Thanksgiving – Make a Dinner to Remember

Being Thankful for Family, Good Friends and Good Food

Thanksgiving Menu

This is the start of the Tri-Holiday Extravaganza. Whether you are celebrating with family or celebrating Friendsgiving, these recipes will delight your guests. Want some Thanksgiving trivia?  How about this about cranberries:

Sauce for the Pilgrims, cranberry or bearberry, is a small trayling [sic] plant that grows in salt marshes that are overgrown with moss. The berries are of a pale yellow color, afterwards red, as big as a cherry, some perfectly round, others oval, all of them hollow with sower [sic] astringent taste; they are ripe in August and September. They are excellent against the Scurvy. They are also good to allay the fervor of hoof diseases. The Indians and English use them mush, boyling [sic] them with sugar for sauce to eat with their meat; and it is a delicate sauce, especially with roasted mutton. Some make tarts with them as with gooseberries. ~ John Josselyn New England Rarities Discovered © 1692

For Appetizer

You can never go wrong with these appetizers.  It’s great for any get-together.

Blue Cheese Stuffed Celery

This is my take on the famous Stuffed Celery at the venerated Musso and Frank in Hollywood, California, over 100 years old.

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Stuffed Mushrooms in Wine Sauce

These make a good simple meatless dinner with a salad or appetizers.

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Spinach Balls Appetizer Snack

These little spinach balls are great for an appetizer, or make a healthy snack.

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The Main Event

Yes, you, too can have a nice moist turkey with crisp skin!

How to Roast a Perfect Turkey in a Nesco Roaster Oven

This is a great dry rub for turkey, plus the injection will make a turkey to remember.

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How to Roast a Perfect Turkey in a Nesco Electric Roaster

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What to do with the neck?  How about broth in the Instant Pot?

Turkey Broth in an Instant Pot

Make your own turkey broth in the Instant Pot for soups and adding to dressing or making gravy. It's hearty and healthy!

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Eat the sides, I pray you!

My grandmother’s Oyster Cornbread Dressing – it’s damn good!

Oyster Cornbread Dressing

This was my Aunt Flora’s recipe and my favorite.

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You have to have potatoes, right?  We have two!

Twice Baked Potato Casserole

This will become your new go-to potato recipe.

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Jeane Hugh’s Sweet Potatoes

This is my best friend’s mother’s recipe. This is a WOW dish that blows guests away and is requested year after year.

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And something green… not that nasty green bean casserole

Green Beans With Almonds

Here is a different green bean dish for a holiday menu.

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What’s a leftover sandwich without cranberry sauce (not the stuff in the can)?

Spicy Cranberry Sauce

Don't buy that can of cranberry sauce – this is EASY

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For your Just Desserts…

Haunted Fortress Cake

Make this cake in a Fortress Bundt Pan with red coloring for a really spooky Halloween cake

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you like the pumpkin cookies Kroger sells in the fall, you will like these.

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What to do with leftovers.

Turkey Tetrazzini

This classic casserole is a great way to use up leftover turkey.

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Apple Sausage Cornbread Stuffing

Apple Sausage Cornbread Stuffing combines sweet apples, savory sausage, and cornbread for a side dish packed with flavor and memories.

Cranberry Jam with Goat Cheese Spread

Cranberry Jam with Goat Cheese Spread is an easy-to-make holiday appetizer that’s as beautiful as it is delicious.

Turkey Piccata: Elevate Your Thanksgiving Table

Turkey Piccata provides a refreshing twist on Thanksgiving, blending Italian flair with easy preparation for a flavorful holiday dish.

Pumpkin Chocolate Pound Cake

Pumpkin Chocolate Pound Cake combines pumpkin’s earthy richness with chocolate’s decadence in a moist and flavorful pound cake.

Mushroom Duxelles Stuffing Cupcakes

Mushroom Duxelles Stuffing Cupcakes with Mashed Potato Frosting, a unique and scrumptious twist on traditional stuffing and mashed potatoes.

Nesco Upright Roaster Chicken

Nesco Upright Roaster, much safer than a turkey fryer, gives you perfectly cooked chicken, turkey, and roasts, all beautifully crisp .

Sous Vide Turkey Breast Roulade

Sous Vide Turkey Breast Roulade is a culinary masterpiece that will impress your guests and elevate your holiday or special occasion meal.

Pork Loin with Cranberry Cherry Reduction

Pork loin with cranberry cherry reduction is simple to make using a sous vide immersion tool. Entertain guests while the food cooks.

Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Breast

Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Breast is a Caprese-style turkey breast rolled with prosciutto and pesto. Make a change this holiday season.

Garlic Studded Ham with Cherry Glaze in the Nesco

Garlic Studded Ham with Cherry Glaze, sprinkled with black pepper is perfect for your holiday ham. The Nesco roaster leaves it moist.

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