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Christine


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Alb, here's the baked brie recipe. It is so good! The pastry part might sound a bit complicated but it's not bad! :)

Basil Brie in Pastry
Prep: 20 min
Bake: 25 min
Cool: 30 min

2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh or 2 tsp dried basil leaves (I use dried, btw)
1 round (14 ounces) brie cheese
1/2 package (17 1/4 ounce size) frozen puff pastry (1 sheet), thawed (I use Pepperidge Farm brand)
Assorted crackers and fresh fruit

Heat oven to 400. Grease cookie sheet. In small bowl, mix parmesan cheese and basil.

With a large knife, cut brie in half horizontally. Sprinkle basil mixture evenly over cut surface of bottom layer. Reassemble cheese round.

Roll the thawed pastry into rectangle, 15 x 9 ", on lightly floured surface. Cut out 2 circles, one 8 1/2" and one 6". Place cheese on center of large circle. Bring pastry up and over cheese, pressing to make smooth and even. Brush the top edges of this pastry lightly with water. Place 6" circle on top, and press lightly around edge to seal.

Bake about 25 mins or until golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet on wire rack 30 mins before serving. Serve with crackers.

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turkey


this stuffing with all kinds of meat and chestnuts


baked pineapple


sweet potatos casserole with marshmellows on top


mashed potatos with gravy


various veggies


pumpkin pie


and while cooking my dad and i make bloody marys from scratch ;)


salad of some sort


we skip the cranberries


usually a case of wine is polished off by the end of the night. 
( we are clearly wine-os) 


 



-- Edited by tara t at 10:24, 2005-10-28

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everything homemade.  my favorite is my grandmother's (MISS HER) recipe for wild rice stuffing.  BEST I have ever tasted.  My MIL makes hers with some hamburger meat and I think it's the weirdest thing.


I have to tell you about my friend complaining about her mother in law who served instant mashed potatoes last year.  fine for regular day, but for Thanksgiving, some more effort please!  Potatoes are just not that hard!



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alb


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Sunshinegirl wrote:

Hey Alb, I do have a recipe for the whole wheat buttermilk biscuits. I will dig it up and also i owe you the meatloaf with curry recipe. I'll pull both out this weekend and send them to you.

Thanks so much sunshinegirl.  Please take your time--I'm in no hurry!  I have quite a few recipes in my "to try" file.


 



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Christine--Thanks so much for the brie recipe.  Is it pretty easy, despite the part about cutting the dough?  I'm sort of a novice but it doesn't look too bad--and it sounds delicious.  I think it would be a great Thanksgiving appetizer.

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by popular demand...cranberry margaritas:


2 cups tequila (i like 1800)


1 1/3 cups cranberry juice


1 cup orange-flavored liqueur (i use Cointreau)


2/3 cup fresh lime juice


mix all ingredients together in a pitcher with ice and serve (no salt on glasses for these)


the recipe says it serves 10, but i think that is a bit overly-optimistic (or my family just drinks a lot).  you could also stretch it a bit by using more cranberry juice (they are a bit strong as-is).  it's also important to use fresh limes that you juice yourself--it wouldn't taste right with the bottled lime juice.  enjoy!



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Bumblebee,


thank you  thank you!! It looks like an authentic margarita... meaning no sweet and sour mix or Rose's lime juice. Only the real stuff!!


looking forward to making these



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alb wrote:
Christine--Thanks so much for the brie recipe.  Is it pretty easy, despite the part about cutting the dough?  I'm sort of a novice but it doesn't look too bad--and it sounds delicious.  I think it would be a great Thanksgiving appetizer.


Alb, yeah, it's easy to make. I've made it twice - the first time, I cut out the circles really carefully. The 2nd time, I didn't bother and it came out just as good. Basically, if you think about it, your goal is to get the pastry to completely surround the cheese -- it's ok if your measuring is a little off. Oh, and be sure to flour the surface thoroughly, otherwise, the pastry will want to stick to whatever surface you're working on. All in all, it's easy to make and so yummy!! Everyone at dinner raved about it

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Thanks Christine and bumblebee!  I'll be making both of those this Thanksgiving!

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Well since I work alot of thanksgiving's  and the grandma's are getting older we have been having it cooked for us and delivered 


Turkey and dressing


cranberry sauce 


mashed potoaes


green bean casserole


gravy


sweet poatoes


and some kind of dessert(apple and pecan pie)


I know shame on us for not doing it ourselfs but this gives us a chance to visit more and less time spent in the kitchen!!



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