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Marc Jacobs

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What are ya'll making for Thanksgiving dinner this year? I'm totally excited for it this year!

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I love thanksgiving! (well at least since I took over form my grandmother, she used to make this awful turkey roasted in a pan of homemade sauerkraut, my uncle and I dubbed "cabbage a la bubbie," blech)

I'm making cider brined turkey
baked sweet potatoes topped with a pecan brown sugar marshmallow crumble- which is always hilarious because half my fam won't eat it with the meal, but with dessert (they don't get the ameican "eating dessert with dinner" thing...)
brussel sprouts with bacon, peccarino and cannelli beans
stuffing made with french and rye bread mixed with chestnuts, cranberries, dried cherries, italian sausage and other assorts goodness
cranberry fig chutney
pumpkin cheesecake bars
berry crumble





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I don't know. I was told I didn't need to bring anything but I have been in a cooking mood. I am going to see if I can find a good pie or dessert bar recipe to make and bring.

That stuffing sounds great Natalie.

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I'm not hosting so I'm bringing wine and something still TBD - I'm thinking either pecan pie or a side.

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Just off the top of my head:

Turkey
Garlic Smashed Chunky Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes with Brown sugar and Marshmallows
Homemade gravy
Cranberry Orange Sauce
Cornbread or Biscuits
Brie Basil Pastry
Almond Olive Oil Green Beans
Pumpkin Pie
Apple Crumble
Vanilla Ice Cream
Apple Cider

...I pretty much do the same thing each year! I might also do rosemary roasted potatoes and a salad with pecans. I also love to make chestnuts if I can find them

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Going to the in-laws for dinner, so we'll bring the wines and the desserts - vanilla-cinnamon ice cream made from coconut milk, apple pie for FIL, pumpkin pie for MIL, and something chocolate for SIL/BIL, possibly chocolate cheesecake. (All vegan so DH and I can eat it too.)

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Natalie23 wrote:

I love thanksgiving! (well at least since I took over form my grandmother, she used to make this awful turkey roasted in a pan of homemade sauerkraut, my uncle and I dubbed "cabbage a la bubbie," blech)

I'm making cider brined turkey
baked sweet potatoes topped with a pecan brown sugar marshmallow crumble- which is always hilarious because half my fam won't eat it with the meal, but with dessert (they don't get the ameican "eating dessert with dinner" thing...)
brussel sprouts with bacon, peccarino and cannelli beans
stuffing made with french and rye bread mixed with chestnuts, cranberries, dried cherries, italian sausage and other assorts goodness
cranberry fig chutney
pumpkin cheesecake bars
berry crumble


Have you been watching the Food Network???  Almost all of those things were showcased on the Dear Food Network Thanksgiving special and looked SOOO good, especially the turkey cooked in the brine...YUM!

For my MIL's I am making a cinnamon cranberry apple sauce, cranberry punch, whipped sweet potatoes covered with marshmallows and chocolate pumpkin truffles. 

 



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I'm making nothing! We'll be going to the in-laws so I'll probably just pick something up.

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All my family (aunts, uncles, cousins) is getting together. We're having

turkey, ham, & posole
mashed potatoes
stuffing
green beans
rolls
other sides (that different people are bringing)
pecan pie
brownie cheesecake
smores
& so much more. I'm not entirely sure of the rest of the menu.

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Luv2Shop wrote:
Have you been watching the Food Network???  Almost all of those things were showcased on the Dear Food Network Thanksgiving special and looked SOOO good, especially the turkey cooked in the brine...YUM!

For my MIL's I am making a cinnamon cranberry apple sauce, cranberry punch, whipped sweet potatoes covered with marshmallows and chocolate pumpkin truffles. 

 

 


haha- no- I've had a bunch of the recipes from cooking light about 4 years ago- though the stuffing I think is a giada de laurentis recipe.

the chocolate pumpkin truffles sound fantastic- are they tough to make??

 



-- Edited by Natalie23 on Sunday 22nd of November 2009 12:16:28 PM

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My SIL hosts Thanksgiving (I do Christmas.) She's a chef and always puts on a wonderful dinner. She's never had roasted chestnuts before, so I am making some for an appetizer. I'm also bringing some hard cider that I bought in Montreal last year and may make another appetizer if I get the chance. I run in a 5K every Thanksgiving AM so it's just so nice not to have to come home from the race and immediately start cooking.

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Not hosting any parties, so I'm just making pumpkin bread to bring to the meals I'm going to (lunch at my maternal aunt's, dinner at my paternal cousin's)

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Ok I am making dutch apple cobbler. I bought the mix in Pennsylvania last year and had a hankering for it. I can't wait to see how it turns out. :)

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I'm making whipped sweet potatoes with a marshmallow topping from Katie Lee's new cookbook, as well as a cornbread stuffing recipe (also from her cookbook). I can't wait for Thanksgiving - yum!

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Fairywings can you tell me how you make the cranberry orange sauce?
I always make the cranberry with mashed pineapple and pecans and I might want to try this!

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We'll be having...

Appetizers and mango-raspberry martinis

Turkey
Gravy
Stuffing
Whipped Cream Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes with pecan-brown sugar crust
Corn Pudding
Green Beans
Creamed Corn
Cranberry Relish
Cranberry Jelly
Black Olives
Rolls

Pumpkin Pie
Praline Cheesecake
Chocolate pudding pie

Wine

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fairywings - how do you "make" chestnuts?  just curious b/c there everywhere here!

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Not Fairywings, but I'll be roasting chestnuts too. It's amazingly easy. When I was in Portugal a few years ago, they sold them from a push carton the main shopping street in Oporto. It was the first time I had ever eaten chestnuts and they were amazing.

Instructions
Things You'll Need:

* Chestnuts
* Salt
* Baking Sheets
* Paring Knives


1) Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

2) Clean off chestnuts.

3) Use a sharp paring knife to cut an X into one side of each chestnut (too allow steam to excape.)

4) Arrange chestnuts on a baking sheet or in a shallow pan, with the cut sides up.

5) Roast in oven for 15 to 25 minutes, or until chestnuts are tender and easy to peel (check often to make sure you don't burn them.)

6) Peel the nuts when they are cool enough to handle

7) Season them with salt.

Basically it's like roasting any other nut. The trick is to not over cook them. The texture is supposed to be like aldente pasta.


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Pies!

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my mom and aunt always handle all the cooking, but I'm bringing a cranberry and pear baked brie

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