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| Mary Katherine May |
Since we had an early Thanksgiving get-together this weekend I thought I might offer suggestions from recipes we tried for the first time that I found on the internet. I don't like to just give links usually, but with food that's about all that is feasible.
....Mary Katherine May
Crock Pot Stuffing
For the first time we tried a stuffing/dressing recipe made in the crock pot. Every year it's a big discussion among our family members: whether to bake the stuffing inside or outside the turkey. This one uses fresh herbs, and I am sure if you don't have fresh available dried will do.
We made two recipes which filled a large crock pot to the top. It stick to the bottom of the crock quite a bit but if you like the flavor of the crusties it's not a problem. Also, we did stir at least once because the top bread pieces didn't look to have been saturated with liquid.
The recipe is simply called, Crock Pot Stuffing, found on the eat2gather website.
Cranberries
What is turkey and Thanksgiving without cranberries? Well, for me it's no big deal but many people like them. This year for the first time we prepared a fresh cranberry tangerine relish, the recipe originating from Kenny and Zuke's Delicatessen in Oregon. No cooking! I must admit I was a little unsure of trying it since I didn't know that cranberries could be prepared fresh. This recipe is fast, easy and delicious. Probably great on toast and with other foods anytime of the year, too. I did think it was a little sweet for my taste. We will most definitely make it again but use a little less sugar. One recipe makes about two cups.
Desserts
For many the only acceptable dessert on Thanksgiving is pie: Apple, Pumpkin and Pecan pies were always what we had on Thanksgiving. It was and still is tradition. This year we decided to break with tradition to help us get ready with things going a bit slow around the old homestead. We tried two new recipes from the Taste of Home website. The first was a caramel apple cheesecake. You will need a spring form pan to make this cheesecake and when done your result as ours did should look just like the picture that accompanies the recipe. Delicious but it came out a little soft--not sure if the error was the recipe's or my husbands, yet the taste was excellent as it should be--it won a prize!
Our second dessert was in place of the pecan pie and guess what? The bars taste exactly like a rich pecan pie. They were a big hit with the family. These appropriately named cashew-pecan pie bars will surely become a favorite at holiday time, when you need to bring a dessert and also as a food gift.
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