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Thanksgiving Recipes

The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Dec. ~ 2006 Feb.: Cooking Corner: Thanksgiving Recipes users admin

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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 1:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
And oh heck. I came here to say...

Paula Deen is on Food TV right now and she's gonna do a Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake. 1pm Pacific Time.

Weinermr
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08-18-2001

Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 1:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Weinermr a private message Print Post    
Kosher - If you truly want to have a Kosher Thanksgiving, then you must use a Kosher turkey. Meat that is koshered is killed a certain way (supposedly in some more humane fashion) and is treated with a salting and soaking routine to draw out most of the blood from the meat.

So... even if you're not Jewish, or not keeping Kosher, a Kosher turkey is always very moist because the Koshering process produces results similar to the brining process.

Kosher turkeys are delicious, in fact to me, Kosher meat of any kind always tastes better than non-Kosher meat.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 1:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
I love Paula - she makes most of recipes with a pound of butter or a cuppa sugar!! Thanks Weinermr - I went to our local "world" market... its filled with labels I cant read, and I love listening to the languages I cant understand - I know there's Polish, Russian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese... etc... the bakery alone is filled with smells of fish, sausages, Baklava, those of what I recognize - - anyhow..

They do sell lots of Kosher there also, including a Kosher Turkey that was $0.69 - next year!! I did get a loaf of Challah bread -

Thanks for the link Costacat - I do have a hard time with about.com, pop ups etc,but they do have the information!! I found a few jewish.org sites as well

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 1:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
COSTACAT!!!!!!!! was getting ready to make your cranberry sauce and the only liquid is from half of the orange????

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 1:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Meats, or any foods that are labeled "Kosher" are inspected also by an outside firm. I work for a food processing plant and often, maybe once a month a group of Rabbis will come in to do Kosher inspections. They ensure that the foods are being handled, process, and packed in a sanitary and meeting the "kosher" standard. I won't purchase hotdogs unless they are "kosher".

BTW: the company I work for has a wonderful holiday catalog out right now!

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 1:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Per the gravy question:

Go to your local supermarket,

Pick up several packets of Durkee Turkey Gravy mix. You can't tell the difference, except the packet gravy is less lumpy.

(I take the easy route on certain things)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 7:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Tex!! Sorry I just saw this (next time PM me!). But yes, that is the ONLY liquid! The cranberries will cook down. It's kinda like making jam.

Escapee, *I* can tell the difference. The first year I did a turkey breast draped over stuffing, there were no drippings. So I hadda make do. And I don't like it. I even doctored it up with sage and poultry seasoning, and I could still tell it was fake! Then again, I grew up helping my mother make gravy -- as soon as I could see over the top of the stove, I was responsible for helping stir in the flour and then the stock.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 6:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
NP, Costacat. I ended up using a little more liquid but i think it turned out ok.

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 5:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Thanks Weinermr. It always helps to get the information from one in the know. I am going to be very careful about any meals with them in the future.

Today I had to be careful about food preparation for someone who is lactose intolerant and someone who is diabetic. One of the items was fruit salad, but I made a separate fruit salad with no whipped cream for them.

Weinermr
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08-18-2001

Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 5:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Weinermr a private message Print Post    
YW Grace.

I did Thanksgiving a little differently this year. Not much, but just a little.

We had the turkey, stuffing, gravy, yams, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie like we usually do. But instead of mashed potatoes and green beans and corn, I made potato salad and cole slaw! It was not traditional, but it was delicious.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 5:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
weinerpapa, did you make my pie recipe?

i made 22 this year!


Melfie1222
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07-29-2002

Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 8:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Melfie1222 a private message Print Post    
Thanks to Twiggyish for the mashed potatoes recipe... I'm making mine with buttermilk from now on.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 7:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
LANDI!! I completely forgot about your fantastic pie recipe - I cant believe I just now realized it!!

<<<reader goes in search of archives, and deep corners for the BEST pie recipe>>>

Biloxibelle
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12-21-2001

Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 8:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biloxibelle a private message Print Post    
Reader if you find it can you post it. Or Landi if you feel like posting it again yourself I could use a great pie recipe. I'm not hosting at my house this year so I need something mouth watering to take. I figure any recipe that calls for 22 to be made has to be out of this world.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 8:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
actually it's not to be posted. i'd be glad to send it to you biloxi if you send me a PM. it's in word format.

i am very lucky in that i get my pumpkin pie ingredients donated to me (this year it was safeway and ralphs). i gave 20 pies to the local women's shelter for their thanksgiving dinner.


Biloxibelle
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12-21-2001

Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 10:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biloxibelle a private message Print Post    
Landi that is wonderful thing for you to do for the shelter!

I am sending you a PM now.

Biloxibelle
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12-21-2001

Monday, December 05, 2005 - 6:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biloxibelle a private message Print Post    
Landi, the pies where outstanding! I made test run pies and my oldest just grabbed up a whole pie after tasting a slice of the other one. My dad just finished off the last piece last night and already wanted to know when I was making another one.

Is that your own recipe you came up with?

Landi
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07-29-2002

Monday, December 05, 2005 - 7:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
biloxi, when you read the recipe, it looks so simple, but it started years ago with a better homes & garden recipe. then one year i tweaked it one way, that worked, then the next year i tweaked it another way, and so on and so on. the big thing is, i hate doing dishes, and so when i found using the blender, well i thought to myself. "well that sure makes it easy!" and then everyone tasted it, and low and behold there i am! it has taken about 12 years of tweaking to get to the final recipe, where it has been for the last 3 years.

you are more than welcome!


Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 7:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
how far back is the recipe? would someone mind to copy and paste here again. thanks

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 8:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
anybody have a good chocolate fudge recipe. i make a good one w/ peanut butter and my son is allergic, so was hoping to find a great chocolate fudge recipe.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 9:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
sherbabe, if you want the recipe for pumpkin pie, PM me.

Lawrie
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08-11-2004

Friday, December 09, 2005 - 7:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lawrie a private message Print Post    
Sherbabe - I haven't tried this myself but a friend has an allergic son and she uses Peabutter in place of peanut butter. It is a Cdn product but I found a USA site where you can order it if you are interested. http://www.jsfoods.us/product.htm

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 10:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
My fudge recipe has been an annual thing since I was 12 years old. I got this recipe in a Betty Crocker Boy's and Girl's Cookbook, back in the 60's. Guaranteed awesome fudge, with or without nuts!

If you want the recipe, PM me and I'll email it to you.