Great Vegetables Sides For Thanksgivingg
Lounge By -K8memphis Updated 30 Nov 2013 , 10:08pm by -K8memphis
Hi Kate, what do you serve? We don't eat turkey, so our sides are the main event. Eggplant rollatini, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, stovetop-type stuffing, fresh made cranberry relish, fresh veggie tray, plus homemade rolls, pumpkin bread, cranberry orange bread.
hey mimi--thanks for sharing-- what is the eggplant rollatini like?
this year the kid & her hubby are doing the turkey & a potato dish--
i am making for dessert individual apple pies and small pots au chocolate--i'm kind of excited about the little chocolate pots because i always miss having a spot of chocolate on thanksgiving--i just need a touch--
then i'm digging into my cookbooks and doing stuff i've never tried before if i can find it at the store -- i have time for crazy stuff now y'know--
broccoli puree with bleu cheese-- i like both of those and we'll see how it goes together
braised belgian endive -- never tried it --braised in chicken stock -- can't be all bad
and i think i'm gonna do artichokes stuffed with mushrooms --
i've never made anythings like this before except the apple pie -- so well see how it goes?
Your dinner sounds great! It's fun to experiment with totally new dishes. Happy Thanksgiving, Kate!
AI'm contributing homemade rolls, 2 apple pies, and roasted carrots. Happy Thanksgiving K8 and Mimi!
k n k -- this one?
http://www.marthastewart.com/344010/apple-leek-and-butternut-squash-gratin
looks very interesting--i love ms recipes
AMmmmm!!!!!! Squash! I'll be trying that one!
We like to switch it up too. This year we are lightening up our menu a bit. No Paula Deen crock pot macaroni and cheese. :(
This year is roasted veg, salad, my mother-in-law's amazing potato salad my hubs can't live without, not sure what my sis is making. I may even make some butternut squash soup if I have time. I love that stuff.
mfeagan, butternut squash for the win!
thank you, mimi
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not that this necessarily works for thanksgiving although i'd sure eat this anytime but this recipe for onion crisps is the best seriously--
i used less than one onion for 4 peeps and had a ton leftover that i had fried up--it's certainly not a complicated fried food
- cut
- soak
- grab
- slosh in flour
- fry
- freak out whahoo
the leftover unfried onions i left in the soaking bag with the buttermilk--was foraging for supper 2 days later and i thought 'wonder how these would do'--i dipped 'em in fresh flour and fried 'em off--amazing! man they're good--
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/03/onion-strings-oh-yeah-baby/
her brisket recipes are right on too--i've tried both of them--mmmm
but always wanted to make onion crisps like this ♥♥♥
mfeagan, butternut squash for the win!
thank you, mimi
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not that this necessarily works for thanksgiving although i'd sure eat this anytime but this recipe for onion crisps is the best seriously--
i used less than one onion for 4 peeps and had a ton leftover that i had fried up--it's certainly not a complicated fried food
- cut
- soak
- grab
- slosh in flour
- fry
- freak out whahoo
the leftover unfried onions i left in the soaking bag with the buttermilk--was foraging for supper 2 days later and i thought 'wonder how these would do'--i dipped 'em in fresh flour and fried 'em off--amazing! man they're good--
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/03/onion-strings-oh-yeah-baby/
her brisket recipes are right on too--i've tried both of them--mmmm
but always wanted to make onion crisps like this ♥♥♥
Those are the onion strings she piles on top of her big slabs of steak Ladd just slaughtered after raising them. haha!! YUM!!!
Oh! I'm making pies in a jar. Getting the 4 oz mason jars and baking in them. Probably apple, sweet potato, and chocolate pies.
I am coming to your house for pots au chocolate.
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Those are the onion strings she piles on top of her big slabs of steak Ladd just slaughtered after raising them. haha!! YUM!!!
Oh! I'm making pies in a jar. Getting the 4 oz mason jars and baking in them. Probably apple, sweet potato, and chocolate pies.
I am coming to your house for pots au chocolate.
re:pots au chocolate--come on--i'll have two extras...that might accidentally get mistaken for 'appetizers'
now how do you do the pies in a jar? one crust on top? the short squatty mason jars?
Yep! Short mason jars…half pint size. I think I said 4 oz. I don't know pints and ounce conversions. HAHA! Anyway…this is the tutorial/recipe I am using. Crust on bottom and top! Aren't they cute??
http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/09/single-serving-pie-in-a-jar/
I'll be there for your chocolate pots! :)
AI was mistaken, it's sweet potato and sage casserole.
http://www.marthastewart.com/317532/sweet-potato-and-sage-butter-casserole
If you put the potatoes through a ricer it comes out so good.
K8, I love pots du chocolat! I made a mocha hazelnut variation for my state fair's Ghirardelli contest a couple of years ago and won 2nd place!
I like to try something new every year, this year it's this:
My DH will cook the turkey and French-Canadian style pork stuffing (I'm a vegetarian) plus we'll have corn bread stuffing, mashed potatoes, 2 kinds of sweet potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts, carrots, and asparagus, 2 kinds of gravy, 2 kinds of stuffed celery, and home made brioche.
Whew!
Working on my grocery list today.
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Yep! Short mason jars…half pint size. I think I said 4 oz. I don't know pints and ounce conversions. HAHA! Anyway…this is the tutorial/recipe I am using. Crust on bottom and top! Aren't they cute??
http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/09/single-serving-pie-in-a-jar/
I'll be there for your chocolate pots! :)
they are cute and brilliant--both crusts--love that--oh it sets my little brain whirling too--these would make the nicest gifts too and the recipient gets to enjoy the aroma while they bake--the aromatherapy is half the fun of baked goods
thank you
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I was mistaken, it's sweet potato and sage casserole.
http://www.marthastewart.com/317532/sweet-potato-and-sage-butter-casserole
If you put the potatoes through a ricer it comes out so good.
i've toyed with the idea of getting a ricer...one of these days...
but i'm drawn to the more savoriness of this recipe--
on tv this chick put THREE cups of brown sugar into her sp dish--omg! i mean sp barely needs sweetening anyhow but 3 cups? <thud> i fainted--
so yours (and martha's) looks like a good one
thank you
AI don't use my ricer often, but for this dish it is worth the little extra effort.
Until we moved this year we always had a potluck thanksgiving with friends and this was the most requested side every year. I also made Parker house rolls last year, and this roasted mushroom soup.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Creamy-Roasted-Mushroom-Soup-107252
This year we're having a turkey breast from Target and some microwaved veggies :(
I won't be making the turkey this year but my contribution is my cranberry sauce and 5 different kinds of french macarons.
I just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone
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K8, I love pots du chocolat! I made a mocha hazelnut variation for my state fair's Ghirardelli contest a couple of years ago and won 2nd place!
I like to try something new every year, this year it's this:
My DH will cook the turkey and French-Canadian style pork stuffing (I'm a vegetarian) plus we'll have corn bread stuffing, mashed potatoes, 2 kinds of sweet potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts, carrots, and asparagus, 2 kinds of gravy, 2 kinds of stuffed celery, and home made brioche.
Whew!
Working on my grocery list today.
re: mocha hazelnut pots du chocolat win--well multiplied congratulations! how awesome for you
every time i make this one veggie casserole that calls for green chilies i think--dang i need to add to these to more stuff and your recipe is ringing that bell too--i think we all need more green chilies ;)
and i was surprised to see fresh corn on the cob at the store recently--where did they get that?
this corn pudding looks pretty amazing-- 'corn pudding' sounds so thanksgiving too--
thanks for posting it!
This year we're having a turkey breast from Target and some microwaved veggies
i have a picture in progress for you to brighten up your thanksgiving--i need to fish the double a batteries back out of the remote one more time to get the camera to work because i just bought triple a's --- i'll be back...a little later ♥
I like to try something new every year, this year it's this:
elcee- this sounded so good i'm making it too!
i found hatch brand chilies at whole foods and i don't think it's a 14 oz can--i think i'ts a typo -- 'sposed to one 4 oz can--i got two cans though--
what do you think?
i toyed with getting some shoepeg corn but i decided to follow the recipe... hope this works..i also wanted to get fresh corn but anyhow---
we can compare notes later ;)
omg--i bought parsley root instead of parsnips for this apple parsnip soup
i'm playing "chopped" here with my own self (http://www.foodnetwork.com/chopped/index.html?vty=/chopped/
they look like parsnips which look like white carrots--
and the skinny part is pithy but the fuller part is not bad so i'm gonna use it instead of parsnips--
however the whole point of the soup is that one of us loves parsnips--
but i could not find parsnips either--which is how i screwed this up in the first place
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elcee- this sounded so good i'm making it too!
i found hatch brand chilies at whole foods and i don't think it's a 14 oz can--i think i'ts a typo -- 'sposed to one 4 oz can--i got two cans though--
what do you think?
i toyed with getting some shoepeg corn but i decided to follow the recipe... hope this works..i also wanted to get fresh corn but anyhow---
we can compare notes later ;)
I made mine today. I halved the recipe. I actually roasted 3 medium poblano chilies and used those. I bet you're right about the typo, 14 oz seems like a LOT of chilies! If you haven't made yours yet, I would recommend using half the butter called for. I used a paper towel and sopped up a lot that was sitting on top after I took it out of the oven. I haven't tasted it yet but it smelled wonderfully!
thank you, elcee, i though it was a tad odd to pour the pudding batter into 4 tablespoons hot melted butter in the pan--
maybe i'll mix some of it into the batter...god forbid we don't get enough butter tomorrow ;)
the pie & pots & puff are done, corn thing ready to rock, soup to make & artichokes to stuff in the morning
i still wanna make these though http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/12/cheese-puffs/
hurry christmas!
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This year we're having a turkey breast from Target and some microwaved veggies
not that you didn't know this ^^^ already but this is just a bit of nostalgia from 1981-
obviously i framed the november page of a holly hobbie calendar because i fell in love with the saying,
"being together is the warmest feeling of all"
so i hope you all have the best holiday ever--being together!
AYou too! We're not even American so it's a little silly anyway, next year we'll be in our house and American so we'll go all out.
so fwiw-
- the formerly parsnip but actually parsley apple soup was a hit w/my daughter--it was better room temp--
- the corn pudding was a big hit w/my husband and was better day old -- and elcee, i halved the butter and i still had to mop it up--thanks for the heads up--
- the stuffed artichokes did not happen because the insides of the artichokes were gone by the time we peeled the pithy leaves off? got a refund for 4 at $3 each yeah huh i did -- then the mushroom stuffing was just served by itself and played well with the other kids --
- the petits pots au chocolate was a big hit all the way around--no problem-o --
- the spinach cheese puff got a wee bit overbaked waiting for it to fully puff--but it still is cool and the leftover works great in scrambled eggs but it's getting a bit too rich pour moi--
- the apple pie--oh my-- a moment of silent reflection and then out of control thunderous applause for the apple of my eye apple pie--i used coconut sugar in it--same calories as sugar but it was not such pointed sweetness--more natural--milder but still disgustingly amazing and can't wait for next year--
- then because i thought i blew the soup i made the cheese puffs anyhow--wow those are dang good! highly recommend
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