Thanksgiving 2015

MENU:

Appetizers:
Deviled Eggs
Fruit Tray with yogurt dip

Dinner:
Deep Fried Turkey
Mashed Potatoes
Candied Yams
Sage Sausage Dressing
Baked Beans
Mac and Cheese
Green Bean Casserole
Rolls (see bread recipe page)

Dessert:
Pumpkin Pie
Dutch Apple Mini Tarts
Cheesecake
Whoopie Pies

MONDAY

Prep day:

1. Chop herbs, onions, celery, and carrots for stuffing/dressing.
2. Make Turkey stock from neck, gizzards, extra fat/skin, carrot, 1/2 onion, celery stock, sage, bay leave, and thyme.

TUESDAY:

Desserts: 


Pumpkin: in a bowl mix 1 egg, 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree (NOT pie mix/filling), 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk, 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice mix. Pour into uncooked pie crust. Bake 350F until set, about 40 minutes. Cool, cover and refrigerate until day of.

Dutch Apple Mini Tarts See Pampered Chef recipe


Whoopie Pies

Cookie part:

1 box Cake Mix (any flavor)

1/3 cup butter, softened

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

Filling part:

3/4 cup (175 mL) butter (11/2 sticks), softened

2 oz (60 g) cream cheese, softened

1 cup (250 mL) powdered sugar

1 jar (7.5 oz/213 g) marshmallow creme

 Cookie: Preheat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix cake mix, butter, vanilla and eggs with spoon until soft dough forms. On cookie sheets with parchment, drop dough using a leveled large scoop (3 tbsp scoop) 2 inches apart. Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until surface appears dry. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely.

Filling: Beat together butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and marshmallow cream on medium-high speed until well blended.

To assemble whoopie pies: turn the cookies bottom side up. Using medium scoop (2 tbsp scoop), scoop filling onto each cookie bottom. Top with remaining cookies, pressing down slightly so that the filling spreads to the edge. Wrap each cookie individually with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving.

Cheesecake http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/philadelphia-classic-cheesecake-52544.aspx

WED - DAY BEFORE

Make Deviled Eggs, see recipe link above

Prep Turkey http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/deep-fried-turkey-recipe.html


Rolls (see bread recipes)

Roast Yams/Sweet Potatoes 2 pounds sweet potatoes. peel and cube. Drizzle with olive oil. Bake on a sheet pan at 350F for 20 minutes (they will finish baking day of). Refrigerate for thanksgiving.

Baked Beans: 2 (11 oz) pork and beans. 1/4 cup ketchup. 1 tbsp deli style brown mustard, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 tbsp maple syrup. Mix together. Cook on stove top day of for 15-30 minutes, or until desired thickness is reached. Put into oven (or microwave) safe casserole dish.

Mac n' Cheese (omit bacon from recipe). Assemble, and refrigerate.

DAY OF (in order):


Sage, Sausage, and Apple Dressing

1 stick butter, unsalted

1 medium onion, finely diced

3 large stocks celery

2 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped

1 pound Italian bulk sausage

2 garlic cloves, pressed

3 tsp poultry seasoning

4 tsp dried sage

2 tsp dried parsley flakes

2 tsp dried thyme

24 oz toasted/dry bread cubes

1 1/2 - 2 cups (1 pint) vegetable stock

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Melt the butter in a large skillet and sauté the onions, celery, garlic, apples, and sausage, breaking up the sausage as you cook. When sausage is done add the seasonings and walnuts. Add the bread and moisten with the vegetable stock, add a little at a time stirring continuously, until all bread is moistened. Season stuffing with salt and pepper, to taste.

Place into a buttered casserole dish and bake (at same temp as turkey) for 35-45 minutes, or until top is browned.

Mashed Potatoes
4 baking potatoes, peeled and diced
4 tbsp butter
1/2 cup 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 butter cream and salt and pepper. Mix over low heat until butter is melted and everything is incorporated. Serve in a serving bowl immediately. 

Candied Sweet Potatoes

sweet potatoes (roasted previously)

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, diced, plus more for greasing the baking dish

1 (10 1/2-ounce) bag mini marshmallows

Directions

Coat the bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish with 2 tablespoons butter. 

Spread sweet potatoes out in the 13X9 dish. Sprinkle with salt, butter and sugar. Then top with marshmallows. Bake until the marshmallows are golden, about 20-25 minutes. Serve warm.

Green Bean Cassreole http://www.campbellskitchen.com/recipes/green-bean-casserole-27303?fm=theater

Heat baked beans in microwave ( 5 minutes) or oven (20 minutes)

Heat Mac n' Cheese in oven until warm, about 20 minutes.

Make Whipped Cream refrigerate until dessert time.

Warm rolls in oven, until warm, about 10 minutes.