Can you tell me where I can find good recipes for the turkey and other traditional sides and deserts?
I always went to my grandma's house for Thanksgiving, but she died in April. I got custody the the two children she was raising. I want to plan a Thanksgiving dinner for them. Can you help me?
2007-09-24 18:29:16 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Thanksgiving
Ohhh I know how you feel!! I used www.allrecipes.com there are TONS for everything...and by REAL people--not celebs or celeb chefs. So they are easy, and delicious!
I got my green bean casserole recipe off there, and my apple pie one that I use.
They have 1000's so I know it will help you out!
2007-09-25 02:34:58 · answer #1 · answered by brooklyn7582 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a Betty Crocker Thanksgiving cookbook. The recipes are so straightforward and traditional. Especially good when you are a new cook tackling a challenging holiday dinner like that. Others have mentioned Martha Stewart, All Recipes.com and Food Network which are great resources too. Closer to the holiday, Williams Sonomas website has some great ideas and their stores pass out little booklets.
Good luck to you! That is my favorite holiday.
2007-09-26 13:07:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Make the first one simple. Depending how extravigant you want to be, roast a turkey (there are many sites on how to do this, it isn't hard at all), and don't forget the stuffing and bake a ham. You could bake yams. That isn't hard. Pick a vegetable everybody likes and make that. Get some good rolls either from the store or a bakery and warm them. Use butter. You could make mashed potatoes and gravy - also not hard. Anyway, just think of things that don't require a lot of attention so you can enjoy it too. We have a good wine and soda for the kids. I like pumpkin pie and mince meat pie. Not everyone does. You might also like to get apple. I buy the frozen and bake. You could do from scratch (not me). Or pick up pies from a pie house like Marie Callendars.
2007-09-30 07:05:21 · answer #3 · answered by Simmi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could go on wwww.foodnetwork.com to get some thanksgiving recipes ther. Here is a Thanksgiving recipe : Recipe Courtesy of Nick Malgieri
Show: Cooking Live
Episode: Nick Malgieri-Thanksgiving Desserts
This recipe is available for a limited time only. Why?
One batch Sweet Dough, for a 1-crust pie (recipe above)
Filling:
2 large sweet potatoes
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger or 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 1/4 cups light cream or half-and-half
Prepare and chill the dough.
Bake sweet potatoes for 1 hour at 350 degrees, or until soft. Cool, peel and puree in the food processor.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and set a rack in the lowest level. For the bottom crust, lightly flour the work surface and the dough and roll it to a 12-inch disk. Fold the dough in half and place it in the pan; unfold the dough and press it firmly into the pan. Trim away all but 1/2-inch excess dough at edge of pan. Fold dough under and flute edge.
For the filling, scrape pumpkin into a bowl and whisk in eggs and yolks. Whisk in remaining ingredients in order, whisking smooth between each addition. Pour the filling into the prepared pie crust.
Bake the pie for about 1 hour, until the crust is baked through and the filling is set. Cool the pie on a rack.
For Squash Pie, halve, seed and wrap in foil, one large acorn squash and substitute for sweet potatoes, above
2007-09-25 04:24:37 · answer #4 · answered by crystlmoody 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Where are Grandma's recipes??? That's not a joke. Those recipes are family heirlooms, family history.
Betty Crocker is the best no-nonsense cookbook for the amateur chef. Keep it a simple menu and you'll be great!
Kids like pie and meat and mashed potatoes. Everything else is extra and often untouched, but ask them if they like cranberry sauce and gravy and buy what you can prepackaged if the full-blown Thanksgiving feast seems daunting to you.
Good luck!
2007-09-25 07:22:13 · answer #5 · answered by Tseruyah 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
GOOD LUCK!
The only place I could tell you to find good recipes is to look here on the internet.
The very first year I cooked Thanksgiving dinner my grandmother showed up at my door to show me how to cook. She helped me make Thanksgiving dinner.
*Thanks a lot. That is one of the best memories I have of my grandmother. God rest her soul.
I hope your Thanksgiving will be a good one.
2007-09-30 06:09:46 · answer #6 · answered by white_painted_lady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you've never done it before then no cook book is going to help you 101%. Ask a neighbor or a friend and make notes and check your shopping list twice. You can even practice now by baking & stuffing a chicken. Why not? Yams are already available - you can try making them now too.
I honestly wish I could come to lend you a hand.
The best of luck to you and a big T'day hug!
GC
2007-09-25 04:44:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Martha Stewart's website is a good starting point: http://www.marthastewart.com/thanksgiving?lnc=a489cf380e1dd010VgnVCM1000005b09a00aRCRD&rsc=leftnav_holiday_holiday
Perfect Roast Turkey is a winner!
2007-09-24 18:33:33 · answer #8 · answered by G.V. 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
when handling a raw turkey make sure you clean up any area that turkey touched, disinfect that area with bleach or a bleach based cleaner such as the sink facet, salt and pepper shakers and so on
2007-09-28 22:03:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
im hosting thanksgiving at my house too for the first ime and i'm going to make turkey milanese cutlets rather than a whole turkey.
2007-09-25 09:03:41 · answer #10 · answered by Bess l 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋