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Posted on 11/26/2013 6:00:08 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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Sweet potatoes..mashed with a little water, brown sugar, butter, raisins, chopped walnuts...and topped with marshmallows!
Jellied cranberry sauce that’s shaped like the can it came out of. You poke a hole in the bottom of the can to release the suction, then open the can and slide the stuff out. Then slice it into discs. Yummy! And that great dessert that my Grandma makes out of whipped cream, crushed pineapples, walnut pieces, cocoanut crumbles and vanilla extract. With some bright green food coloring added just to make it pretty. She calls it “ambrosia”, and it is very tasty. And then there’s collard greens, macaroni & cheese, hot homemade biscuits, sweet potato pie, deviled eggs, the turkey with giblet stuffing, I could go on and on. Half of the fun of Thanksgiving dinner is getting together with the rest of your female kinfolks and cooking it up. Making a presentation out of it. Because when you get it right and please the whole family with the feast, it makes you proud.
I am just about now! :)
My fav side is mashed taters + gravy. Comfort food for me.
Saw on America's Test Kitchen they said to steam the spuds, rather than boil them.
I just nuke'em, after washing, then squeeze 'em through the ricer half at a time.
I bought a potato ricer. This one, but @ $20
With the ricer, you can whip the taters with a spoon.
Elsewhise, use a masher or electric mixer.
Make sure you use plenty of soft butter and heavy whipping cream. Adjust to taste! Yum!
Mashed potatoes with a crater of butter, salt and pepper, and chunks of lutefisk blended in!
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My Grandma...God bless her memory...used to make the absolute finest Thanksgiving dinners I ever ate. HOWEVER....there was one dish she made that she liked, I’m not sure Grandpa liked it, and I am totally sure my sister and I abhorred it. It was Tomato Aspic.
For those unfamiliar with the idea, just imagine tomato-flavored Jell-O. It was always served with a side of Miracle Whip (another thing I despise). I was always supposed to try at least ONE bite, and I always managed to choke it down.
Now, I kind of know how she felt. You see, my wife and I love Green Bean Casserole...one of those things I think no Thanksgiving table should be without.
Three of my four kids hate it. *sigh* Go figure...
Good evening, al baby....is that ambrosia?
Enjoy!
I feel your pain. I know the feeling well. It’s gonna hurt.
That Maxine sure does know how to make things work. LOL!
Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...Maddi running today?
Where will you have Thanksgiving this year? You cooking?
It sure looks like ambrosia to me. Loved it as a kid. You can mix mini marshmallows into drained fruit cocktail and fold in some whipped topping to get a good and quick version. Chill it well. But made from scratch it is heavenly. Ambrosia was traditionally what the “gods” ate according to mythology. If any formulas existed, I know of none. I think its modern incarnation is a great thing to offer to the Lord on a day of giving thanks. Thanksgiving is a God party, in case you didn’t notice!!
Good evening, hoagy...((HUGS))...I am trying to imagine tomato-flavored jello. YUCKY!! And Miracle Whip? I’d starve first. ICKY, ICKY!!!!
Veggies aren’t high on my list. What is in green bean casserole, besides green beans?
Green bean casserole is a traditional baked mixture of condensed mushroom soup, a little milk, a little pepper, french fried onions (canned), and of course green beans.
I found I could do it deluxe at not a huge extra cost, by using canned cut asparagus in place of the green beans.
Whew!!!
for second I thought you said Parsy. Gawd I miss that smartass.
Yep...I dread it! At least this holiday season is short compared to say last years. Can’t be over soon enough, work-wise! LOL!
Green Bean Casserole wasn't really even on too many tables until Campbell's Soup really pushed the idea. From the Wikipedia article:
Green bean casserole is a casserole consisting of green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and french fried onions. It is a popular Thanksgiving side dish in the United States. The green bean casserole was first created in 1955 by the Campbell Soup Company. Dorcas Reilly led the team that created the recipe while working as a staff member in the home economics department. The inspiration for the dish was "to create a quick and easy recipe around two things most Americans always had on hand in the 1950s: green beans and Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup."
How it got to be served at holiday tables is anybody's guess. I never serve it any other time of the year.
I never have been into green beans that come out of a can, and that recipe that you just described sounds kinda nasty to me. Maybe if you crumbled up some Fritos, sprinkled ‘em on top, and baked it for an hour or so, it might turn into something vaguely edible.
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