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Thanksgiving is tomorrow!! Once the leaves start to drift off the trees I start
to get excited for Thanksgiving! I love the family time, traditions; time spent
around the table, embarrassing stories of each other told, the bad jokes, good
food, and even the holiday craziness that is pre-thanksgiving day.
This year
my family has opted to do dinner out since Thanksgiving and Christmas are so
close this year so we can enjoy the holiday season a little more. Usually we
cook Thanksgiving and my mom has family recipes written down on time worn cards
that are barely readable from all the use over the years that we usually don’t
deviate from when we cook at home. Now, my mother would absolutely kill me if I
shared our family recipes on the blog, so I thought I’d do the next best thing
and share a few really good ones I’ve found on the internet that would be
perfect for thanksgiving!
If it’s
your turn to host Thanksgiving at your house this year or if you are
responsible for bringing a dish to the big family thanks giving below are a few
recipes that are perfect!
Ina Garten’s Roasted-Turkey Roulade// Who else wishing they were Ina Garten’s
neighbor? All of her recipes are ridiculously delicious and her Roasted-Turkey
Roulade is definitely one of her top ten recipes in my opinion. This is
actually the turkey recipe that my family uses for Thanksgiving when we host,
and I am not a big turkey fan, but this dish is amazing!! It is super tender,
filled with flavors, and looks beautiful on a dinning room table.
Classic Cornbread Dressing// Next to the turkey the cornbread dressing is the next most
important thing on the Thanksgiving buffet. I maybe old fashioned in saying
this, and I know there are a lot of other breads out there that people love to
use for stuffing, but when you are in the South and it’s a holiday cornbread is
most definitely the way to go!
Creamy Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese// When I was younger this was literally the only
thing I would eat at the holidays well, this and gravy… I can say that that
recipe is delicious!
Maple Sage Roasted Brussels Sprouts// Call me crazy but I kind of love a Brussels sprout,
especially when they are coated in maple anything. Sooo good!
Classic Green Bean Casserole// This is another one of my families’ go-to holiday
recipes and one of our most loved ones. There are just some dishes out there
that when you take the first bite you are instantly wrapped in a blanket of
good memories for years past
Mashed Potatoes// On holiday calories don’t count! Another Ina Garten recipe, so of
course it is beyond delicious!
Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Truffles// I actually went to high school with the author of
this recipe and now one of my adult goals in life is to able to cook like
Brita! Her recipes are always delicious and who can say no to dark chocolate
pumpkin truffles!?
Bourbon Pecan Pie// Who else better to reference for a good old-fashioned southern
pecan pie than Paula Dean. In her words “It’s so good it will make your tongue
wanna slap your brains out!”
Oh yes, we must have CORNBREAD DRESSING on our tables. And, once it's made perfectly we all know WHY. Lovely post, Lauren. Those Brussels Sprouts sound great too. xx's
ReplyDeleteCornbread dressing is by far the best! Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
DeleteYummy these sound delicious! Thanks so much for sharing babe, definitely looking forward to having mashed potatoes and mac and cheese <3
ReplyDeleteXO, Jessi
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It's just not the holidays without mashed potatoes and mac and cheese!
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