My Thanksgiving Recipes

You can view my full menu here - it does have some links to recipes I'm "borrowing" for Thursday. But these are all of the menu items I will be making from scratch(or close to it) based off of a family recipe, or one of my own creation!

Pumpernickel Bread Bowl










1 loaf pumpernickel bread, round or oblong
1 pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 16oz container sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
1 pkg Knorr Vegetable Recipe mix
3 green onions, chopped

Combine all ingredients (except for bread), chill for a few hours for best taste.

Carefully cut out a hole in the middle of the bread to make a hollow inside for the dip. Cut the "insides" into bite sized pieces. arrange these on a platter around the outside of the hollowed out bread.

Spoon the dip into the bowl and serve!

My husband HATES spinach - but will still devour this dip!
I am making this dip on Wednesday night and I will cut the bowl and fill on Thursday afternoon.


Sweet Potato Casserole
4 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, melted



Topping:
1 cups brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup butter
½ - 1 cup chopped pecans, optional

Mix sweet potato, sugar, eggs, milk, vanilla, and butter together and spread in a 9x13-inch dish. Mix topping ingredients together and sprinkle over top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

I am making this Wednesday too - assemble, cover and refrigerate - bake on Thursday morning/afternoon.


Apple pie








1 pie crust (confession - I usually buy the Pillsbury ones - cheap (with seasonal sale and coupons) and easy. I have enough cooking to do as it is.)
6-8 green apples (use 8 eat the leftovers - better safe than sorry)
1-2 tsp lemon juice
1 cup sugar
2 Tbsp flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1 Tbsp butter/margarine

Crumb Topping:
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup softened butter/margarine
1/4 cup walnuts (use "pieces and halves" BUT pick out and make smaller the really BIG halves)

Core and peel apples, then slice
Unroll crust an place in pie plate
mix sliced apples in a large bowl with the lemon juice, sugar, flour, and cinnamon
transfer mixture into pie crust
dot apples with butter

In a food processor or in a bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar. Add the flour and walnuts and process or stir until the mixture forms medium-size crumbs. Evenly sprinkle the top of the pie with the crumbs and place the pie on a baking sheet. Bake for about 50 minutes or until the crumbs are lightly browned.

I'm actually making two apple pies, today, and freezing them. I will bake one on Thursday - the other in a few weeks or so.

Pumpkin Pie









This is kind of a cop out recipe... (and I have no picture)
I make the recipe on the back of the can of Libby's Pumpkin Pie Mix and put it in a graham cracker crust! YUMMY! One year I will make it from pure pumpkin and real ingredients....I swear.
I was however thinking of making this sometime - just not on Thursday. Easy Pumpkin Cream Pie.
I'm in love with all things pumpkin so we may do this one in a few weeks.

I will make this Wednesday too!