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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 10:06 am
I'm going to start this thread a little early this year. I will be shopping for my holiday cooking supplies soon, so I need some ideas. I want to shake up my Thanksgiving dinner this year. Every year I cook basically the same thing. Turkey Cornbread dressing mashed potatoes gravy corn & limas english peas cranberry sauce rolls pumpkin pie (last year I got Landi's recipe. Big hit, so that stays the same) Anyway it all adds up to boring. Good, but boring. So other then the turkey (I'm open to different roasting techniques) and Landi's pie, I want to do different things. I could look at allrecipes but I prefer the tried and true recipes of TVCH cooks. If anyone has any cute ideas for place settings I'd like to see those also.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 10:14 am
Biloxi, I'll be keeping an eye on this thread as well. landi's pumpkin pie is now a holiday staple at my house, too. Last year, instead of a turkey, I made a crown roast. The dressing was very good, and I don't see why it wouldn't work with a turkey. Waldorf Stuffing/Dressing (for Crown Roast) 1 lb ground pork 1 lrg Granny Smith apple, coarsely chopped 1/2 c chopped celery 1/2 c chopped onion 1/2 c butter 2x120 g (4oz) pkgs herb-seasoned stuffing mix 1/4 c chopped pecans grated peel of 1 med. orange 1 c water In a saucepan, cook apple, celery, and onion in butter for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in stuffing mix, pecans, and orange peel. Add water and toss lightly to combine, add ground pork and mix well. Bake in 325F oven, covered for ca. 1 - 1 1/4 hour. Remove cover and brown.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 10:57 am
1. Cute place setting idea: Buy some tiny - sugar or pie - pumpkins or ornamental gourds, enough for each place setting. Draw a circle the same size as a tea light in the 'top', then cut out a space big enough for the tea light to set into. Carefully! If the hole is too big the tea light will fall inside. Remove the seeds and line the inside with some plastic wrap before setting the tea light into the hole. Using a marker, put the person's name on the outside of the pumpkin or gourd. 2. Use an autumn colored tablecloth with a contrasting colorful table runner or mats side by side down the middle of the table to create interest 3. Make a centerpiece incorporating colorful aromatic foods, such as ->cinnamon sticks, red apples, green pears, tangerines, pommegranites, grapes, pie pumpkins, Indian corn 4. Serve fat breadsticks instead of the usual rolls and place then in a nifty basket 5. Use colorful foods and lots of them -> make a veggie basket: Take a small-medium size basket and line it with plastic wrap. Pour popcorn kernels into the basket. Using wooden skewers or toothpicks, stick baby carrots, celery with the leaves, cut radishes, grape tomatoes into the popcorn to make an edible 'flower' arrangement. This can also be done with fruits: strawberries, pineapple slices, cherries, apple slices, etc. 6. Always decorate your serving dishes of food with a contrasting garnish -> herbs, seeds, small fruits or raisins, cut veggies, cream sauce, lettuce leaves, etc. 7. Add a sideboard of goodies for the guests to nibble on while they are waiting for dinner to be served. Cheese and crackers, olives, pickles, ham salad tea sandwiches, crab dip, herring, and other appetizers.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 11:12 am
awwwwwwwwww biloxi and lum thank you! i have one question, do you make the FULL version? or the CHEATERS version? my thanksgiving this year will be boooooooring due to all my new food restrictions!
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 11:12 am
I love that this thread has been started. I am cooking Thanksgiving dinner for the first time this year. It's just for me, DB and son. I think I want to cook a ham but have no idea how to create a menu. Any and all idea's of a menu to go with ham would be soooo appreciated!! 
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 11:20 am
Don't have a sideboard? Use a card table or the coffee table, and cover it with a bright cloth. Use colorful or themed autumn seving dishes and bowls. --->5a. 2025,DIY_14377_2269564,00.html, Another vegetable centerpiece with pictures and directions. Broccoli and cauliflower make great flowerets! 8. Do a layered congealed salad in strawberry red, orange, lime, and lemon jello topped with colorful whipped cream (add a drop of food coloring) 9. Use nuts and berries in your recipes or as a garnish 10. Place warm colors around the room. A throw or quilt over the back of a sofa. Bright pillows dotting chairs and couches. Orange slice candy in a candy dish. Candle groupings on a side table or the sideboard.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 11:30 am
Ham goes great with these dishes: Sweet Potato Casserole or Yams or AuGratin Potatoes Whole Green Beans or Green Bean Casserole or Broccoli Waldorf Salad or Ambrosia Fruit Salad Bread Sticks or Cornbread Deviled Eggs or Pickled Eggs Bread Pudding with Custard Sauce and/or Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Apple Pie Iced tea, Cider, Carmel Latte
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 11:57 am
It sounds yummy Grace ... thank you!! And I think I may be able to actually cook it as well. 
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 12:43 pm
Which items did you like Vacanick? I tried to keep it 'simple'!
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 12:59 pm
I like the sweet potato casserole, the whole green beans and deviled eggs. Any recipes?? I can do a salad. The pies & bread sticks I'll probably pick up. 
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 2:13 pm
There are > 1-0,sweet_potato_marshmallow_casserole,FF.html, > Dozens of recipes from easy to complicated. On a budget I would buy a large can of yams, mash them add a small can of crushed pineapple (that has been drained) and a quarter cup of chopped pecans, put into a casserole dish and top with mini-marshmallows. Bake in a 350º oven until marshmallows turn a light brown. Serve. My favorite is similar to this one, but I have no clue how many people this recipe feeds: Sweet Potato Praline Casserole 6 lbs sweet potatoes 1 tbs pure cane syrup 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk 1 lb butter, softened 2 tbs brown sugar (dark or light) 1 whole orange, juiced (or 1/2 cup orange juice) 1 each lemon, zested & juiced (reserve zest & juice separately) 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp sugar 1 pinch ground nutmeg 1 cup raisins (optional) 2 cups chopped pecans 8 oz pralines, broken into pieces (about 8 whole pralines) Procedure: 1) Bake the sweet potatoes at 350 degrees until fork tender. They can also be microwaved, but baking tastes much better. 2) Remove the skin and place the cooked potatoes into a mixing bowl with syrup, condensed milk, butter, & brown sugar. Start beating with a paddle mixer and gradually add the orange juice, lemon zest, & lemon juice until the mixture is smooth. 3) Then, gently fold in the nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar, raisins, pecans, & pralines. Transfer mixture to a glass casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 20 minutes. 4) For an extra bonus, you can top with a meringue and return to the oven, baking until golden brown. If not, you can simply top with whipped cream & sprinkle with some more cinnamon, sugar, & nutmeg. Mmmm...Mmmm. Delicious. 5) Serve & Enjoy! ***************************************************************** Be sure to sprinkle a little paprika on top of your deviled eggs. ***************************************************************** Another yummy fruit salad that's quick and easy: Iceberg lettuce, washed and torn 2 Sliced bananas (or one sliced banana and a small drained can of mandarin oranges) 2 Tablespoons of Miracle Whip Milk Pinch of nutmeg Place fruit into a serving bowl. In another small mixing bowl add Miracle Whip and stir in just enough milk to make a poured dressing consistency. Pour over the fruit and mix. Add torn lettuce and toss. Sprinkle a pinch of nutmeg on top.
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Sunday, October 29, 2006 - 4:53 pm
Landi, we should be thanking you for sharing the recipe. Last year I used 2 out of the 3 Landi hints. Crust and pumpkin. This year I think I will use only one with the crust.
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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, October 30, 2006 - 1:14 am
Okay, so I keep hearing about Landi's famous pumpkin pie and I'm want to know where is the recipe?!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Monday, October 30, 2006 - 9:09 am
Landi! Yep, I want to know too, since my pumpkin pie is pretty good, & I want to compare 
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, October 30, 2006 - 9:19 am
you need to send me a private message and i'll pass it on. i will not post it as i have used it for contests.
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Monday, October 30, 2006 - 10:18 am
Urgrace, I had a good pumpkin pie recipe I always made. Last year I did Landi's and didn't mention to anyone it was different. They all ohhh'd and ahhh'd over the pie. Telling me how good it was and did I do something different. Course then I had to fess up it was Landi's Blue Ribbon Pumpkin Pie.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, October 30, 2006 - 10:25 am
These mashed potatoes are too die for! Plus they can be made the day before. Got the recipe from Flylady! I usually add a little more cream cheese because I have some left over from another recipe. Plus you can make and serve the same day, you don't have to wait over night! Creamy Mashed Potatoes/Day Before Mashed Potatoes 9 potatoes, peeled and cubed 6 oz cream cheese 1 cup sour cream 2 tsp onion powder 1 tsp salt 1 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 2 T butter Bring large pot of salted water to a boil. Drop in potatoes and cook until tender but firm, about 15 minutes. Transfer potatoes to a large bowl and mash until smooth. Mix in the cream cheese, sour cream, onion powder, salt, garlic powder, pepper and butter. Cover, refrigerate 8 hours, or over night. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a medium baking dish. Spread potato mixture into the prepared baking dish, and bake about 30 minutes.
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Monday, October 30, 2006 - 10:30 am
Dipo, they sound yummy. I love the idea of cooking them the day before. I always hate having to time the mashed potatoes to the last minute before mashing so they can be served hot.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Monday, October 30, 2006 - 11:00 am
PM sent Landi! Your mashed potatoes sound yummy, only I will have to find the recipe for them when I have the girls over, since my hubby likes plain boiled potatoes and even cringes when I mash them naked. Must be some kind of phobia! LOL Biloxiebelle, I know what you mean. Having perfect timing is a master chef responsibility and I've never mastered it. Burning the first batch of cookies is usually a ritual at my house, although yesterday it was the last batch instead.
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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, October 30, 2006 - 9:05 pm
Dipo, those potatoes look delicious. I've made a similiar recipe for Twice Baked Potatoes, but my Dutch cheese-snob husband whined because they were covered in cheddar cheese. I bet I can sneak the cream cheese version in on him, but instead of onion powder I'm going to put green onions in it because I always buy too many of those for the dressing anyway! Thank you for the recipe!
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 2:55 am
Holiday recipes eh? I'll have to dig up my Homemade Baileys Recipe. although I'm sure most people here already do that Eh? Dying of curiosity for the recipe of Landi's Pumpkin pie! My mom's is the best. the maple syrup really makes it different. I LOVE to eat my pumpkin pie and am always on the lookout for a good Recipe.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 8:04 am
Homemade Baileys Recipe? SPILL Sunshyne4u! LOL 
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 8:51 am
sunshyne, just send me a PM.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 8:54 am
Thanks for starting this thread, Biloxi! I love all the holiday foods. Now that I am reading how marvelous landi's pie is, I will definitely be making it. Lucky me, I asked for it last year!! (Thanks, landi!!) This is a pie recipe that I have made very rarely because vanilla beans are so darned expensive. It is beyond a shadow of a doubt the best custard type pie I have ever eaten. It is labor intensive, but well worth it. (Yes, Lum, I actually have written on the recipe "labor intensive, but well worth the effort.") Melkert (South African custard pie) makes a 9 inch pie Ingredients: 2 cups milk 2 3" long pieces of cinnamon stick 6 pieces of tangerine or orange peel (1" by 1") 1 vanilla bean or 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (use the vanilla bean for sure!!) 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/8 tsp salt 2 TBS butter 2 TBS apricot jam 2 eggs lightly beaten 1 baked 9" pastry shell 3 TBS sugar combined with 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder Method: Combine the milk, cinnamon stick, tangerine or orange peel, and vanilla bean in a two or three quart stainless steel pan. Stir occasionally as you cook over moderate heat until bubbles appear around the edges. Remove from heat, cover tightly, and let flavors steep for 20 minutes. In a small bowl, stir cream, cornstarch, sugar, and salt to a smooth paste. Stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, pour the cream mixture into the milk and cook over low heat for 2 minutes until heavily thickened. Add the butter and, if using vanilla extract, add that now as well (Do NOT use BOTH vanilla extract and vanilla bean...one or the other), and continue to stir until the butter melts. Remove from heat and set mixture aside to cool to lukewarm. Stir occasionally to prevent a skin from forming. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan, melt the apricot jam over low heat, then brush melted liquid on the bottom of the pie shell. Beat the eggs into the cooled milk. Discard the cinnamon and fruit peels. Sprinkle the top of the pie with the cinnamon sugar mixture. Bake in the middle of the oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until the filling is slightly puffed and browned. A knife in the center should come out clean. May be served warm or at room temperature. Excellent...divine...wonderful custard pie! If anyone tries it, let me know. Urgrace, I love the idea for mini pumpkins and tea lights...that would be so festive for a Thankgsiving table. I think I'll try it!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 8:58 am

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