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November 7, 2012

Thanksgiving Menu & Recipes

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Do you love turkey? I don’t, I just don’t. I do love Thanksgiving, because I love all that it represents and I love holidays in general (excuse to have extra fun with my family). I still cook a turkey for the other people who eat with me, but all the sides and pies are what excite me, so I make sure those are really extra yummy.

We have lots of side dishes that have become traditions, so I went ahead and made out a Thanksgiving menu and just stick it in my cookbook to re-use every year. I even have a shopping list prepared of all the groceries for this menu. Anything extra I want to make, I just add the ingredients to the pre-made grocery list and I’m set. And as an extra tip, I also come up with a baking schedule in advance to take the guess-work out ofΒ when everything needs to be prepped and cooked. The first year I came up with this took a lot of work, and now I just reap the benefits of that work every year since. Easy Peasy.

Our Menu

  • Turkey
  • Stuffing
  • Cranberry Fluff (see recipe below)
  • Green Bean Casserole
  • Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
  • Crock-potΒ Creamed Corn (see recipe below)
  • Rolls
  • Cranberry Infused Sprite
  • Sparkling Grape Juice
  • Water with Lemon and Lime
  • Apple Pie
  • Pumpkin Pie
  • Pecan Pie (see recipe below)

Here are some of our favorite recipes!

Cranberry Fluff
(a Johanson family tradition … as in the family I married into)Β 

2 c. raw cranberries (ground)
2 Β½ c. mini-marshmallows
ΒΎ c. sugar

Mix and soak overnight in the fridge.

1-2 cups diced, unpeeled granny apples
Β½ c. seedless grapes
1 can drained crushed pineapple
Β½ tsp. Salt
Whip 1 c. cream and fold in. Chill and serve.

Note: Depending on your blender, it might be easier to grind Β½ c. portions of cranberries at a time instead of all at once.

Crock-pot Creamed Corn
(our family tradition … picked up from a friend since we were married)

1 large pkg (~2 lb.) frozen corn
8 oz. cream cheese
Β½ c. butter
ΒΌ c. sugar
salt and pepper, to taste

  1. Add all ingredients to crock pot and stir together as they melt.
  2. Cook on high for 6-8 hours or high 3-4 hours, stirring often.

Pecan Pie
(my Bobo family tradition … good, Southern comfort food)

3 eggs
Β½ c. sugar
1 c. light corn syrup
1/8 t. salt
1 t. vanilla
ΒΌ c. butter, melted
~1+ c. pecans, chopped
9 inch unbaked pie crust

  1. Pre-heat oven to350 F.
  2. Beat eggs well.
  3. Add other ingredients and mix well.
  4. Pour into pie crust.
  5. Bake for about 45-55 minutes or until golden brown, depending on oven heat. Do the jiggle test to make sure it is set!

{ All these pictures are from last Thanksgiving, when lots of my familyΒ traveledΒ to our house.}

I hope you can get your grocery shopping done before the week of Thanksgiving. I may need to buy a few produce itemsΒ last-minute, but most of these things I buy and stockΒ in the pantry.Β I try my hardest to avoid stores in general that close to Thanksgiving … pure chaos!! Β Unless of course you like that kind of thing. I won’t judge.

Please have a blessed Thanksgiving! I am truly thankful for my readers. You make this whole blogging thing lots and lots of fun. I hope we all feel too blessed to measure, not that we shouldn’t try.

From my home to yours,
Mary

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  1. Michelle Jensen says

    November 8, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    Mmmm… apple pie! Those pies all look so delish and make me excited for Thanksgiving. And the rolls. And the stuffing. And I want to try the cranberry fluff recipe.

    Reply
  2. Aimee says

    November 9, 2012 at 8:37 am

    How did you do the cranberry infused sprite?

    Reply
  3. Julie says

    November 9, 2012 at 10:41 pm

    Glad to meet another non-turkey-lover! However, I’d drive to your house for mashed potatoes, creamed corn and that lemonade! Thanks for sharing at Mom’s Library.

    Reply
  4. Lindsey says

    November 10, 2012 at 1:37 pm

    Looks yummy! thanks for sharing, stopped by from delightful order’s link up πŸ™‚

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  5. Mackenzie says

    November 11, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    Yum! The cranberry fluff sounds awesome; i’ve also never made corn in the crockpot… great idea! Have a great week Mary!
    Mackenzie πŸ™‚

    Reply
  6. Reecea says

    November 12, 2012 at 10:27 am

    All your recipes look so yummy. Saw your link on Craft-O-Maniac Monday Link Party. I am number 86.

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  7. Jami at Freckled Laundry says

    November 12, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    An entire menu with recipes? You are a Thanksgiving hero. That cranberry fluff sounds wonderful! Featuring you among some N-S-E-W Thanksgiving Traditions party hightlights tonight. Thanks for sharing…and being so organized. πŸ™‚ xo Jami

    Reply
  8. Cherry says

    November 13, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    Looks and sounds like a very yummy spread of food – and pies!! Enjoy the day with your family! (Visiting from Heart and Home)

    Reply
  9. Danica Martin says

    November 14, 2012 at 5:40 am

    This almost makes me miss Thanksgiving! πŸ™‚ Danica

    Reply
  10. Trish - Mom On Timeout says

    November 15, 2012 at 5:23 pm

    All these recipes sound so delicious! Just shared on Facebook! Thanks so much for sharing at Mom On Timeout!

    Reply
  11. Suzanne says

    November 17, 2012 at 7:35 am

    Looks awesome! I made a Thanksgiving Planner last year and am loving the rewards this year. The old adage that “a stich in time saves nine” is really true.

    Reply
  12. mindie says

    November 18, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    Thanks for sharing at Bacon Time. Happy Thanksgiving.

    Reply
  13. Kathie (Krafty Kat) says

    November 18, 2012 at 7:39 pm

    Mmm, I want to come eat at your house! Thanks for sharing these recipes. The cranberry fluff looks amazing and I want to try the crock pot cream corn (just to make life a little easier)! Thanks for sharing! Happy Thanksgiving!

    Reply
  14. Lisa says

    November 19, 2012 at 10:15 pm

    Every single thing sounds and looks delicious! I want to come to your house for Thanksgiving. =) I’m saving the creamed corn recipe!

    Reply
  15. Christina at I Gotta Create! says

    November 21, 2012 at 2:20 pm

    Sounds good, looks good… I can almost smell it! I’m featuring you today… you’re a STAR over at I Gotta Create! Thanks so much for linking up with the Wildly Original Crowd at the party.

    <3 Christina

    Reply

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