Dressing

I was 35 before I ever had “stuffing” and then, it was Stove Top. I’m at least the 5th generation of my family to serve dressing instead of stuffing. Who wants to cram their hand up a turkey’s butt anyway?
1 10-inch pone of cornbread (see recipe in Breads)
5-7 biscuits (see [...]

Squash Casserole

Don’t let the word squash make you cringe. This recipe has enough other stuff in it, you won’t taste much of the squash.
1 1/2 quarts frozen squash, cooked, drained and mashed
2 eggs, beaten
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 regular size can of Cream of Mushroom soup
2 slices of white bread, cut into 1/2 [...]

Cranberry Salad

1 bag of fresh cranberries
1 large Cherry Jell-o
1 small Lemon Jell-o
1 cup sugar
1 small can crushed pineapple, drained
1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
Run berries through food processor. Mix with sugar in a small boiler. Simmer until berries are done. Mix Jell-o’s using HALF the water called for on package directions. [...]

Sweet Potato Souffle

Some call it a casserole, some call it a souffle. I heard once that if it had eggs in it, it was a souffle. Who knows, I mainly call it good.
3 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes (Save yourself some trouble, use one 40 ounce can of cooked sweet potatoes!) Either way, [...]

Turkey

The Thanksgiving turkey doesn’t have to be such a chore.  Basting and all that other stuff isn’t necessary for a moist, delicious bird, nor is fancy cooking equipment.   One of the most important parts is choosing a turkey that is under 20 pounds.  A 15 pound average bird has always served 12 or more at [...]