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so, what's on the menu for thanksgiving at your house?

what are you making this year for thanksgiving, any good ideas or recipes would be very helpful. it can be traditional or totally off the wall out of the ordinary. i usually have to cook a big portion of holiday dinners in my family, i share this job with my sister, but they always expect me to bring new ideas and creative recipes to the table. so whats going to be on your table?

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1. tofu loaf biscuits with cheese (sorry but kids love the cheese), garlic and spices three kinds of steamed vegs baked potatoes dessert is ice cream and cheesecake
2. make homemade spiced cranberry sauce, I add pecans and mandarin oranges too........
3. I haven't thought of it yet, but i am planning
4. Here are some yummy and fun twists on traditional dishes - The deviled eggs are good, I havent made the other two but plan to try them this year. The sources at the bottom are in order of the recipes - good luck! Happy Thanksgiving! Spinach and Bacon Deviled Eggs INGREDIENTS 12 hard-cooked eggs 1/4 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons vinegar 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled DIRECTIONS Slice eggs in half lengthwise; remove yolks and set whites aside. In a small bowl, mash yolks with a fork. Stir in the mayonnaise, vinegar, butter, sugar, pepper and salt. Add spinach and mix well. Stir in the bacon; spoon into egg whites. Serve immediately. GLISTENING COCONUT CRANBERRY TART INGREDIENTS: Crust: 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon sugar 6 tablespoons butter, chilled, cut up 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut 2 to 3 teaspoons water Filling: 2 cups Ocean Spray® Fresh or Frozen Cranberries 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon water 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel 1/3 cup toasted sweetened flaked coconut * DIRECTIONS: Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom with cooking spray and line outside of pan with foil. Combine flour and 1 tablespoon sugar in medium bowl. With pastry blender or two knives cut in butter until coarse crumbs form. Stir in coconut then stir in 2 teaspoons water adding additional water if necessary to moisten mixture. Press crust into bottom and up sides of pan, flouring dough and fingers if necessary. Bake at 375°F. 9 to 12 minutes or until set. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Cool completely on wire rack. Meanwhile, cook cranberries, 1 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon water in a medium saucepan over medium heat, covered, until the sugar melts. Cool slightly, stir in flour and orange peel. Pour into baked crust. Bake at 350°F. 45 to 50 minutes or until the filling is bubbling on the edges and in the center. Cover the crust edge with foil halfway through baking if getting too dark. Cool completely on wire rack. Sprinkle the toasted coconut around the outside edge of cranberries. * To toast coconut, place on a sheet pan in 350 F oven for 2 to 3 minutes or until lightly brown, watching carefully. Makes 8 servings Awesome Sausage, Apple and Cranberry Stuffing INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 cups cubed whole wheat bread 3 3/4 cups cubed white bread 1 pound ground turkey sausage 1 cup chopped onion 3/4 cup chopped celery 2 1/2 teaspoons dried sage 1 1/2 teaspoons dried rosemary 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1 Golden Delicious apple, cored and chopped 3/4 cup dried cranberries 1/3 cup minced fresh parsley 1 cooked turkey liver, finely chopped 3/4 cup turkey stock 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350 degree F (175 degree C). Spread the white and whole wheat bread cubes in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes in the preheated oven, or until evenly toasted. Transfer toasted bread cubes to a large bowl. In a large skillet, cook the sausage and onions over medium heat, stirring and breaking up the lumps until evenly browned. Add the celery, sage, rosemary, and thyme; cook, stirring, for 2 minutes to blend flavors. Pour sausage mixture over bread in bowl. Mix in chopped apples, dried cranberries, parsley, and liver. Drizzle with turkey stock and melted butter, and mix lightly. Spoon into turkey to loosel
5. Every year we make our Thanksgiving dinner the same it is like a tirdition. Then men always cook the turkey and the women cook the sweet potato, mash potatos, beans, and rolls. The kids are always running around outside playing football. So maybe you should try sticking to a tridition..?
6. well we have a Breakfast casseole for bfast and for lunch Turducken (Turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with corn bread dressing) (you buy on-line or at a local specialty meat store), ham (heavenly ham from my sis), sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, homemade bread, carrot cake, pecan pie, and cheesecake... The green bean casserole is VERY easy: all you do is get 3 cans of the french green beans, 1 can of cream of mushroom soup, and 1 can of the french onion rings(crunchy). just rub some butter along the bottom of a casserole dish and add the 3 cans of green beans (drain juice first). Open cream of mushroom soup and spread over the top. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 30 min. Take out of oven sprinkle the french onion rings on top and put back in the oven for 15 min Pecan Pie (just make sure you have ice cream!): First beat 3 eggs and add in 3/4 cups sugar. Melt 1/3 cup butter and add to eggs/sugar. Pour in 1 cup dark syrup (karo) and 1 teaspoon of vanille and mix. Chop up 1 cup of pecans and stir in...Pour mixture in 1 8-9in deep pie shell and place in oven at 350 for 1 hour!!
7. at my parents house we always have turkey, mashed potato, gravy, dinner rolls, veggie platter my mom makes up her self, green olives, sprinkling cider, pumpkin pie, apple p
8. -Stuffing -Mashed potatoes -Gravy -Pumpkin & Apple pie -Ice cream Have a good Thanksgiving!