Your favorite Thanksgiving recipe

[sissy]

Grizzy & I were discussing adding something to the regular Thanksgiving meals. We are looking for recipes to try. Maybe a desert or side dish. We would appreciate any ideas. Please share your favorite dishes with all of us. It could be fun to try some new recipes. I will post later with a recipe.
Thanks
sissy

[momma_to_seven_chi]

Pumpkin cheese cake.... I just make cheese cake as usual, add a can of pumpkin with some pumpkin spice. It works better with the canned pumpkin rather than those you cook down because it's thicker and dryer than mine turns out.

[sissy]

Ummm thats sounds good I love cheese cake. Thanks momma to 7
sissy

[Travis]

Cream corn and oysters. Just add some oysters to some cream corn. Yummy

[Dr_Mike]

Dulce de Leche Pecan Pie
aka Crack Cocaine Pecan Pie

There's no cocaine in this pie, one of my coworkers claims I must use it because the pie is so addictive.

There are three ways to make Dulce de Leche; hard, very hard, and easy.

The hard way is, mix a can of sweetened condensed milk with a can of evaporated milk, and cook it down.

The very hard way is, mix half a gallon or a gallon of milk with a cup of sugar and cook it down to a cup of milk jam.

The easy way is, take a can of sweetened condensed milk, DO NOT OPEN IT, remove the label, put it on a couple skewers at the bottom of your crock pot (or it will leave a rust ring. Ask me how I know this...) Cover with a half inch of water, and leave on low overnight. COOL COMPLETELY before opening; pressurized hot liquid caramel is NOT your friend. Yes, it turns into a jello-like blob of milky caramel goodness. Other serving options: a spoon.

OK, that's the day before. Now the pie:

The crust:
In a food processor, mix:
1 pack graham crackers
1/4 C sugar
3/4 stick of butter, melted.
Pulse until combined and reduced to moist crumbs.

Press into 9" pie pan with your fingers, packing firmly. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes to set the crust.

The filling:


1 14 oz can Dulce de Leche
1 C brown sugar
2 T butter (the other 1/4 stick from the crust)
1/4 C corn syrup (I used dark because I had it)
3 eggs

~1.5-2 C pecans

Mix together; again the food processor is your friend. Add the pecans in stages; the first handfuls help mix the filling. Save a handful to sprinkle on top, or hand place them if you really feel like it.


Pour filling into the pie pan with the crust.

Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes until the custard has set.

[Sevengin]

Raisin Walnut Pie

very very good

1 (15 oz) Pkg. Pillsbury All Ready Pie Crusts (I use the ones all ready made in the aluminum pie pans for one crust pie)

Filling

1 c. raisins
1 c. chopped walnuts
1/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
2 tsp. grated orange peel
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
1 tsp orange extract or vanilla
3 eggs


Prepare pie crust according to directions for filled one crust pie.

Heat oven to 425. In medium bowl, combine all filling ingredients; mix well. Pour into pastry lined pie pan. Bake 425 for 10 minutes.
Reduce heat to 350; bake an addtional 25-35 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean. (Center will be slightly soft) Cover edge of crust with strips of foil after 15-20 minutes of baking to prevent excessive browning.
10 servings

Cranberry Rice
1 tsp oil
1 onion, chopped
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 cup Basmati Rice
1/2 cup orange juice
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1 tsp orange zest
1/4 tsp sage (opt)
salt, pepper

Heat oil, add onion, saute until softened.
Stir in rest of ingredients, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer covered about 15 min.

[Wyobuckaroo]

I take about 1/2 a can of jellied cranberries, mash them up well,
and add a little Cayenne pepper.

A little of this makes a fork full of something bland stand up.

Enjoy
Wyo