2014 Holiday Food/Recipes thread

[gpw]

secretlyevil, I'm just gonna say....There is no better cheesecake than one that is done in a water bath. The texture can't be beat. You should master it. I had to endure at least one soggy one getting it right, but it's worth it. ALWAYS use a springform.

[gpw]

Oct 5, 2014 14:05:42 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

Oct 2, 2014 13:12:12 GMT -5 Vespasia said:

I made this last Thanksgiving and it was amazing:
Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

I'll have to leave out the bacon if we eat with the same friends again this year but I think it will still be good. The smoked cheddar makes it so damn tasty. 

This sounds yummy. I wonder if H would notice the squash...

This is awesome and the squash isn't a strong taste, but it is sooooo good. 

[ESF]

Popping in to say MMMMMMMM to everything. Holiday food is The Best.

We received some bad news recently, and this may be my MIL's last TG and Christmas, so I am pulling out all the stops for these meals. Even though there will be only four of us for both holidays, I will be making all the things.

So I am looking forward to seeing everyone's favorites and brainstorming. She enjoys talking about food, so I'm hoping lots of recipe swapping will keep her spirits up.

Also, I have already decided on my Thanksgiving dessert.

I am going to make sweet potato casserole ice cream sundaes.

Sweet potato ice cream
On top of spiced blondies
Topped with toasted marshmallow sauce.

[mbcdefg]

Braised short ribs: m.cookstr.com/recipes/short-ribs-braised-in-porter-ale-with-maple-rosemary-glaze

They're not complicated, but you have to be home to babysit the stove for a few hours.

Great with mashed potatoes or creamy polenta.

[gpw]

Oct 5, 2014 16:05:26 GMT -5 ESF said:

Popping in to say MMMMMMMM to everything. Holiday food is The Best.

We received some bad news recently, and this may be my MIL's last TG and Christmas, so I am pulling out all the stops for these meals. Even though there will be only four of us for both holidays, I will be making all the things.

So I am looking forward to seeing everyone's favorites and brainstorming. She enjoys talking about food, so I'm hoping lots of recipe swapping will keep her spirits up.

Also, I have already decided on my Thanksgiving dessert.

I am going to make sweet potato casserole ice cream sundaes.

Sweet potato ice cream
On top of spiced blondies
Topped with toasted marshmallow sauce.

OMG.  H and I went to one of our favorite restaurants for our anniversary a couple years ago, and they had a sweet potato gelato on the menu that week.  Holy mother of god, it was so good.  This restaurant is so amazing.  I'm kind of glad and sad that it is 4 hours away from us.  We were stuffed when we left.  

[redheadbaker]

KB here is the pumpkin soup recipe

www.theredheadbaker.com/pumpkin-soup-revisited/

[KB]

Oct 5, 2014 18:43:43 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

KB here is the pumpkin soup recipe

www.theredheadbaker.com/pumpkin-soup-revisited/

I can't wait to try it. Thanks!

[gpw]

Oct 5, 2014 21:20:41 GMT -5 @dontcallmeshirley1 said:

I'm making these for a party in two weeks (thanks, Buzzfeed!).

www.averiecooks.com/2014/09/fudgy-pumpkin-bars-with-vanilla-bean-browned-butter-glaze.html

those look amazing

[ESF]

Oct 5, 2014 20:43:59 GMT -5 @mrswindycity said:

Oh yeah and this might be my favorite ice cream ever. I make it any year we host Thanksgiving - ellysaysopa.com/2009/12/02/cinnamon-ice-cream/

Gahhhhhh........

Every David Lebovitz recipe I have ever made has been glorious. I can just imagine how good this must be.

[2curlydogs]

We hosted Christmas 6 years ago now and people still talk about the food. Here's the menu:

Dijon-Horseradish Crusted Rib Roast with Horseradish-Mustard Sauce and Pan Jus
Hot Mulled Cranberry-Apple Cider
Cranberry Ginger Cake
Balsamic-Butter-Glazed Baby Carrots
Bacon-Chipotle Twice-Baked Potatoes


For Thanksgiving, this is my go-to for turkey. No basting required and it turns out nice and juicy.

Provencale Roast Turkey Breast with Pan Veggies


However, I made this two years ago to rave reviews:

Soy Sauce and Honey Glazed Turkey


I don't do Halloween. Yet. I'm currently learning how to not hate it. Pixy's creepy ass clowns are not helping.

[frog]

The one thing I'm sure of is Cabernet Cranberry Blueberry Sauce. It is amazing.

www.averiecooks.com/2013/11/cabernet-cranberry-and-blueberry-sauce.html

[Deleted]

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies are my favorite:

allrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-whoopie-pies/

[meshaliuknits]

Oct 5, 2014 16:05:26 GMT -5 ESF said:

Popping in to say MMMMMMMM to everything. Holiday food is The Best.

We received some bad news recently, and this may be my MIL's last TG and Christmas, so I am pulling out all the stops for these meals. Even though there will be only four of us for both holidays, I will be making all the things.

So I am looking forward to seeing everyone's favorites and brainstorming. She enjoys talking about food, so I'm hoping lots of recipe swapping will keep her spirits up.

Also, I have already decided on my Thanksgiving dessert.

I am going to make sweet potato casserole ice cream sundaes.

Sweet potato ice cream
On top of spiced blondies
Topped with toasted marshmallow sauce.

I can't help but notice the utter lack of links to this dessert.

Or I can just swing by. Whatever.

Sent from my EVO

[ESF]

Oct 6, 2014 19:11:58 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

Oct 5, 2014 16:05:26 GMT -5 ESF said:

Popping in to say MMMMMMMM to everything. Holiday food is The Best.

We received some bad news recently, and this may be my MIL's last TG and Christmas, so I am pulling out all the stops for these meals. Even though there will be only four of us for both holidays, I will be making all the things.

So I am looking forward to seeing everyone's favorites and brainstorming. She enjoys talking about food, so I'm hoping lots of recipe swapping will keep her spirits up.

Also, I have already decided on my Thanksgiving dessert.

I am going to make sweet potato casserole ice cream sundaes.

Sweet potato ice cream
On top of spiced blondies
Topped with toasted marshmallow sauce.

I can't help but notice the utter lack of links to this dessert.

Or I can just swing by. Whatever.

Sent from my EVO

LOL. I have not found any actual recipe for it yet.  It is all in my head right now.  But I will be having a holiday party on January 3, so get ready.

[secretlyevil]

Dammit all to hell, this is the year I finally get a spring foam pan and make cheese cake for realz isn't it? I'll make H get some ginger snaps this week or next. I'll sweeten the deal by telling him I'm going to practice by making a plain cheesecake. He'll be happy with that.

[heyjude]

Oct 5, 2014 16:05:26 GMT -5 ESF said:

Popping in to say MMMMMMMM to everything. Holiday food is The Best.

We received some bad news recently, and this may be my MIL's last TG and Christmas, so I am pulling out all the stops for these meals. Even though there will be only four of us for both holidays, I will be making all the things.

So I am looking forward to seeing everyone's favorites and brainstorming. She enjoys talking about food, so I'm hoping lots of recipe swapping will keep her spirits up.

Also, I have already decided on my Thanksgiving dessert.

I am going to make sweet potato casserole ice cream sundaes.

Sweet potato ice cream
On top of spiced blondies
Topped with toasted marshmallow sauce.

I'm really sorry about your MIL.

[sparrowsong]

My family has been eating Paradise Pumpkin Pie for almost 40 years now. It was originally torn out of a Better Homes and Gardens magazine back in the day, but there seem to be a lot of versions floating around the interwebs now, so I don't know who really claims the original. I cut/pasted this from a Kraft page, and it's the same as "our" recipe. For the last 10-15 years, this has been my regular assignment at dinner. This year I'm thinking about shaking things up and using the same recipe, but cutting the crust into smaller circles and using ramekins or maybe a muffin tin to make little individual pie-ettes. I think I'll do some little mini-apple pies too because we have some newer extended family members who refuse anything pumpkin. Anyway, the original recipe is great. It's a layer of sweetened cream cheese, cheesecake-like, and a layer of spiced pumpkin on top. I definitely prefer it to a standard pumpkin pie which I just find to be a little too much pumpkin mush, especially if not cooked just quite right. Super easy to make.

1/2 pkg. (15 oz.) ready-to-use refrigerated pie crusts (1 crust)
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar, divided
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs, divided
1-1/4 cups canned pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie mix - actual canned pumpkin)
1 cup evaporated milk
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp. salt

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Prepare pie crust as directed on pkg. for unfilled 1-crust pie, using 9-inch pie plate. (Or make your own, if preferred.)

BEAT cream cheese, 1/4 cup of the sugar and the vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add 1 of the eggs; mix well. Pour into crust; set aside. Mix remaining 1/2 cup sugar, remaining 2 eggs, the pumpkin, milk, spices and salt; carefully pour over cream cheese mixture.

BAKE 1 hour and 5 min. or until center is set. Cool completely. Store in refrigerator. Serve with whipped cream.

[speckledfrog]

Caramel Corn

2 cups packed dark brown sugar
1 cup butter
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
7 1/2 quarts air popped popcorn (3/4 - 1 cup unpopped)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 200 degree. Pop corn and place in a large roasting pan.

2. Mix sugar, margarine, light corn syrup, and salt in a large (not medium) sauce pan. Melt and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3. Add vanilla and baking soda. Turn off heat. Stir fast as mixture will expand and get light in color. Pour over popped corn and stir to coat evenly.

4. Bake for one hour, stirring every 20 minutes. Remove from oven and transfer to wax paper to cool.


Peppermint Fudge

2/3 cup evaporated milk
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
2 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1.5 cups white chocolate chips
2 tsp mint extract (I used 1 tsp because 2 seems like a ton)
red food coloring

Preparation:

1. Prepare an 8x8 pan by lining it with aluminum foil and spraying the foil with nonstick cooking spray.

2. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the sugar, salt, evaporated milk, and butter and stir until the sugar melts.

3. Bring the mixture to a boil and boil, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes.

4. After 5 minutes, remove from the heat and stir in the marshmallows, white chocolate chips, and mint extract. Stir quickly and vigorously to incorporate all of the marshmallows and chocolate.

5. As soon as the candy is smooth, sprinkle drops of red food coloring over the top and stir once or twice, creating red swirls. Do not over stir, otherwise the candy will turn pink!

6. Immediately scrape the candy into the prepared pan. Allow to cool at room temperature or in the refrigerator until solid. Cut into 1-inch squares and eat as many as you can before making yourself ill, approximately 1/3 of a pan.

[abramos]

Per the request of ChillyMcFreeze, I give you a WW friendly apple crisp. I would assume that it is about worth 5-6 pts per serving.
Enjoy!

Apple Crisp

Ingredients:
5 cups tart apples, peeled, cored and sliced (about 12 apples )-I use a mixture of granny smith, fuji and honeycrisp
2/3 cup sugar (I use baking sugar)
3 Tbsp Flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1-1/ 2 cups brown sugar
1 cup butter, melted
1-3/4 cups flour
2 cups quick oats

Directions:
Place sliced apples m a 13x9 glass baking dish.
In a small bowl, mix together 2/3 cup sugar, 3 Tbsp. flour and cinnamon. Sprinkle over apples

In large bowl, mix together remaining ingredients until crumbly. Sprinkle over apples in baking dish. (Dish will be very full).

Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until apples are tender, mixture is bubbly, and topping is browned. Serve warm with ice cream

Serves 10-12

[redheadbaker]

I'm already starting to gather recipes for consideration for Thanksgiving.

I'm looking for a wine-brined turkey recipe. I found one on Food & Wine's site, but there aren't any reviews.
S.O. asked for roasted brussel sprouts.
I found a Pancetta, Leek and Mushroom Stuffing with Goat Cheese recipe that sounds awesome (www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/kelsey-nixon/pancetta-leek-and-mushroom-stuffing-with-goat-cheese.html)

I'll also have 3 different kinds of appetizers, at least one of which will be these Cranberry and Pomegranate Bruschetta -- thecafesucrefarine.com/2013/12/cranberry-and-pomegranate-bruschetta/

[ESF]

YWIA

pastrystudio.blogspot.com/2014/10/pumpkin-pecan-cinnamon-rolls.html


Every recipe I've made by this blogger has been amazing.

[2curlydogs]

Oct 12, 2014 21:35:56 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

I'm already starting to gather recipes for consideration for Thanksgiving.

I'm looking for a wine-brined turkey recipe. I found one on Food & Wine's site, but there aren't any reviews.
S.O. asked for roasted brussel sprouts.
I found a Pancetta, Leek and Mushroom Stuffing with Goat Cheese recipe that sounds awesome (www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/kelsey-nixon/pancetta-leek-and-mushroom-stuffing-with-goat-cheese.html)

I'll also have 3 different kinds of appetizers, at least one of which will be these Cranberry and Pomegranate Bruschetta -- thecafesucrefarine.com/2013/12/cranberry-and-pomegranate-bruschetta/

I haven't done a wine-brined one, but I have tried two other F&W turkey recipes and both have been awesome. In fact, I can't think of a single F&W recipe I've tried (which are lots!) that has been bad. I say go for it.

My cousin's wife makes the most awesome roasted brussel sprouts ever. It's sprouts, carrots and other root veggies and she just roasts them in the oven, but she must do something with butter or bacon fat or something because they're fucking incredible. Even my H, who HAAAAAAAAAAATES brussel sprouts, loves these things.

[secretlyevil]

Oct 17, 2014 11:31:28 GMT -5 ESF said:

YWIA

pastrystudio.blogspot.com/2014/10/pumpkin-pecan-cinnamon-rolls.html


Every recipe I've made by this blogger has been amazing.

holy yum!

I may or may not have an pinterest board dedicated to cinnamon rolls...

[secretlyevil]

Toss veggies, any veggies, in pesto sauce and roast. Viola, everyone loves 'em.

[sldt]

Oct 1, 2014 14:43:13 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

www.momontimeout.com/2013/09/pumpkin-butterscotch-fudge/

I made this and promptly sent it to work with the hubby - it's pretty amazing.

[redheadbaker]

Oct 17, 2014 12:03:42 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

Oct 17, 2014 11:31:28 GMT -5 ESF said:

YWIA

pastrystudio.blogspot.com/2014/10/pumpkin-pecan-cinnamon-rolls.html


Every recipe I've made by this blogger has been amazing.

holy yum!

I may or may not have an pinterest board dedicated to cinnamon rolls...

YWIA 

www.theredheadbaker.com/pumpkin-cinnamon-rolls-with-maple-cream-frosting/

[lya]

So I saw this the other day and I still can't decide how I feel about it.  It is either the best or worst thing ever.

www.buzzfeed.com/alexisnedd/god-is-real-and-she-loves-pie#ltesft

[pretzel]

The most popular dish at my party tonight:

pure pumpkin, canned (or roasted pumpkin or roasted pumpkin or acorn squash, or other squash)
coconut milk
butter
veg broth
salt
thai red curry paste

heat and adjust seasonings until delicious. :-)

[redheadbaker]

I think I'm going to make this pomegranate-orange sangria for Thanksgiving.

[wawa]

Oct 17, 2014 13:41:34 GMT -5 lya said:

So I saw this the other day and I still can't decide how I feel about it.  It is either the best or worst thing ever.

www.buzzfeed.com/alexisnedd/god-is-real-and-she-loves-pie#ltesft

It's like a dessert turducken. I'm. .intrigued. not that want that exactly but other dressert encased in cake....