November 28, 2002
Thanksgiving Sides
Thanksgiving was at Sarah and Eric's this year. We certainly didn't mind
in the least since we didn't have to clean up afterwards (though we did
help, of course). We did our fair share of cooking including two new
recipes in our cookbook -
cranberry sauce and
sweet potatoes.
Menu
- Brined Turkey
- Gravy
- Garlic Cream Mashed Potatoes
- Oyster Dressing
- Vegetarian Bread Fruit Dressing
- Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes
Quick View: Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 6 cups sweet potatoes
- 12 tablespoons butter
- .5 cup sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- .75 cup coconut
- 1/3 cup flour
- .5 cup pecans
- 1 cup brown sugar
- .25 bag marshmallows
- Orange Cranberry Sauce
Quick View: Orange Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 18 ounces cranberries
- 1.5 cups orange juice
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 1 medium orange
- Canned Cranberry Sauce (for Boppy)
- Corn Pudding
- Vegetarian Garlic Green Beans
- Proscuitto Garlic Green Beans
- Salad with Sherry Vinaigrette, Pears and Manchego Cheese
- Homemade Yeast Rolls
- Apple Pie
- Pecan Pie
- Pumpkin Pie
- Apple Tartlets
- Vanilla Ice Cream
- Homemade Whipped Cream
Despite the celebration being elsewhere (and not being responsible for the turkey), this was still quite an effort on Robin's part. She was up well before Chris and the kids today getting everything underway. A little after noon she went over to Sarah and Eric's to help with the cooking there, taking our daughter for entertainment (both for our family and for our daughter).
Chris, for his part, lounged in front of the TV watching football and drinking beer while our son napped. It wasn't the Ravens, but he was reported to have had a good time anyway.
Dinner was a little late, but absolutely fabulous. Well worth the loosening of the belts afterwards.