Another year is close to an end and we are only 3 days away from Thanksgiving 2009.
Everyone has their own traditional Thanksgiving dinner. I want to know what you do for Thanksgiving?
My family each bring a plate and someone in the family hosts the Thanksgiving dinner at their house, this person cooks the Turkey. This year my mom is taking the day off and we are doing Thanksgiving at my cousins house. So this year I was told to bring a green-bean casserole, wine and a fruit platter. TOLD? Yes TOLD, I didn’t get to choose, I left early when they decided this and so I was told to bring these things. Mind you, I like cooking but I don’t really eat green-bean casserole and I’ve never made it. So…. Wine, Check. Fruit platter, Check. Green-bean Casserole….hmmmm, my sister in law was so kind not to only give me coupons but a nice recipe to go with it. I hope it comes out good, does anyone have any other recipes they would like to share other then the Campbell Recipe? Well if you are interested here is the recipe:
Ingredients:
– 2 cabs (10 3/4 oz each) Campbell’s Condensed Cream of Mushroom Sup (regular or 98% Fat Free or Healthy Request)
– 1 cup milk
– 2 tsp. soy sauce
– 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
– 8 cups cooked cut green beans
– 1 can (6oz) French’s French Fried Onions (2 2/3 cups)
Directions:
1. Stir soup, milk, soy suace, black pepper, beans and 1 1/3 cups onion in 3-qt casserole.
2. Bake at 350F for 25 min. or unit hot. Stir
3. Top with remaining onions, Bake for 5 min. more
And there you go, Green-bean casserole. Not that hard huh?!?
Every year my brother, sister in law and group of friends do a Friends Thanksgiving the Friday after Thanksgiving. So this year I chose to bring a Baked Mashed Potato with Parmesan Cheese and Bread Crumbs, Thanks to Giada De Laurentiis (Everyday Italian from the Foodnetwork channel).
Ingredients:
– 1 tablespoon butter
– 4 pounds russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
– 1 cup whole milk
– 1/2 cups grated mozzerella
– 1 cup freshly grated parmesan
– Salt and freshly ground black pepper
– 2 tablespoons plain dry bread crumbs
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon of butter and set aside.
Cook the potatoes in a large pot of boiling salted water until they are very tender, about 15 minutes. Drain; return the potatoes to the same pot and mash well. Mix in the milk and melted butter. Mix i the mozzarella and 3/4 cup of Parmesan. Season, to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer the potatoes to the prepared baking dish. Stir the bread crumbs and remaining 1/4 cup of Parmesan in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture over the mashed potatoes. Recipe can be prepared up to this point 6 hours ahead of time; cover and chill.
Bake, uncovered, until the topping is golden brown, about 20 minutes.
Of course I will let you know how each dish comes out. Wish me luck.
Other ideas are to decorate with pumpkins and turkeys. Colors are fall, so bring out the oranges, and browns. If you have small kids, cupcakes are always fun to make with the kids and you can use orange dye for the frosting.
Have a wonderful Holiday and Please share your recipe’s and ideas with me.
xo,
kristin nicole
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