Today is Tuesday! The Tuesday before Thanksgiving! Are you ready yet? If not, today is the day to get ready!
Do you have your turkey and ham defrosting yet? If not, here's what you do. Take the wrapping off of the frozen bird. Now get a pan big enough to hold said bird.
Anything Sylvia does, I can highly recommend!
Get a notebook out too. Let's make a list of things you will need for your Thanksgiving feast.
First, plan out your menu. Here's what my menu looks like.
Thanksgiving Menu
turkey rolls tea and sodas cranberry sauce
ham green bean casserole pumpkin pie chocolate cookies
dressing mashed potatoes cherry cheesecake chocolate chip cookies
Now from your menu, you can compile your shopping list.
I already have my ham and turkey in the refrigerator thawing. So, that's taken care of.
For the dressing I will need cornbread, chicken broth, onions, poultry seasoning, sage, a little garlic, and a can of cream of mushroom soup.
That's how I make out my shopping lists. I look at the menu, check my kitchen cabinets, and compile the list. I do that for each dish on the menu. It makes shopping easier knowing exactly what I need. Just don't forget the list when you go to the store!!
Would you like the recipes from my menu? I am going to post them.
We like our ham plain. I know, I know! We're boring!
You can go to a search engine on your computer and type in "glazed ham recipes" for different ways to prepare your ham. I simply read the lable and go by the company's cooking recommendations. We love our ham!!
My Dressing.
We love Thanksgiving dressing. We just can't ever get enough!! We never tire of the leftovers either! Here's how I make it.
I make 2-3 pans of cornbread. I do not use Jiffy because it is too sweet. I just use regular cornbread mix. Bake it according to directions on package.
Next, I use non-stick cooking spray in the pan I'm going to be using. Set it to the side.
Get a huge bowl. Crumble your baked cornbread into your huge bowl. Now add your chopped onion, poultry seasoning, sage (I've never measured that out! I just add until it tastes right!), minced garlic (not a whole lot), cream of mushroom soup. Then, I begin adding the broth a little at a time until the mixture is "soupy". Remember, you can always "add to it" but can't "take any away"!
Slide your dressing into a preheated 350*F and bake for 45 minutes to an hour.
My mouth is watering just thinking about having this on Thanksgiving Day!!
As far as rolls go, this year we might just buy the brown and serve rolls! It's a matter of time!
Next is green bean casserole. My precious husband LOVES green bean casserole!! I might have to double the batch just for him!
Good Gracious Green Bean Casserole!
2 cans green beans – drain onion
1 regular size can Cream of Mushroom soup salt
1 can French Fried Onions pepper
1 tsp. soy
Preheat oven to 350*F. Heat beans and onion in medium saucepan on stove top. Remove from heat. Add soup and soy, a few French fried onions. ( Save some to sprinkle on the top), salt, and pepper. Stir well. Put in casserole dish, sprinkle onion on top and bake for 20-30 minutes.
Marvelously Delicious Mashed Taters Ma!!
I use 2 potatoes per person. Wash and peel and chop.
Put into pan and boil til tender.
Drain water.
Next, add about 2 tbsp of butter per 2 potatoes.
Add about 1tbsp of salt.
Using a mixer, begin mixing and adding a little milk at a time. You want that creamy look and feel to your potatoes. Now add about a tbsp of pepper.
Mix well.
Serve hot!!
My boys love those mashed potatoes! They really are good.
Pretty Popular Pumpkin Pie (if you're from the south you say "punkin")
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon of salt
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
2 large eggs
1 can (15 oz) Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin
1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
1 unbaked 9 inch deep-dish pie shell
Cool Whip
Mix sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.
Pour into the pie shell.
Bake in preheated 435*F oven for 15 minutes. Then, reduce the temperature to 350*F and bake for 40 – 50 minutes. When you serve your pie, be sure and top it with some Cool Whip.
My husband could eat the Cool Whip straight from the container!
Do you like cheesecake? How about cheesecake without all the fuss? You're going to LOVE this cheesecake recipe!
Cherry CheeseCake (this is so easy!!)
2 graham cracker crusts
2 8 oz. blocks of cream cheese, softened
3 cups of powdered sugar
1 large container of Cool Whip
Blueberry or cherry pie filling for topping
Blend powdered sugar with softened cream cheese.
Stir till completely blended. Add the 3 cups of powdered sugar and mix till well blended.
Now add complete container of Cool Whip. Mix thoroughly.
Pour into the 2 graham cracker crusts. Top with pie filling of your choice.
Refrigerate overnight before serving.
Aunt Kathy’s Yummy No Bake Cookies
2 Cups sugar 1/3 cup cocoa
½ cup milk 1 tsp. vanilla
1 stick margarine 3 large TBS peanut butter
2 Cups oats
Mix together sugar, milk, & margarine in a medium pan. Boil 4 minutes. Remove from heat and put oats, cocoa, vanilla, & peanut butter in with heated mixture. Mix by hand and quickly drop tablespoons of candy on to wax paper. Let cool.
These are so good!!
My precious sister Shannon, cannot eat milk chocolate due to health issues. So I usually make her white chocolate chip cookies. You can use white chocolate chips or regular chocolate chips for this recipe.
You Choose the Chips Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 1/4 c. all purpose flour (sifted)1 tsp. baking soda1 tsp. salt1 c.(2 sticks) butter3/4 c.granulated sugar3/4 c.packed brown sugar1 tsp. vanilla extract2 large eggs2 c.(12oz.) pkg. white chocolate morsels
PREHEAT oven to 375 degrees F.
COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla in larger bowl and mix until creamy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels.
Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to stand for 2 minutes.
For regular chocolate chip cookies, instead of white chocolate just use the regular chocolate chips!
I sure hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner! If you use any of my recipes please let me know!!
Happy Thanksgiving everybody!!!
