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Ellen
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Post subject: Green Bean Casserole (AKA Thanksgiving Traditions)  Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:51 am |
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A few more weeks till Thanksgiving.
We did this a couple of years ago and would be fun to do it again.
Does anyone have any out of the ordinary traditions for Thanksgiving?
Here is my family tradition:
Roasted Turkey (Goes without saying)
Gravy
Mashed potatoes
Mashed Turnips (I'ts not Thanksgiving without turnips!!!!)
Creamed onions (I know it's tradition but YUCK)
Green Bean Casserole
A green salad
Cranberry and Orange relish
And for dessert: Pumpkin pie, Apple Pie, Mince Pie, English Trifle (which we always called Tipsy cake)
FOOTBALL!!!!!
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Shellee
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:11 pm |
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You forgot the stuffing 
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DeejayDebi
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Post subject: Re: Green Bean Casserole (AKA Thanksgiving Traditions) Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 9:24 pm |
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Ellen wrote: Mashed Turnips (I'ts not Thanksgiving without turnips!!!!)
FOOTBALL!!!!!
Two most important things Turnips and football! 
I love mashed turnips but I only eat them on holidays for some reason 
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Dee
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Post subject: Re: Green Bean Casserole (AKA Thanksgiving Traditions) Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:53 pm |
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Wednesday: Pie Day. Making pies. Dinner is Hors-d'oeuvres and a wine tasting party.
Thursday: Thanksgiving-in-a-box from the local supper market...hey, if you haven't tried it, don't knock it. They are not half bad and beats spending 8-9 hours making a meal that takes 15 minutes to eat.
Friday: Turkey enchiladas...uses up most of the left over turkey
My favorite non-traditional addition to Thanksgiving is a great Corn-broccoli casserole side dish.
And I like my niece's mashed turnips, too.
Dee
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KimPossible
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Post subject: (AKA Thanksgiving Traditions) Cranberries! Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:56 am |
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Growing up I always HATED that cranberry stuff from a can. But, my partner introduced me to how good cranberries can actually be. She is one of those experimental cooks that maybe starts with a recipe, but then adds this and that and maybe some of that too, and it almost always turns out amazing.
Cranberry Relish (the starting point)
bag of fresh cranberries
1 cup of sugar or so
1 cup of orange juice
zest of one orange
simmer until cranberries are soft, if more liquid is needed use water
mods include slivered almonds, or maybe almond extract, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon...
this is now my favorite part of the t-day dinner. Ellen, is this what your cranberry relish is like?
One year we also had some cranberry stuffing
cornbread stuffing
chicken stock
dried cranberries
slivered almonds
That is a big hit too.
I always have to balance asking for my old favorites and leaving room for her to create new favorites!
with meals like this, I am more than happy to clean the kitchen.
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