Britain only the liquid but we do have gravy granules and gravy powder I know that is probably of a lesser quality but could you subsitute that or even an oxo or bovril cube?

[snugs]

That sounds great saved that one for the Christmas left over turkey.

[snugs]

Thanks

[snugs]

Sounds great. I was lazy in the end and just served the duck as cold meat which was lovely as I always think cold you get the full flavour of the meat.

I boiled some new potatoes and steamed some carrots over the potatoes. They cooked just right not too soft but not too hard and served it with a dollop of cranberry sauce. Easy but tasty meal.

[snugs]

I would like to try an authentic Asian dish - the company I work for send commissioning engineers into places like China and Vietnam and Thailand and their description of the things they have to eat make my hair curl but I would like to at least try the taste of one of the meals even if not some of the shall we say exotic "meat".

[snugs]

Do not know if you can get them in America but I like their Chinese rib. It is sort of shaped into rib shape and has Chinese type flavours very low in calories and very tasty can hardly tell the difference between that and a pork burger done the same way.

[snugs]

Yes I would say you are right and the suet is instead of but does the same as the marzipan in stolen

[Bellflower]

Yep! So good.

[I_Love_My_Husband]

You can buy it in a dry packet:

http://mccornbread.com/store/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/25/products_id/78

That's where I bought mine. Well, actually that product was in my local Whole Foods.

It's pretty tasty too, but I do use bread flour when making sourdough bread as it's just easier for me to deal with.

[I_Love_My_Husband]

I don't think you can get Quorn Ribs in America, but definitely
in the UK you can.

[Silly]

No leftovers in this single guy's apartment. Had a wonderful dinner at friends.

For a potluck with a mostly 30-ish crowd of other single New Yorkers, it was an extremely well prepared and traditional meal. Turkey and stuffing, both cold and hot cranberry sauce (yum), pecan pies, pumpkin pies, breads, asparagus, salads and veggies.

Okay, someone brought sushi. I sat across from him and had to force down a piece (the wine helped).

I brought pumpkin cheesecake topped with walnuts and caramel, plus breads, cookies and a pumpkin pie.

Did I mention we had plenty of wine to go around?

We started with the reading of a Psalm of thanks, then a prayer, then a hymn. It was really beautiful.