what kind of great sides do you make for thanksgiving? 

*vegetable or any kind*

thanks

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!

h♥ppy th♥nksgiving to mimi, krypto and all!

AMartha Stewarts Butternut Squash Sage gratin. Delicious.

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 ♥♥♥

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:

http://www.marthastewart.com/939278/hatch-chile-corn-pudding?czone=food%2Fthanksgiving-center%2Fthanksgiving-center-turkey&gallery=274421&slide=939278¢er=276949

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.

MMMmmmm!!!!

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

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 

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!

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