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Thanksgiving Recipes

Ingredients

4 cups cooked French style green beans
1 can (10 oz.) cream of mushroom soup
½ cup milk
1 1/3 cups French fried onions

Directions

Place the mushroom soup, milk and pepper in a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish.

Stir in beans and 2/3 cup of the fried onions. Reserve the rest for later.

Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes at 350F.

Then top with the remaining 2/3 cup fried onions and bake about 5 more minutes, until onions are lightly browned.

Serves 6.

Ingredients

1 pound red potatoes, quartered
1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 cup 1% milk, warmed
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Fill a sauce pan 3/4 full of water. Place the pan over high heat and bring to a rapid boil. Once boiling carefully add the potatoes.

Bring back to a rapid boil. Reduce heat to medium and continue cooking 15 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender. Drain well.

Place the cooked potatoes into a large bowl. Sprinkle the garlic into the potatoes.

Pour the warmed milk into the bowl with the potatoes and garlic. Continue reading

Ingredients

½ cup sugar
1 ½ cup mixture of water and orange juice
1 tsp grated orange zest
4 cups fresh cranberries

Directions

In a saucepan, combine sugar, zest and water/orange juice and boil for about 5 minutes.

Add the fresh cranberries and lower the heat. Simmer for about 5 to 6 minutes or until the berries are tender and the skins have popped.

Pour mixture into a bowl and put in the fridge until the sauce has thickened and jelled.

A great homemade accompaniment for your Thanksgiving dinner.

Some say sweet potato pie might be better than pumpkin. Being from the South, I sure think it is! Here’s how to make one as a side dish for your Thanksgiving spread, for dessert on a chilly night, or just because it’s delicious.

Ingredients

  • Two medium sized sweet potatoes, baked.
  • Four eggs
  • Half a stick of butter, softened
  • One cup brown sugar
  • One teaspoon vanilla
  • Milk as needed
  • One pre-made pie shell

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