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 […]

Drippings from bottom of turkey roasting pan, fat removed

Serves: 6-8 Prep time: 1 hour 2 loaves white bread, made into bread crumbs in a food processor