Originally Posted by Englishtart (Post 8114959)

Think that was me :o I know it's traditionally turkey served at TG, but we always have ham. We came to this decision many years ago, Ham is hubby's fave, but I'm not a fan, so he gets ham for TG and we both get turkey for Christmas.

No matter how much I love him, I am not willing to give up my traditional Christmas turkey and there is no way I want to eat it at TG too, that would take away from the feeling of it being a special treat at Christmas.;)

Originally Posted by Bob (Post 8114113)

Sneeze into a casserole dish, then empty a can of green beans, then cream of mushroom soup and something crunchy like those lays fried onions and bake...

Or use partially blanched fresh green beans and do as above...nice to mix some crushed nuts of choice in with the onion topping though....and also perhaps forego the sneezing... :D

You'll find a recipe on any can of chicken/mushroom soup or packet of beans, or bread crumbs or can of fried onions around though.

It's kind of vile, on par with the sweet potato and marshmellows....just have a balsamic and orange dressing on the beans, much nicer -

boil beans in water with orange peal...dump in bowl, mix in balsamic vinegar and squeezed juice of the orange, sprinkle with pinenuts though almonds are a nice twist if you have it as a starter rather than a side.

The rest of TG is really cool though.

Originally Posted by Kaffy Mintcake (Post 8114971)

No worries Englishtart, for you it must be turkey on Christmas! It's the same sort of thing.

I would happily eat turkey for both, my mother's homemade turkey soup (for the days after Christmas) is fantastic. :)

Originally Posted by Englishtart (Post 8115015)

I like to come up with different things to do with the turkey leftovers, but I think it would be too much having it for TG and Christmas.

This year we will have a full house for Christmas, so I may go all out and have a small ham at Christmas too ;)

Originally Posted by Kaffy Mintcake (Post 8115024)

We have a full house for Thanksgiving - I hope we have some leftovers! Turkey and cranberry sandwiches are delish. :)

Originally Posted by Englishtart (Post 8115028)

Yum! stick a little stuffing on them too and I would be in heaven! :wub:

Originally Posted by Englishtart (Post 8115028)

Yum! stick a little stuffing on them too and I would be in heaven! :wub:

Originally Posted by Kaffy Mintcake (Post 8115034)

I haven't tried that but I bet you're right!

I'm looking for other recipes for Thanksgiving now (sides) and suggested creamed pearl onions to my husband. He looked at me like I had 3 heads. Surely someone else has had these.

The search continues ... ;)

Originally Posted by cindyabs (Post 8115065)

I make and always have for Thanksgiving and Christmas-creamed onions in a cheese sauce.

I wouldn't miknd your mother's turkey soup recipe, :thumbup:

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 8115056)

How I miss M&S chestnut stuffing...something I can't bring back from the UK. :(

Originally Posted by cindyabs (Post 8115065)

I make and always have for Thanksgiving and Christmas-creamed onions in a cheese sauce.

I wouldn't miknd your mother's turkey soup recipe, :thumbup:

Originally Posted by Kaffy Mintcake (Post 8115134)

Okay, Cindy, here's my mom's turkey soup recipe. (She said she doesn't have one, but here's what she does, it's simple and yummy.)

Simmer carcass/bones in a lot of water for several hours.

Throw bones away, pour water through sieve to make sure you get rid of the little ones.

Keep the water (that's the base of your broth), put it in the fridge (or outside if you live in a colder area) to cool. The grease will go to the top, skim this off.

Add chicken stock (quite a bit she says, to taste)

Add scraps of turkey meat, onions, celery (including some tops if you like), carrots, chopped tomato (she uses canned), peas, barley, maybe potatoes. Really whatever you have around and like.

Add some pepper if you want, season to taste.