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Same old turkey dinner every year.

Posted: Nov 13, 2012

Every year I make turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, deviled eggs, cranberry sauce, homemade bread and pumpkin pie. The daughters will bring another dessert or two. These are all traditional foods that my family enjoys, but I am so bored with it. I need some new, fresh, and different ideas. Even if I did something different with the beans or potatoes. Maybe a fruit salad?

I still want some of the traditional foods, but does anyone have any ideas to change things up a litte?

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acorn squash - ideas

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i just saw a recipe for quinoa stuffed acorn squash. looked delicious. and of course very healthy.
or you can just take your usuals and put a twist on them. for instance if u make sweet potato with all the sugary stuff, make sweet potato latkes instead. smoked anduoille dressing with squash. i did a homemade scratch green bean casserole one year. it Rocked! cranberry chutney. i serve a salmon/fish plate. and my kids are vegans....raw pumpkin pie is my new dish this year.

My son does corn on the cob, too.... - anon39

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sometimes done on the grill if the weather is appropriate...kind of fits with the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, which included "maze." I made fruit salad last year too, or a frozen cream cheese log type thing. It compliments the turkey quite well.

How about a soup or appetizer course? - nm

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butternut squash soup - simplistic

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simple recipe. add cinnamon for that holiday aroma and flavor.

We Make - A Wild Mushrrom Soup

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MMm, mm, good. Creamy. We also make creamed pearl onions, sort of tradition. We also use garlic mashed potatoes instead of regular. Hey, those instant mashed potatoes are pretty good. We just sort of mix them in with the regular potatoes. I make a side of broccoli with american cheese melted in.

my menu this year - need 2 shop

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small butter herbed cajun bird
marinated salmon in soy & wasabi
roasted garlic smashed red potatoes
sweet potato something-
stuffing, gravy
brussel sprouts w/ pancetta&shallots
warm spinach salad with egg&pancetta
pumpkin pie, rasberry pie

What time should I be there? - The salmon sounds great! nm

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come early, i could use the help - good times

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creating a grocery list. Tomorrow seems to be a good day to get my shopping done, everything should last a week - i hope.

Could I get your wild mushroom soup recipe? - Pretty Please!

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I just love soup and that sounds delicious!

Sorry, just saw this - Will post recipe in a bit

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Posted separately, outside of this thread - Mushroom Recipe

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Judy's pretzel salad... - sm

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Look it up on All Recipes or Pintrest. It is soooo good.

My immediate family goes to Florida every year, so we forgo Thanksgiving altogether. I will make a turkey dinner at some point when we get back, but we always go out for seafood or something different. One time we went to an indoor water park and my husband bought sliced turkey breast, premade stuffing and cranberries and made sanwiches and pumpkin donuts for dessert. We had an absolute blast and no one was stressed out. We have plenty of time for that at Christmas time.

changing my menu - found this potato

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cheesy potatoes with cheddar, housemade cream of mushroom, bacon, and chives.
much better.
skipping the sweet potato mash to include a pan of roasted root vegs.

brussel sprout/asparagus recipe - sue

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I saw this recipe in a Sam's Club Holiday guide and tried it last year. I also heard a TG recipe show on NPR that was talking about how we should bring more fall veggies into our traditional meals because that's what is abundant this time of the year.

Prepare brussel sprouts by halving, cutting away the little stem and outer leaf.

Prepare asparagus by breaking off ends and cutting to about 1 inch long.

Chop one red onion.

Bacon (see below)

Sautee onion in butter. Add brussel sprouts and asparagus. Then add about 2 tbsp (more if you like) crispy bacon pieces (I used low fat bacon in a jar and it was fine). Sautee until tender or desired doneness (about a half hour), stirring every so often.

If you want to make it more healthy, the butter spray works, but you have to be careful and keep spraying and stir more often to be sure not to brown/burn veggies.

Which way do you make the sweet potatoes? - Mashed or chunks?

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Am I correct you are talking about the orange tubers, aka yams? Just about everyone I know makes them mashed with marshmallows (sorry, but no thanks). I cut them in chunks, baked with butter, brown sugar, orange juice, and brandy. You asked about fruit salad. Personally, I love having fruit on the table to offset all the carbs, so I would say yes to the fruit salad. This year, I am going to try a new-found recipe for cranberry-peach sauce.

im roasting my sweet potatoes with... - need2shop

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I am roasting my sweet potatoes with other root ve, onion tossed in coconut oil, cinnamon, s&p. YUM.
going to make the day before so i have room in my oven in the bird.

try the SP with roasted bananas - YUM! nm

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cranberry stuffed baked apples for a kick to cranberries. - yum. NM

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need this recipe also please - gosh that sounds yummy

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I am salivating!

here goes it! - yummers

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5 medium apples
1/3 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed and chopped
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, optional

Core apples, leaving bottoms intact. Peel top third of each apple; place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Combine the cranberries, brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon and nutmeg; spoon into apples.

Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until apples are tender. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream if desired. Yield: 5 servings.

some use red sweet, others mCintosh tart apples.

BUT I CONFESS - GOT IT OFF 'tasteofhome.com'. Wish I could take credit! enjoy (I love warm/grilled fruit, and I do make these often)

Thank you for that! - gosh that sounds yummy

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I love Taste of Home. I cant believe I dont have this recipe already! Thank you!!!

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