If you have a crowd to cook for on Thanksgiving, an easy buffet dessert can help keep your time in the kitchen to a manageable couple of hours. These cheesecake bars can be made a day in advance, and they are small enough to make guests feel that they are indulging, but not overdoing it. This was my Auntie Annie’s recipe, which she called Cheese Freeze. (I thought it should be renamed, since there’s nothing in it that‘s frozen.) She […]
If you want to do something different than the usual mashed potato side dish for Thanksgiving, a potato soufflé is an eye-catching and impressive dish. It’s very smooth and rich, because of the gruyere cheese, and though it’s spectacular presentation only lasts for a short time, the leftovers are still delicious (if not six inches high!) This has a delicate potato flavor (read: can be bland), so make sure you use enough chives, parsley, salt and pepper. Serves: 6
This recipe comes from a blog called “Old Farmhouse Cooking,” which claims this squash dish was served at the first White House dinner. I have no information about that, but it sounded like a good combination of apples and squash for a Thanksgiving table, so I gave it a whirl. It turns out that this veggie dish is not only very tasty, but also works well as a vegetarian main dish. I’ve been eating the leftovers for lunch these last […]
Today I’m posting two vegetable dishes that are a bit different from the standard Thanksgiving sides. The Squash and Apples recipe is rustic, and the souffléd potatoes are the complete opposite. Whatever kind of Thanksgiving you’re planning, one of these recipes will fit your menu.
Drippings from bottom of turkey roasting pan, fat removed
