My family makes a dessert that they call "Watergate Salad". It's a strange, 1960's style concoction of pineapple, marshmellows, cool-whip, and pistachio pudding. Mmmm-mmm good.
Something I have never been able to understand is why people eat sweet stuff with the meal? Except for dessert, there shouldn't be anything sweet because it ruins the turkey and gravy, stuffing, and mash potatoes, in my opinion. These all have salty tastes but to mix it with candied yams and sweet potatoes doesn't make sense to me. Why not pour choclate syrup all over your turkey?! Yum! Confused
Thanksgiving! My favorite holiday! In no particular order: Stuffing with Chestnuts, Granny Smith Apple and Sausage Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Wild Mushroom Gravy Roasted Acorn Squash Soup with Creme Fraiche Kentucky Bourbon Pumpkin Pie Prosciutto and Figs Pears Poached in Merlot Asparagus with Maltaise Sauce Port Glazed Onions Rosemary Roasted Sweet Potatoes Grand Marnier Cranberry Sauce Pumpkin Creme Brulee Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding
I agree with this 100%. Sweet stuff should only be for dessert. Mashed potatoes with gravy Green beans (NOT the casserole) Stuffing (strangely, I like Stove-Top Homestyle Herb best) Rolls or cornbread Dessert: Pecan Pie (family recipe - the best in the world) -- droxford
Twice baked potatoes that my dad makes. These things are unbelievable. Basically I think he cuts a potato in half, mixes butter with it, puts it back in the skin, sprinkles chedder cheese on top and bakes them. I'm sure there is more to it than that, but that is the basics. They look similar to this, but without the meat:
What??? I have to get this recipe....my wife is a huge fan of creme brulee and would probably be very nice to me if I made this for thanksgiving.
If you like prosciutto and figs, you could try my version: get stoned dates and fill with goat cheese, then wrap in prosciutto. what's maltaise sauce?
I have another recipe somewhere but this one from SOAR looks reasonable: Title: Pumpkin Creme Brulee Categories: cool whip, desserts Yield: 1 recipe 1 1/4 c whipping cream 1/2 vanilla bean, split 5 lg egg yolks 6 tb sugar 1 ts grated nutmeg 1/2 c solid pack pumpkin 2 tb orange liqueur 1/4 c packed brown sugar 1/2 ts cinnamon Preheat oven to 350F. Bring cream to boil in heavy saucepan. Remove from heat. Add vanilla bean. Let stand 20 minutes; discard vanilla bean. Whisk together yolks, 6 tablespoons sugar and nutmeg. Add pumpkin and orange liqueur and mix until smooth. Whisk in cream mixture. Divide custard among 6 1/2 cup ramekins. Arrange ramekins in heavy large baking pan. Add enough hot water to pan to come up halfway up the sides of ramekins. Bake until sides are set but centers move slightly when shaken, about 20 minutes. Remove from water bath and cool. Refrigerate one hour. Preheat broiler. Sift brown sugar and cinnamon into small bowl. Sprinkle over custards. Broil 8 inches from heat source until sugar begins to melt, watching carefully, about 30 seconds. Serve immediately. NOTE: I would use Grand Marnier as your orange liquer - stay away from Triple Sec. Also, I love to make these as individual servings by taking those mini pumpkins, removing the tops and seeds, baking them with a little brown sugar, cinamon and butter and then, when they are cool, using them as ramekins for the creme brulee.
I do like prosciutto and dates as well, with goat cheese. One more thing to add to that, you can reduce some balsamic vinaiger to drizzle over them. Yumm! Maltaise sauce is hollandaise sauce with freshly squeezed orange juice and some blanched, chopped orange peel added.
Thanksgiving is my most favorite holiday. No shopping for gifts, all you have to do is spend time with your family, eat alot, and plus a four day weekend.
Cool. Sounds good. Wasn't thinking I'd be interested if it was the whole peel so I wanted to make sure .
Top Pies for thxgiving... 1.) Pumpkin 2.) Strawberry Cheesecake 3.) Strawberry-Rhubarb 4.) Apple I always eat at least 1 whole pumpkin pie before the day is over, and usually another whole pie made up of the others.
