THANKSGIVING

Here are my favorite Thanksgiving Recipes:
Roast Turkey  (See week of Sept 4, 2011)

Last year

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes (below)
Sausage Dressing/Stuffing (below)
Candied Sweet Potato Casserole http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/sweet-potato-pecan-casserole-recipe/index.html
Green Bean Casserole http://www.frenchs.com/recipe/frenchs-green-bean-casserole-RE1511
Pumpkin Cheesecake (below) 
Apple Pie (see favorite desserts)
Double Chocolate Cream Pie (below)
Homemade Rolls (see bread recipes)


Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
4 baking potatoes, peeled and diced
4 roasted garlic cloves, pressed (roast garlic at 350F wrapped in foil for 15-20 minutes or until browned)
4 tbsp butter
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tsp salt and pepper
Boil potatoes in a large stock pan until tender, do not over cook. Mash with potato masher or a ricer keep in pan. Add garlic, butter, sour cream and salt and pepper. Mix over low heat until butter is melted and everything is incorporated. Serve in a serving bowl immediately.


Pumpkin Cheesecake
Cheesecake part
Use philly cream cheese cheesecake recipe BUT cut filling recipe in half http://www.kraftbrands.com/philly/recipes/Pages/Recipe-Detail.aspx?recipeId=51183#category=816&subcategory=16193
Pumpkin part:

• 1/2 of a 15 oz can pumpkin
• 1/2 of a 14 oz can EAGLE BRAND® Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Make gramcracker crust in bottom of spring form pan (from link above). Put cheesecake filling in bottom of pan, keep out 2 tbsp of filling to make decorative swirl on top put this in a plastic zip bag or piping bag. Spread pumpkin on top of cheese cake. Pipe the extra cheesecake filling you kept out in a swirl/circle on top. Use a tooth pick to swirl together. Bake and cool according to philly cheesecake recipe above.

Double Chocolate Cream Pie
1 chocolate cookie crust
1 box instant chocolate pudding and ingedents, make according to package
2 cups whipped topping OR whipped cream
shaved chocolate or coco powder for decoration
Place 1/2 the pudding in the crust. Mix the other half with the whipped topping/whip cream. Spread mixture on top of pudding layer. Top with shaved chocolate or dust on coco powder. Refridergerate for at least 2 hours before serving.