Thanksgiving approaches, what are you having?

I love to share recipes and food with others, so Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days.

We’re going to my parents house, but I always help cook.  This year is a fremily potluck with about 12 people invited (at last count), but the basics will be supplied by my parents:

Turkey- We usually cook it in a dutch oven in the backyard over open coals- this ensures that it is extremely juicy.  More drippings=more gravy!

Turkey Gravy (I always make the gravy! The secret is cornstarch instead of flour)

Mashed taters and cauliflower (a 50/50 mix made with Neufchatel and evaporated milk).  I’ll probably top it with very sharp cheddar and Durkee French friend onions. NOM!! I'll be making this.

Cranberry sauce- Made from Scratch! There is no other way! Berries, water, cook until they pop, add sugar to taste.

Stuffing/Dressing (cooked outside the bird).  Mrs. Cubbison’s with onion, celery, dried cranberries, apples.  Cooked with a smidge of  butter and chicken broth for extra flavor. Why cooked outside the bird? I'm pregnant and that's what all the books say.  We go with what the book says!

My mom has this delicious recipe for creamed spinach.  It involves spinach (defrosted and squeezed dry), sour cream, cream cheese and Lipton’s Onion Soup Mix. Mix it all together and bake in the oven- it’s sooo good. And I don’t really like spinach.

We’re also cooking a ham (12 people need more than one poor turkey).

I’ll be making apple sauce from scratch (it sounds more impressive than it is, it’s pretty easy).

I’m hoping for popovers or spoonbread!

 

We’ll have the usual tossed salad, carrot jello (it’s orange jello with carrots and raisins), green bean casserole, homemade rolls/bread, roasted root vegetables, and whatever else the fremily brings.

 

Mom’s making a pumpkin pie, apple pie, and a German chocolate pie too. YUM.

What are you having? Are you spending the day with family and friends?