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So my Thanksgiving meal came off well. Melik and his sister Mina enjoyed the meal - especially the potatoes and spinach souffle. They both prepared a beautiful table to enjoy the dinner and we had champagne with pomegranete seeds to toast to a thankful year. I'll never be intimidated by a turkey again!
Am trying this recipe - wanted to keep it simple
1 12-lb turkey
3/4 c. olive oil
2 tblsp garlic powder
2 tsp dried basil
1 tsp ground sage
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1. Preheat Oven to 325 degrees F. Clean Turkey (discard giblets and organs), and place in a 9x13 in pan.
2. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and apply the mixture to the outside of the turkey.
3. Bake according to directions on turkey (probably 3 - 3 1/2 hrs, or until internal temp of the thickest part of the thigh measures 180 degrees F). Remove from oven and let stand 30 mins before carving.
I've never mashed potatoes before! So I'm going to try it for Thanksgiving. I'm mixing a few recipes. Maybe I'll add a little fresh rosemary...
5 potatoes (I'm using red) washed and cubed
1/2 c. sour cream
1 tblsp margarine
1/2 head garlic
salt & pepper to taste
1. Drizzle the garlic with a little olive oil, wrap in foil and bake in a preheated 375 degree F oven for 1 hour.
2. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Drop in potatoes and cook until tender but still firm (15 mins).
3. Transfer potatoes to a large bowl, and mash until smooth. Mix in sour cream, margarine, garlic, and salt & pepper to taste.
4. If making them ahead, cover and refridgerate.
5. 30 mins before dinner, transfer the msahed potatoes to a baking dish sprayed with fat free cooking spray. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 30 mins.
Thanksgiving attempt. I'm going to combine a couple recipes to reduce calories and add the cranberry sauce that I can use from the leftovers.
Topping:
1 c. quick cooking oats
1/3 c. flour
1/2 c. splenda
1 tsp cinnamon
3 tblsp margarine, melted
Combine these until mixture is crumbly.
In a saucepan, mix 1 can whole berry cranberry sauce (or whatever remains of the 16 oz can used for the dinner) and 2 tblsp cornstarch. Bring this to a boil and remove from heat. Stir in 5 granny smith apples, peeled, cored & thinly sliced. Spread mixture into an 8x8 in. glass baking dish. Crumble the oat mixture over the apples.
Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F for 30-25 mins or until the apples are tender.
Thanksgiving attempt. I couldn't find unseasoned croutons, so I got herb seasoning and am going to skip the bells I guess.
16 oz bag of unseasoned croutons
salt & pepper
2 tsp bells poultry seasoning
1 large onion diced
3 stalks celery diced
Melt 1/4 lb margarine with 1 cup water. Add this to croutons, along with 1 egg and mix with hands until well blended.
Mom's recipe. Trying it out for Thanksgiving '05.
I'll try and reduce calories. Using low-fat cottage cheese, fake soy cheddar cheese, and I can't believe it's not butter and not as much as it calls for - I think I halved it.
1 16 ounce container of small curd cottage cheese
1/2 pound of cheddar cheese- grated
1/4 cup of flour
1/4 pound of butter- melted
1pkg frozen chopped spinach-thawed and excess moisture squeezed out
4 eggs
Mix all the ingredients together and put into a greased 8"square pan or small casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.
Mom's recipe. Attempting it for Thanksgiving '05
I'm going to reduce calories - I think I'll use olive oil instead. Probably halve the recipe too.
1/3 cup onion butter
1/2 cup water
1 clove garlic-mashed
1 tsp chopped parsley
1/2 bay leaf
1/4 tsp thyme
2 pkgs frozen french style green beans-thawed.
In a medium skillet melt onion butter. Add water,garlic,parsley,bay leaf, and thyme. Stir in green beans and simmer covered about 8 minutes until tender.
onion butter- throughly blend 1 envelope lipton onion soup mix with 1/2 pound butter- melted. This makes 11/4 cup. Refridgerate the unused portion. This keeps in the fridge for a month- I would substitute the butter for I can't believe it's not butter or olive oil. This is also good on potatoes or other vegetables.
Ok, so I decided not to go home to Buffalo since tickets to fly were outrageous and my brother Ian wasn't coming home either. I'm going to attempt a turkey dinner by myself. Having never roasted a turkey in my life, it should be interesting. Everone I know is going home for Thanksgiving, so it looks like it will a very romantic dinner with only Melik, myself, and Mr Turkey.