The kids and I are eating at a friend's this year and I am scrambling for something different to take.
I am already taking.....
Pecan Pie
Sweet Potatos w/ the marshmellows thing
I need a vegetable idea and maybe a meat alternative...
Thanks!
The obvious answer is Green Bean Casserole. I can't think of a single Thanksgiving dinner I have been at where it wasn't served. It's a pretty easy recipe too:
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
4 cups cooked green beans
1/2 cup milk
1 1/3 cups French fried onions
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Mix the soup, milk and pepper together in a casserole dish. Add all of the green beans and 2/3 cup of the onions. Bake for about 25 minutes at 350 degrees F. Put the rest of the onions on top, bake for another 5 minutes.
cranberries?
not a veg but here's my recipe:
bag of berries
1/2 c orange juice
1/2 c water
1/2 c sugar
cinnamon stick
anise star
couple grates of nutmeg
about 2 orange slices
Bring everything (except berries) to a boil, reduce heat, fish out cinnamon stick, anise and orange slices, add berries cook till they break open and everything is a big sticky mess. Cool completely and serve chilled.
Also
New potatoes and green beans:
some bacon or salt pork
little new potatoes (the wee ones) with a stripe peeled around the orb
fresh green beans w. the stem snapped off and snapped in half
salt, pepper
par boil the potatoes a little and set them aside.
fry the bacon, remove. add green beans to the grease and toss w/ a little bit of water (just enough for a little steam). add salt pepper. when they soften a bit, add potatoes. cook till done.
really easy, really tasty.
that's all i can think of right now
As for your meat, settle for no plain turkey. Get a turducken. It's a chicken stuffed in a duck stuffed in a turkey. You can order online or prepare it yourself.
Oh, and about that green bean casserole. PEOPLE EAT THAT??!?!?
My mom and I tried that once because we had always heard of it, but never tasted it. We tried it 3-4 years ago and it was disgusting. Maybe my mom and I are not white enough to properly enjoy casserole, because of all the commercials and references of casseroles I've seen, I haven't seen a black dude eat casserole. Come to think of it, I haven' seen much of anybody eat casserole. But it's in so many dinner commercials and soup can labels, you just have to wonder!
I always wanted to see how it would turn out if I stuffed a turkey with a small ham.
The problem is that I like stuffing SOOO MUCH.
At the risk of sounding profane, you can always cook the stuffing separately as a side dish, and then jam the ham up the bird's hole. It's practically a win-win situation!
How about stuffing stuffed in a chicken cushioned by stuffing stuffed in a duck cushioned by more stuffing stuffed in a turkey cushioned by stuffing stuffed in a pig. Then you stuff a golden apple in the pig's mouth. This pig must be hog tied and laid on a silver platter covered with apple slices spiced with brown sugar and cinnamon, drizzled with honey and garnished with your chouce of lingon and or cranberries, fresh, dried, or jellied. Your choice of course.
Quote from: Nasturtiums on November 16, 2008, 12:17:35 AM
At the risk of sounding profane, you can always cook the stuffing separately as a side dish, and then jam the ham up the bird's hole. It's practically a win-win situation!
I could do that, but the stuffing that is saturated with bird-juice is the BEST stuffing!
Quote from: Ten Ton Mantis on November 16, 2008, 03:11:23 AM
Quote from: Nasturtiums on November 16, 2008, 12:17:35 AM
At the risk of sounding profane, you can always cook the stuffing separately as a side dish, and then jam the ham up the bird's hole. It's practically a win-win situation!
I could do that, but the stuffing that is saturated with bird-juice is the BEST stuffing!
This is true!
Quote from: Ten Ton Mantis on November 15, 2008, 11:45:24 PM
I always wanted to see how it would turn out if I stuffed a turkey with a small ham.
The problem is that I like stuffing SOOO MUCH.
There are so many places into which a small ham needs to be inserted.
Quote from: Ludwig on November 16, 2008, 05:10:58 AM
Quote from: Ten Ton Mantis on November 15, 2008, 11:45:24 PM
I always wanted to see how it would turn out if I stuffed a turkey with a small ham.
The problem is that I like stuffing SOOO MUCH.
There are so many places into which a small ham needs to be inserted.
This is true:
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=18417.0
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on November 15, 2008, 07:20:26 AM
The obvious answer is Green Bean Casserole. I can't think of a single Thanksgiving dinner I have been at where it wasn't served. It's a pretty easy recipe too:
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
4 cups cooked green beans
1/2 cup milk
1 1/3 cups French fried onions
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Mix the soup, milk and pepper together in a casserole dish. Add all of the green beans and 2/3 cup of the onions. Bake for about 25 minutes at 350 degrees F. Put the rest of the onions on top, bake for another 5 minutes.
CANNOT DO - my kids hate milky green beans. Thanks though!!!!
Quote from: Squid-diddle on November 15, 2008, 07:24:18 AM
cranberries?
not a veg but here's my recipe:
bag of berries
1/2 c orange juice
1/2 c water
1/2 c sugar
cinnamon stick
anise star
couple grates of nutmeg
about 2 orange slices
Bring everything (except berries) to a boil, reduce heat, fish out cinnamon stick, anise and orange slices, add berries cook till they break open and everything is a big sticky mess. Cool completely and serve chilled.
Also
New potatoes and green beans:
some bacon or salt pork
little new potatoes (the wee ones) with a stripe peeled around the orb
fresh green beans w. the stem snapped off and snapped in half
salt, pepper
par boil the potatoes a little and set them aside.
fry the bacon, remove. add green beans to the grease and toss w/ a little bit of water (just enough for a little steam). add salt pepper. when they soften a bit, add potatoes. cook till done.
really easy, really tasty.
that's all i can think of right now
Sqid - Is there gelatin in the cranberries? I am wondering how liquid this is because it sounds awesome, but I am thinking on how to serve.. Do you put whipped cream on top?
The green beans and new potatoes is a great idea!!! Thanks!!
Quote from: Minxys on November 15, 2008, 07:06:51 PM
As for your meat, settle for no plain turkey. Get a turducken. It's a chicken stuffed in a duck stuffed in a turkey. You can order online or prepare it yourself.
Oh, and about that green bean casserole. PEOPLE EAT THAT??!?!?
My mom and I tried that once because we had always heard of it, but never tasted it. We tried it 3-4 years ago and it was disgusting. Maybe my mom and I are not white enough to properly enjoy casserole, because of all the commercials and references of casseroles I've seen, I haven't seen a black dude eat casserole. Come to think of it, I haven' seen much of anybody eat casserole. But it's in so many dinner commercials and soup can labels, you just have to wonder!
Interesting meat option, but duck can be so greasy, I can only think it has the potential to come out terrible with this combination. I agree on the green bean casserole. Thanks!!!
Quote from: Nigel on November 15, 2008, 11:45:24 PM
I always wanted to see how it would turn out if I stuffed a turkey with a small ham.
The problem is that I like stuffing SOOO MUCH.
I have tried ham stuffed chicken. Very very salty. It also kind of dried out the chicken. I much prefer the bacon wrapped chicken breasts. They stay really juicy!!!
I put a slice of bacon in my turkey along with an onion, celery and half a stick of butter. I take this out and chop it up and add it too my stuffing when I sutff my turkey about halfway through cooking.
Moroccan Stuffed Acorn Squash
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter, melted
2 large acorn squash, halved and seeded
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 cup garbanzo beans, drained
1/2 cup raisins
1 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin
salt and pepper to taste
1 (14 ounce) can chicken or veggie broth
1 cup uncooked couscous
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Put squash halves cut side down on a baking sheet. Bake 30 minutes, or until tender. Dissolve the sugar in the melted butter. Brush squash with the butter mixture, and keep squash warm while preparing the stuffing.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Stir in the garlic, celery, and carrots, and cook 5 minutes or so. Mix in the garbanzo beans and raisins. Season to taste with cumin, salt, and pepper, and continue to cook and stir until vegetables are tender.
Pour the broth into the skillet, and mix in the couscous. Cover skillet, and turn off heat. Allow couscous to absorb liquid for 5 minutes. Stuff squash halves with the skillet mixture. Reheat if necessary.
I'm glad this thread exists. While we're on the topic, can anybody suggest a dish that would be really cheap to make? My roommates insist on having a Thanksgiving dinner, and it would be pretty awkward to not make anything, but I'm so ridiculously poor right now. I've been living on pancakes for the past couple of days.
Quote from: nostalgicBadger on November 17, 2008, 07:32:01 PM
I'm glad this thread exists. While we're on the topic, can anybody suggest a dish that would be really cheap to make? My roommates insist on having a Thanksgiving dinner, and it would be pretty awkward to not make anything, but I'm so ridiculously poor right now. I've been living on pancakes for the past couple of days.
Pumpkin soup is a good idea, NB, especially if you have a produce store near you that sells pie pumpkins (they taste better than the canned pumpkin). All you need are some pumpkin, onion, and a few other ingredients, and it makes a large yield for what you put into it. Mrs. Obscura has a good recipe for it, so I'll have to try to get it from her tonight before I can be more specific.
Another good dish, especially if you like potatoes, is Swiss Potato Patties. To make these, you boil (or bake, but boiling is quicker and simpler) one potato for every person being served. After the potatoes are soft enough to easily stick a fork into, peel them and grate them into a large bowl. Add one fourth cup coarsely shredded swiss cheese for every one potato used. Add one-eighth teaspoon salt and one-eighth teaspoon pepper for every one potato used. Stir ingredients together.
Using your hands, mold the potato-cheese mixture into small patties according to the number of people being served. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat.
Cook patties in oil for 8-10 minutes, turning once during cooking. Add more oil to the pan as necessary.
The patties tend to be very crunchy and delicious, and go well with a lot of other traditional Thanksgiving food. Plus, because they end up brown-ish and round, it's easy to decorate them like turkeys.
Quote from: Lymantria Dispar on November 17, 2008, 07:23:32 PM
Moroccan Stuffed Acorn Squash
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter, melted
2 large acorn squash, halved and seeded
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 cup garbanzo beans, drained
1/2 cup raisins
1 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin
salt and pepper to taste
1 (14 ounce) can chicken or veggie broth
1 cup uncooked couscous
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Put squash halves cut side down on a baking sheet. Bake 30 minutes, or until tender. Dissolve the sugar in the melted butter. Brush squash with the butter mixture, and keep squash warm while preparing the stuffing.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Stir in the garlic, celery, and carrots, and cook 5 minutes or so. Mix in the garbanzo beans and raisins. Season to taste with cumin, salt, and pepper, and continue to cook and stir until vegetables are tender.
Pour the broth into the skillet, and mix in the couscous. Cover skillet, and turn off heat. Allow couscous to absorb liquid for 5 minutes. Stuff squash halves with the skillet mixture. Reheat if necessary.
WOW that sounds awesome! Thanks!!!
Thanksgiving Mooch
Ingredients:
1 you
1 key
1 automobile
Take your key, insert it into the ignition of the automobile. Fasten your seat-belt, and drive to someone else's house and enjoy!
This is what the RWHN clan is doing.
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can anybody suggest a dish that would be really cheap to make?
Corn Cassarole
1/4 cup butter or margerine, melted
2 eggs, beaten
1 (8.5 ounce) package dry corn bread mix (about 80¢)
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained (about 70¢)
1 (14.75 ounce) can creamed corn (about 70¢)
1 cup sour cream (about $1.30)
salt & pepper to taste
(optional add-ins: canned chili's, chopped onions, shredded cheese, etc)Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x9 inch baking dish.
In a bowl, combine butter, eggs, corn bread mix, whole & creamed corn, sour cream, salt & pepper & any add-ins. Spoon mixture into prepared dish.
Bake for about an hour in the preheated oven, or until the top is golden brown.
Quote from: Manta Obscura on November 17, 2008, 07:50:10 PM
Quote from: nostalgicBadger on November 17, 2008, 07:32:01 PM
I'm glad this thread exists. While we're on the topic, can anybody suggest a dish that would be really cheap to make? My roommates insist on having a Thanksgiving dinner, and it would be pretty awkward to not make anything, but I'm so ridiculously poor right now. I've been living on pancakes for the past couple of days.
Pumpkin soup is a good idea, NB, especially if you have a produce store near you that sells pie pumpkins (they taste better than the canned pumpkin). All you need are some pumpkin, onion, and a few other ingredients, and it makes a large yield for what you put into it. Mrs. Obscura has a good recipe for it, so I'll have to try to get it from her tonight before I can be more specific.
Another good dish, especially if you like potatoes, is Swiss Potato Patties. To make these, you boil (or bake, but boiling is quicker and simpler) one potato for every person being served. After the potatoes are soft enough to easily stick a fork into, peel them and grate them into a large bowl. Add one fourth cup coarsely shredded swiss cheese for every one potato used. Add one-eighth teaspoon salt and one-eighth teaspoon pepper for every one potato used. Stir ingredients together.
Using your hands, mold the potato-cheese mixture into small patties according to the number of people being served. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat.
Cook patties in oil for 8-10 minutes, turning once during cooking. Add more oil to the pan as necessary.
The patties tend to be very crunchy and delicious, and go well with a lot of other traditional Thanksgiving food. Plus, because they end up brown-ish and round, it's easy to decorate them like turkeys.
I am definitely intrigued by both of these suggestions. I might have to do a practice run at some point since it would be my first time making either, but neither sounds like something I wouldn't mind eating at all.
Also, decorating the patties like turkeys. :)
Quote from: Khara on November 17, 2008, 07:02:26 PM
Quote from: Squid-diddle on November 15, 2008, 07:24:18 AM
cranberries?
not a veg but here's my recipe:
bag of berries
1/2 c orange juice
1/2 c water
1/2 c sugar
cinnamon stick
anise star
couple grates of nutmeg
about 2 orange slices
Bring everything (except berries) to a boil, reduce heat, fish out cinnamon stick, anise and orange slices, add berries cook till they break open and everything is a big sticky mess. Cool completely and serve chilled.
Also
New potatoes and green beans:
some bacon or salt pork
little new potatoes (the wee ones) with a stripe peeled around the orb
fresh green beans w. the stem snapped off and snapped in half
salt, pepper
par boil the potatoes a little and set them aside.
fry the bacon, remove. add green beans to the grease and toss w/ a little bit of water (just enough for a little steam). add salt pepper. when they soften a bit, add potatoes. cook till done.
really easy, really tasty.
that's all i can think of right now
Sqid - Is there gelatin in the cranberries? I am wondering how liquid this is because it sounds awesome, but I am thinking on how to serve.. Do you put whipped cream on top?
The green beans and new potatoes is a great idea!!! Thanks!!
no gelatin. the sugar and the goo in the berries makes it thicken into a syrup. after it's cooled its a lot like a preserves or that other muddled berry stuff who's name i cant remember.
it should not be runny. at all.
pectine. is what makes fruit jellify if you boil it.
Quote from: Squid-diddle on November 18, 2008, 07:07:42 AM
Quote from: Khara on November 17, 2008, 07:02:26 PM
Quote from: Squid-diddle on November 15, 2008, 07:24:18 AM
cranberries?
not a veg but here's my recipe:
bag of berries
1/2 c orange juice
1/2 c water
1/2 c sugar
cinnamon stick
anise star
couple grates of nutmeg
about 2 orange slices
Bring everything (except berries) to a boil, reduce heat, fish out cinnamon stick, anise and orange slices, add berries cook till they break open and everything is a big sticky mess. Cool completely and serve chilled.
Sqid - Is there gelatin in the cranberries? I am wondering how liquid this is because it sounds awesome, but I am thinking on how to serve.. Do you put whipped cream on top?
The green beans and new potatoes is a great idea!!! Thanks!!
no gelatin. the sugar and the goo in the berries makes it thicken into a syrup. after it's cooled its a lot like a preserves or that other muddled berry stuff who's name i cant remember.
it should not be runny. at all.
I have everything to make this, I got the cranberries and anise last night so WOOT!!! Just curious, how well does it save, can I make it early and it will save in the fridge a couple days or is it best right when made?
it'll last a couple of days in the fridge.
it's like a jelly, only chunky :)
actually, the longer it sits, the better
then all the flavors have a chance to completely incorporate themselves togezzer
I've successfully kept cranberry sauce in the fridge for months without it going bad. It's like jam.
I have no family in the area and no friends have invited me for dinner. I have nowhere to go so I will probably just make some pasta like I always seem to do thursday nights.
Unless ya'all have some better suggestions.
Quote from: Kai on November 24, 2008, 04:07:01 PM
I have no family in the area and no friends have invited me for dinner. I have nowhere to go so I will probably just make some pasta like I always seem to do thursday nights.
Unless ya'all have some better suggestions.
:( Kai, you're always welcome out West. I know that's a $-burden, but damn, dude... :(
Invite YOURSELF to your friends' houses, seriously! Better to be "that guy" than to spend the holiday alone, Babe.
cold bean salad.
beans. (any.. with all black beans, lime juice instead of balsamic if you run out of vinegar, and do it more spanish-inspired with turmeric and cilantro.. with cannelini beans, balsamic and basil.. whatever you have in the house.)
balsamic vinegar.
dash of olive oil.
one fresh herb, whatever grows in your climate or whatever's not too finicky to grow inside.. dill's good.. so's cilantro... basil.. thyme.. rosemary..
cinnamon.
salt.
black pepper.
raw onion cut thinly.
garlic powder.
let it sit in the fridge for 15 mins. so the vinegar draws out the flavor of the herb and onion.
vegan, cheap as fuck, quick, no-cook, healthy, etc. wee usually have all this shit in the house, so it's a matter of going out and spending $1.29 for a giant can of beans, or doing it a day in advance with dry beans for a $0 meal.
Quote from: nostalgicBadger on November 17, 2008, 07:32:01 PM
I'm glad this thread exists. While we're on the topic, can anybody suggest a dish that would be really cheap to make? My roommates insist on having a Thanksgiving dinner, and it would be pretty awkward to not make anything, but I'm so ridiculously poor right now. I've been living on pancakes for the past couple of days.
Quote from: Jenne on November 24, 2008, 04:09:51 PM
Quote from: Kai on November 24, 2008, 04:07:01 PM
I have no family in the area and no friends have invited me for dinner. I have nowhere to go so I will probably just make some pasta like I always seem to do thursday nights.
Unless ya'all have some better suggestions.
:( Kai, you're always welcome out West. I know that's a $-burden, but damn, dude... :(
Invite YOURSELF to your friends' houses, seriously! Better to be "that guy" than to spend the holiday alone, Babe.
Momma, even if I had the money there isn't enough time to ship out there and back. :/
I don't know what. Maybe I'll ask around.
Quote from: Kai on November 24, 2008, 07:54:11 PM
Quote from: Jenne on November 24, 2008, 04:09:51 PM
Quote from: Kai on November 24, 2008, 04:07:01 PM
I have no family in the area and no friends have invited me for dinner. I have nowhere to go so I will probably just make some pasta like I always seem to do thursday nights.
Unless ya'all have some better suggestions.
:( Kai, you're always welcome out West. I know that's a $-burden, but damn, dude... :(
Invite YOURSELF to your friends' houses, seriously! Better to be "that guy" than to spend the holiday alone, Babe.
Momma, even if I had the money there isn't enough time to ship out there and back. :/
I don't know what. Maybe I'll ask around.
I know, I know. Well, do ask around, Kai, because like as not, someone you know probably doesn't know you need a soft place to land so hasn't offered it yet. *hugs*
Honestly everybody will be out of town and I don't know anyone that well anyway. Maybe go out to eat, though I wouldn't know where.
Cooking a full thanksgiving meal for myself just doesn't feel right, otherwise I'd do it. Leftovers are fine.
Quote from: Kai on November 24, 2008, 04:07:01 PM
I have no family in the area and no friends have invited me for dinner. I have nowhere to go so I will probably just make some pasta like I always seem to do thursday nights.
Unless ya'all have some better suggestions.
I wish you could come out here, I'm doing it up family-style with a bunch of friends and my sister and all the kids and stuff.
We make a pork shoulder.
Need I say more?
-The Suu Clan
Replacing traditional meats with pork since 2002.
Quote from: Nigel on November 24, 2008, 09:57:23 PM
Quote from: Kai on November 24, 2008, 04:07:01 PM
I have no family in the area and no friends have invited me for dinner. I have nowhere to go so I will probably just make some pasta like I always seem to do thursday nights.
Unless ya'all have some better suggestions.
I wish you could come out here, I'm doing it up family-style with a bunch of friends and my sister and all the kids and stuff.
I guess I could try making something. I would love to have some turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, some green beans and....damn, I'm hungry now.
thanksgiving tacoes FTW>
if you need a recipe you are not making them right.
just because you use no recipe doesn't mean you're not making them wrong.
Quote from: username on November 24, 2008, 11:27:43 PM
thanksgiving tacoes FTW>
if you need a recipe you are not making them right.
just because you use no recipe doesn't mean you're not making them wrong.
You've just described about 99% of the cooking I do.
Quote from: Squid-diddle on November 15, 2008, 07:24:18 AM
cranberries?
not a veg but here's my recipe:
bag of berries
1/2 c orange juice
1/2 c water
1/2 c sugar
cinnamon stick
anise star
couple grates of nutmeg
about 2 orange slices
Bring everything (except berries) to a boil, reduce heat, fish out cinnamon stick, anise and orange slices, add berries cook till they break open and everything is a big sticky mess. Cool completely and serve chilled.
I made this for my folks, and my brother and his wife.
They seemed to like it. I thought it was awesemo.