Thanksgiving Menus

[BraveMaroon]

My issue with turkey has never been that it's dry. Dad taught me how to cook a bird, and I've been reasonably successful.

The issue is the taste. There's something about turkey that tastes, to me, mildly earthy/metallic- and I can't explain it any more or any better than that.

Now, I have to agree, fried turkey is amaaaaazing. But like Dubai Sis, my family would never, never allow a veer from tradition.

Well, on the turkey front, anyway.

A few years ago, I introduced chipotle mashed sweet potatoes rather than the default Senator Russell casserole (sweet potatoes with a pecan/brown sugar crust). My mother pouted, but the rest of the family thought they were a nice change. And not sooooo sweet.

And since my sister and I and our husbands love mashed potatoes, we did those as well. We grew up in a family where the starch of record was rice, so of course, I did that as well.

Once we came out of our carb-induced coma, it was all good.

I'm curious as to what time of day most of you eat Thanksgiving dinner?

If I'm hosting, we shoot for about 4, and end up sitting down around 4:45.

My parents are more of the 2:30 or 3PM range.

[AlphaFrog]

Funny you brought up time, because I *just* emailed the other couple to find out what time they prefer. My family was usually a mid-afternoon family. I don't have a strong preference, but I think I would like to try having it mid-evening for a change. I'm better at eating light throughout the day and then having a bigger dinner. If I have a big afternoon meal, I'm still going to crave a big evening meal, and I don't need all those extra calories.

[honeychile]

Everytime I see the words "Cranberry Apple Crisp", I am salivating like Pavlov's dogs! Would this be a good recipe to try? If not, does anyone have a better one? I may go out of town, but the very thought of CAC sounds yummy!

Apple cranberry crisp with a topping of oats, brown sugar and butter and flour.

Ingredients:
2 cups cranberries
3 cups sliced peeled tart apples (Granny Smith?)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 cup quick cooking oats
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
5 tablespoons butter, room temperature

Preparation:
Combine cranberries, apples, granulated sugar, lemon juice, and salt; turn into a shallow, buttered 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Combine brown sugar, oats, and flour. cut in butter. Spoon over cranberry-apple mixture. Bake at 325° for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until topping is crispy and fruit is tender.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DTD Alum

I haven't figured out how to multiple quote. . .

Click on this button in every post you want to respond to, then click on "Quote" in one of the posts or click on "Reply" at the bottom of the page.

Originally Posted by honeychile

Everytime I see the words "Cranberry Apple Crisp", I am salivating like Pavlov's dogs! Would this be a good recipe to try? If not, does anyone have a better one?

That one sound good. I'll see how it compares to our recipe (from Southern Living).

[LucyKKG]

Originally Posted by carnation

I just roll every time you post that, my family says it like that too!

My mom reads too much FailBlog and LolCats or dogs or whatever. She's the one who got me saying it.

Originally Posted by honeychile

Everytime I see the words "Cranberry Apple Crisp", I am salivating like Pavlov's dogs! Would this be a good recipe to try? If not, does anyone have a better one? I may go out of town, but the very thought of CAC sounds yummy!

Apple cranberry crisp with a topping of oats, brown sugar and butter and flour.

Ingredients:
2 cups cranberries
3 cups sliced peeled tart apples (Granny Smith?)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 cup quick cooking oats
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
5 tablespoons butter, room temperature

Preparation:
Combine cranberries, apples, granulated sugar, lemon juice, and salt; turn into a shallow, buttered 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Combine brown sugar, oats, and flour. cut in butter. Spoon over cranberry-apple mixture. Bake at 325° for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until topping is crispy and fruit is tender.

This is similar to the one I make every year, but mine has more spices in it. Would you like me to find the recipe?