Here is a basic recipe for the Mashed Potatoes I served at Thanksgiving. With the turkey taking up one oven, and even if you are lucky enough to have two ovens, it’s always a juggling act trying to figure out which sides to put in which oven and when. Especially if you make as many…
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Cranberry Jello Mold
Now I’m not saying I’m a food snob, but somehow I never thought I would be posting a recipe for a jello mold on my blog. This Cranberry Jello Mold holds a special place on my Thanksgiving buffet and in our hearts. I first made it for us when we were living in Florida, newly…
Sugar-Glazed Onions
These Sugar-Glazed Onions are a fantastic accompaniment to any holiday meal. In addition to being delicious they can be prepared ahead of time, and simply rewarmed on the stove or in the microwave prior to the meal. I have used a variety of onions over the years when making this dish. For many years I…
Sweet-Potato Layer Cake With Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting
This is a fabulous holiday cake I initially made years ago for a coworker’s birthday. It was the first time I had ever tried my hand at making candied orange peel, which I discovered isn’t as difficult as you might think and adds dramatically to the presentation and taste. It’s a cross between a spice…
My Thanksgiving Menu for 2011
As promised I am posting my menu for this year’s Thanksgiving Feast. Many of the items as you will see are the traditional foods I’ve been serving, at the family’s request for the past 33 years. Over the years I have slipped in some newer dishes along with the treasured oldies. I have added an…
Happy Thanksgiving 2011
Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers and their families! I’ve been happily immersed this past week with Thanksgiving preparations and sadly have been unable to find time to post prior to the holidays. Sharing with you my Thanksgiving table, menu and decor has been on my mind throughout the week. I am feeling pangs of…
Skillet Apple Crisp
It’s autumn and that means the farm stands and grocery bins are overflowing with the season’s bounty of apples…there are numerous varieties available and all at their peak flavor. When our boys were young and we were living in Chicago we took them apple picking at the local orchard every fall. We went with a…
French Chocolate Bark
The leaves are only just beginning to turn, Halloween is a couple of weeks away, and yet thoughts of the upcoming Thanksgiving are already spinning inside my head. In our family it’s become “my holiday”, the one that I’ve been happily hosting for some 30 years now, and the one that no matter where we’ve…
Rich Turkey Stock
Making stock from scratch can take a delicious soup, gravy, or other dish requiring a chicken or turkey stock over the top! Most of us have used packaged stocks and broths before, especially now since there are so many to choose from including low sodium, organic, and even free range. There’s no denying the convenience…
What is the most enjoyable and loved dish you cook on thanksgiving, or Christmas that will make my guests say WOW! I absolutely love your recipes Shelia! – Re Ddit.
After much though I’ve decided the most loved dish I prepare on Thanksgiving has to be my Mom’s Challah Stuffing which you can see here. I hope you’ll try it and let me know if it becomes a favorite of yours and your guests as well. Thanks so much for reading! Sheila