Are you making a non-traditional entrée for Thanksgiving dinner?

[bertha katzenengel]

In the U.S., we are fortunate (and spoiled) to have enough food, and a huge variety of foods, and fresh, healthy foods. I'm grateful. How anyone in this country can be blind to the fact that we use up such resources at gluttonous rates compared to other countries boggles the mind.

Okay, with that out of the way: are you making something non-traditional for your Thanksgiving dinner?

Mrs. V. has requested a pot roast, so I'm searching online to find the best recipe.

[philosophie_en_rose]

1. Tofu Pot Pie.

Tastes like the real thing. It's hearty and goes with other Thanksgiving foods. However, it doesn't look like a carcass.

I'm not a vegetarian, but I'm having some vegetarians over to my condo.

[Kali]

2. It is the abundance (and safety, despite the occasional glitch and the fearmongering)

that makes us blind to our gluttony.

And speaking of gluttony, our fall harvest feast is pretty traditional: Turkey.


Pot roast. Get one that isn't too fatty and the key is slow cooking. You can flour and brown first or brown without flour. (or you can even skip browning) Salt, pepper, cut up a couple of cooking onions (small hot ones have better flavor) garlic if you want, and a couple bay leaves. Cook covered at 325 for at least a couple of hours - add some cut up potatoes, carrots and other vegs you might like and cook for another hour or so (great thing about post roast is the lack of precision needed to cook it)

I even cook them frozen - uncovered for the first few hours and they get the most delicious gooey crusty stuff - either way if there is not enough liquid add a little so you can serve it with dinner or make real gravy with it.

Don't eat too much because it is way better as leftovers!

PS
Bone-in will give better flavor.

[stellanoir]

3. wild Indian protest dish

Tons of vegetables, (garlic, onions, three colors of peppers) wild rice, ginger soy, sage, and a few other secret ingredients.

Makin' it for 5 households. People have been trying to ply the full recipe out of me for well over a decade.

But I only caved once. Gotta have one secret I figure.

[hippywife]

6. That sounds really good!

Sure wish you would give up that recipe!

[Pool Hall Ace]

4. I have in the past.

One year I made lasagne for Thanksgiving dinner. An Italian co-worker inspired me. I don't happen to be Italian, but I see no reason to prepare the same ol' same ol' every holiday.

My husband wants turkey this year, so I'm going to get some turkey breast. He says, "Why don't you get a whole turkey?" I tell him it's pointless to have all those leftovers (it's just going to be the two of us). He suggests we can give our leftovers to the family across the street.

They are going to have at least nine people for Thanksgiving. I'm sure the last thing they want is someone else's leftovers in addition to their own! My husband can be a goofus at times.

[hippywife]

7. Get the whole turkey and use the leftovers

for this:

Turkey Taco Bake

1 can cream of roasted chicken soup with herbs
½ soup can warm water
10 oz. sliced turkey meat
1 pkg. of 8 oz. mild or spicy shredded Mexican cheese blend (2 cups)
3 cups slightly crushed corn tortilla chips (divided)
1-cup mild or medium salsa

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl combine soup and water. Add turkey, one-cup cheese and 2 cups crushed tortillas. Toss, and place in 7 x 9 or 9 x 11 square pan, greased. Spread salsa evenly over mixture and top with remaining tortilla chips and cheese. Bake approx. 40-45 minutes.

The following items may be served with this dish:
Avocado slices, diced tomatoes, black olive slices, sour cream, and/or fresh cilantro.

It's really delicious! :hi:

[Pool Hall Ace]

10. Gosh that looks really good! I'll try it.

fresh cilantro . . . avocado slices . . . yum. :9

[mtnester]

5. I am making deconstructed turkey and salt packed roast

the beef is for my grandpa

[trof]

8. Did I see the deconstructed turkey on Alton Brown?

Buy the pieces and cook each one till perfectly done?
Because different parts take different times to cook?
And you can have a 3 legged turkey.

Please tell me about salt packed roast.

[mtnester]

20. Yep, that is where I got the idea

My oven is small, and this works better

Salt beef:
http://www.txbeef.org/recipe.php3?107971228

There are many other recipes, but it works.

[QMPMom]

9. We always take a vote on what to have. I haven't asked them

yet what they want this year.

[riderinthestorm]

11. I got a request for Beef Wellington from my daughter who's at college

so that's what it will be.

Frankly, I am thrilled I'm not having to get up early to cook a turkey. She wants the usual sides though: mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, jello salad, fruit salad etc. - a lot of which I can make the day before. I plan on sleeping in this T-day - perhaps I'll start the wellington by 11, no make that noon.
:woohoo:

[LeftyMom]

12. I'm probably making lentil loaf, masked potatoes and gravy.

And maybe some yams. I like them, but I won't bother if I'm the only one who eats them.

[GoneOffShore]

14. Do the masks have feathers or spangles?

And how do you tell which are the good potatoes if they're wearing masks?

[LeftyMom]

15. I guess we'll have to go with sequins, feathers would not be vegan.

:D

[GoneOffShore]

21. Aren't the sequins a little crunchy?

[femmocrat]

13. My son is a vegetarian, so I make veggie lasagna for him,

in addition to turkey and all the trimmings for everyone else.

[riderinthestorm]

16. Confession: I can't handle the meat, so my husband will have to prepare the main course

everything else will be vegetarian! Isn't it great that T-Day is so adaptable?

[DawgHouse]

17. I've tried to be non traditional in the past and it always

led to a mutiny.

[carlydenise]

18. I am thinking enchiladas, sopapillas with honey for dessert

no one else around here likes turkey and all that stuff past one meal....so it's a waste of time. Oh heck with it, we may just go out and eat.
Carly

[bertha katzenengel]

19. mmm. . . . sopapillas

:P