Unless you hate cloves…like me.
One year, my oven stopped working the day before I was due to cook the turkey. My only option was to slow cook it on the BBQ with the lid down; it was the best turkey EVER!
I always grill my turkeys on the gas grill using the Reluctant Gourmet’s method. It is really fail-prof! The house doesn’t get overheated, the oven stays open for sides, and the turkey comes out moist and delicious.
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Thanks for this. It’s a little different to my way; I put the bird in a roasting pan. I will try it your way for my next turkey
DH always grills the turkey, too, but the year we celebrated at our son’s, he smoked the turkey on his Traeger. It was out of this world.
Is this similar to your recipe? DH’s aunt married a southerner from Georgia and has lived there for 50+ years. I never had sweet potatoes growing up. Neither of my parents, Italian and Irish, had them so they were never a part of my holidays growing up. After having the casserole during a visit to DH’s aunt in GA 20+ years ago, this is now a regular at our Thanksgiving meal.
Yes…that’s it! And it is fabulous. And can be made a day before. And just bake the day of.
I don’t bake the sweet potatoes. I peel and boil them, and mash them. I think that works well.
But funny…I got the recipe from a wonderful person in northern New Hampshire!
I cheat and use canned yams. The rest of it looks pretty much the same and it’s really good. And I do a crockpot version to save on oven/stove space.
That’s tragic
Do you have a recipe for this??
It’s an old America’s Test Kitchen idea – and I do not have access to the site,unfortunately (but I have several of their cookbooks)
it is entirely what it sounds like – quinoa, cooked in chicken or vegetable stock, chopped pistachios, and chopped dried apricots. You can also add black beans if you’d like. You can dress it with a basic oil/vinegar , but we don’t do thatand it tastes great anyway
I"m seeing one with gouda cheese on the ATK site but it blocks it out for me since I’m not a member… I like the combination of ingredients!
yes, that’s the one! There’s a bunch of variations
I make a quinoa dish with dried cranberries, pistachios, arugula and a few other things - never thought to serve it for Thanksgiving but I make a batch for myself and take it for lunch all the time.
These are GREAT recipe ideas. Keep them coming
No Christmas recipes (although I have a tried and true latke one) but here are a couple of Thanksgiving favorites. I have tons of turkey and stuffing recipes but no ham!
Anyone have a favorite dry stuffing bread cubes. Last year I made my own bread and cubed it but I’m hosting over 20 people and I think most of the guests are satisfied with the store bought bread cubes.
We always had the same Xmas and Thanksgiving - very heavy on the starches like potatoes, stuffing, even veggies like corn (my brothers). Nothing could change. One year I brought a salad (yes, the kind out of a bag) and every speck of it was gone. I gradually added extra veggies over the years (Rachel Ray’s apple cider green beans are great and easy) like beans, roasted brussel sprouts, glazed carrots and those all go over well.
We’ve also substituted prime rib for turkey and everyone lived. Go wild.
Are you asking for a recipe using store bought bread cubes or for favorite store bread cubes? Your best bet would be in a grocery baking section, with something the store puts together. like this: https://www.albertsons.com/shop/product-details.960222163.html?productId=960222163&CMPID=ps_alb_soc_ecom_goo_20200924_71700000073036154_58700007749753518_92700070342808197&psrc=g
or this: Bread Cubes Stuffing at Whole Foods Market
I think anything boxed or name brand would be the whole stuffing mix, not just the bread.
If you feel like making your own, here’s my favorite Challah stuffing:
Challah Stuffing with Cherries & Pecans
9 cups bread cubes (cube and bake 7 minutes in 300° oven)
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup butter
1 cup dried cherries
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chicken stock or more as needed
1 Tbsp sage chopped
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Sauté onions in melted butter
Mix in bowl with remaining ingredients
Bake 400° oven 25-30 minutes or as stuffing in turkey
I’ve also made stuffing with the cornbread you can buy in pans in grocery stores this time of year. I think I’ve made this one substituting Trader Joe’s Maple Chicken Breakfast Sausages and adding some apple.