Tell Us Now: What's Your Family's Unique Thanksgiving Dish?

cracked ^ | 11/20/2020 | Shea

[caww]

Well since the people doing the cooking are vegan type body builder folks, as are other family members, you know it's a uneventful meal for me, who enjoys rich yummy sauces and sweet potatoes with marshmallows. One of ‘their’ favorites is baked Brussel sprouts drizzled with olive oil and organic spices (yulk).....

[caww]

I’ll take the first bacon photo!

[mylife]

vegan type body builder folks? LOL OMG! yer killing me, killing me softly with tofu...

[caww]

ROTFLOL!

[caww]

Oh I want the bread recipe...please!

[caww]

Now that sounds tasty!

[caww]

Now that sounds tasty!

[redinIllinois]

Lots of great stuff

Thanks for posting

[caww]

What? Pineapple stuffing....where’s the recipe!

[caww]

I still have that plaid cover cook book of my moms.....and I use it too!

[caww]

Actually grand daughter is a body builder competitor nationwide and winning ...but the food they eat on Holidays is soooo bland and unappetizing for my tastes. I miss rich gravy, they use no flour and so tasteless...though the turkey and mashed potatoes are good.....thank God! However this year I escape it all......they're all doing their own thing this year because of covid.

[BikerJoe]

Thanks for the corn pudding recipe. Can’t get much simpler than that and except for the slice of bread, I’ve got everything in stock, I’ll borrow the bread from a neighbor. Looks so good I’m going to test it out before Thanksgiving. ; - )

Happy to pass it along. Let me know what you thought of it.

[vis a vis]

Thanks for asking. Because Biker wouldnt share,(good for him—keeping his wife’s confidences) I nosed around the internet and found lots of candidates for Lithuanian Bacon bread. I may have to try it.

[vis a vis]

What time is dinner? and what should I bring?

[vis a vis]

Thanks for the sweet memories and the recipe. Your family recipe will live on through Freepers. I have a grandson who loves to cook. He is 7. I will make this with him soon.

[Covenantor]

They were ‘artistes’ from elsewhere doing their Walden Pond thing...in other words, left over trust fund hippies.

;>)

[Fai Mao]

Equal parts croutons and cooked rice (White/Brown/Red/Mixed your choice.) about 2 cups each

1 can water chestnuts drained and coarsely chopped.

3 Shitake mushrooms, soaked, and chopped

6 to 8 ounces of dried Chinese “red Sausage” (The kind seasoned with anise)Very finely chopped.

4 garlic cloves chopped.

1 onion, medium chopped

8 ounces frozen chopped spinach.(Thawed obviously)

Poultry broth (Enough to wet the bread thoroughly)

1 tablespoon cooking sherry

Salt and black pepper taste.

Combine everything together and mix very well.

Let sit in the refrigerator for an hour. If in a pan, bake for 45 minutes at 350-375, or until hot through and set. If stuffed in the bird just bake until everything is done.

[Wuli]

I think my mom left the nuts out of her version, likely claiming she thought “you kids wouldn’t eat it”. But it was more likely that when she made the lime jello salad dish she often also had a waldorf salad as well, which was where she put the walnuts. I am so used to her version I have never added any nuts to it.

The only difference we have ever done is when asked to make it for Christmas, we will drain well some maraschino cherries and when we add the crushed pineapple we will place about a dozen of the cherries on top - some red decoration on the green.

[Wuli]

I have that issue with Mincemeat pie which my mom introduced us to. I am just about the only one that eats it now. I don’t care; I will make it every year at either Thanksgiving or Christmas and keep the whole thing for myself.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

That sounds really good. I might substitute linguinca if I can’t find Chinese sausage.

Rather than a turkey, I might stuff a couple of small Cornish Game Hens this year since it’s only my son and me...and he might be off at his girlfriend’s house.