What's on your Thanksgiving menu?

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Bavarian Potato Salad Kartoffelsalat:
2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes
6-8 slices bacon, diced
1/2 cup finely chopped sweet yellow onion
1 cup beef stock
6 Tablespoons Rice Wine vinegar
1 Teaspoon mustard, Bavarian Handlmaier Sweet German mustard
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
1 Teaspoon sugar
1/4 Teaspoon whole Caraway seeds
1 Teaspoon salt, or more to taste
1/4 Teaspoon black pepper
2 Tablespoons chopped parsley

Boil the potatoes in large pot until fork tender. Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat till crispy. Take out the bacon and set it aside. Leave the bacon fat in the pan. Add the sweet yellow onion to the pan and saut until translucent. Add beef broth and bring to a simmer. Turn down the heat & add the rest of your ingredients - Rice Wine vinegar, Handlmaier Sweet German mustard, oil, sugar, caraway seeds, salt, and pepper.
Let the potatoes cool slightly so you can handle them. Cut the potatoes into 1/4" cubes remove the skin and put them in a large bowl. Pour the hot dressing over the potatoes. Mix the potatoes gently. Then fold in the bacon pieces that were set aside. Let the potato salad sit at room temperature for at least 20 minutes before serving so that the potatoes can absorb the flavor of the dressing. Any leftovers will keep in the fridge for 3 days. Before serving just let the leftovers come up to room temperature.

Bavarian German Red Cabbage - Rotkohl:
2 Tablespoons butter
1 Sweet yellow onion chopped
1 large Granny Smith apple peeled and chopped
1 head red cabbage sliced very thin
6 Tablespoons red wine vinegar or Rice Wine Vinegar
1 cup apple juice
1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons cherry preserves
1 bay leaf
1/2 Teaspoon salt
2 whole cloves
2 juniper berries

Melt butter in large dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the chopped onion and apples to dutch oven. Saute for 7-10 minutes until soft. Add the cabbage to the onions and apples. Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the vinegar, apple juice, sugar, bay leaf, cloves, juniper berries, and salt. Bring the to a boil, then cover & reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 1 hour until cabbage is soft but not mushy. Serve warm or cold.





Rattler12
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Thanks for posting. Always liked German tater salad and red cabbage
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Buzzy said:

FIDO*98* said:

It was a suggestion. Homemade sauce, canned style. I couldn't care less what anyone else eats. Just trying to raise the bar
Your entire posting history on this forum shows that is a lie.


You simply misunderstand my intent. Let me try and help understand where I'm coming from. If you want to go into my front yard and pick winter weeds, mushrooms, deer dropping, and raccoon scat then eat it, more power to you. If you post that as a recipe recommending it to others, I'll probably comment. IOW, I don't care if you want to eat a **** salad, but I try to help folks who may not recognize how bad a recipe is from eating a pile of ****
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FIDO*98* said:

Buzzy said:

FIDO*98* said:

It was a suggestion. Homemade sauce, canned style. I couldn't care less what anyone else eats. Just trying to raise the bar
Your entire posting history on this forum shows that is a lie.


You simply misunderstand my intent. Let me try and help understand where I'm coming from. If you want to go into my front yard and pick winter weeds, mushrooms, deer dropping, and raccoon scat then eat it, more power to you. If you post that as a recipe recommending it to others, I'll probably comment. IOW, I don't care if you want to eat a **** salad, but I try to help folks who may not recognize how bad a recipe is from eating a pile of ****
Why are you so driven to explain to other folk that what they doing is wrong and you are right.? Your intent is perfectly clear. You want everyone to think you're the best cook on the planet. Who made you the culinary genius? Just keep your mouth shut and let people find out for their own if they like or don't like someone else's recipe that's posted here. You're like a mother that tells her child "You're not going to like that" before the child ever tastes it. People's tastes are different and what you cook and consider perfection, some one else might consider a **** salad. Then when someone confronts you on it you go off like the Karen of cookery..... in a passive/aggressive way.

" You simply misunderstand my intent. Let me try and help you understand"? Really?
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Rattler12 said:

FIDO*98* said:

People tell me every year that my Turkey is the best they've ever had. I'd still never cook one again if not for tradition. It's a hell of a lot of work and still can't hold up against something like Shrimp and Grits. You could do nothing more than salt a rib roast and it's going to be a hundred times better than the best Turkey ever served.
Po folk eat grits........rib roasts are for Christmas dinner .....you need a bigger audience than just your wife and kids to sell the "best they ever had" line especially if it's the only they've ever had.......
Yes, yes we do. And we make them fuggin delicious.
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Buzzy said:


I honestly thought this was directed at Fido
It works that way too
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A Thanksgiving thread turning into a ***** fest is one of the most TexAgs food board things ever.
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schmellba99 said:

Rattler12 said:

FIDO*98* said:

People tell me every year that my Turkey is the best they've ever had. I'd still never cook one again if not for tradition. It's a hell of a lot of work and still can't hold up against something like Shrimp and Grits. You could do nothing more than salt a rib roast and it's going to be a hundred times better than the best Turkey ever served.
Po folk eat grits........rib roasts are for Christmas dinner .....you need a bigger audience than just your wife and kids to sell the "best they ever had" line especially if it's the only they've ever had.......
Yes, yes we do. And we make them fuggin delicious.
Gree uts are an important part of the food chain. Feed them to the hog. Get the hog fat. Then eat the hog
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Rattler12 said:

schmellba99 said:

Rattler12 said:

FIDO*98* said:

People tell me every year that my Turkey is the best they've ever had. I'd still never cook one again if not for tradition. It's a hell of a lot of work and still can't hold up against something like Shrimp and Grits. You could do nothing more than salt a rib roast and it's going to be a hundred times better than the best Turkey ever served.
Po folk eat grits........rib roasts are for Christmas dinner .....you need a bigger audience than just your wife and kids to sell the "best they ever had" line especially if it's the only they've ever had.......
Yes, yes we do. And we make them fuggin delicious.
Gree uts are an important part of the food chain. Feed them to the hog. Get the hog fat. Then eat the hog
Because pork is better than turkey?
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Bruce Almighty said:

A Thanksgiving thread turning into a ***** fest is one of the most TexAgs food board things ever.


Virtual Thanksgiving food fight
Buzzy
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Narcissists typically lack the self-awareness or capacity for introspection to realize they're narcissists.

Wild West Pimp Style
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My grandma's sweet rice.

It's a holiday staple at our house. Grandma made it pretty much every time we came over because she knew how much we loved it. If you're a Texas German, you have probably had some version of this. And similar dishes exist in almost every culture around the world.
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Buzzy said:


Narcissists typically lack the self-awareness or capacity for introspection to realize they're narcissists.




It's kind of interesting how online personalities don't always translate to the real world. For instance if you….

-asked my wife about me, she'd tell you I'm the best husband ever
-asked my kids about me they'd tell you I'm the best dad ever
-asked my parents and they'd tell you I'm the best kid ever
-asked my friends about me they'd tell you I'm the best friend ever
-asked my boss about me he'd tell you I'm the best employee ever
-asked my coworkers and they'd tell you I'm the best partner ever
-asked my neighbor and he'd tell you I'm the best neighbor ever
-asked my dinner guests and they'd tell you I'm the best cook ever

I doubt you could find one person who knows me in real life that would call me a narcissist
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FIDO*98* said:

Buzzy said:


Narcissists typically lack the self-awareness or capacity for introspection to realize they're narcissists.




It's kind of interesting how online personalities don't always translate to the real world. For instance if you….

-asked my wife about me, she'd tell you I'm the best husband ever
-asked my kids about me they'd tell you I'm the best dad ever
-asked my parents and they'd tell you I'm the best kid ever
-asked my friends about me they'd tell you I'm the best friend ever
-asked my boss about me he'd tell you I'm the best employee ever
-asked my coworkers and they'd tell you I'm the best partner ever
-asked my neighbor and he'd tell you I'm the best neighbor ever
-asked my dinner guests and they'd tell you I'm the best cook ever

I doubt you could find one person who knows me in real life that would call me a narcissist
Maybe they all know and just don't want to hurt your feelings .......
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If they thought I was a narcissist, they would know narcissists don't have feelings and wouldn't care
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FIDO*98* said:

If they thought I was a narcissist, they would know narcissists don't have feelings and wouldn't care
Maybe they don't have a clue as to what a narcissist is.....
Why would you post that everybody that knows you or that's ever met you thinks you're the greatest at everything in the first place? It's kinda weird. .......Unless of course you were posting such tongue in cheek......BTW I tried your King Ranch Chicken Recipe .......it was lacking in the taste department ...or was it your Gumbo recipe ???

BTW 2 You never did answer my question about your closing sentence to me on a response a few days back. Something about changing a user name?
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If you are confused if you made King Ranch Chicken or Gumbo I'd advise you to open those recipes in separate windows next time.
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FIDO*98* said:

If you are confused if you made King Ranch Chicken or Gumbo I'd advise you to open those recipes in separate windows next time.
And I should probably take your advice since it's the best advice I'll ever get...
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So glad I started this thread, if not just to watch you two trash each other.

On that note, either of you two got any good green bean casserole recipes?
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Rattler12 said:

FIDO*98* said:

If you are confused if you made King Ranch Chicken or Gumbo I'd advise you to open those recipes in separate windows next time.
And I should probably take your advice since it's the best advice I'll ever get...


Everyone who takes his advice says it's the best advice they've ever had.
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aa4136 said:

So glad I started this thread, if not just to watch you two trash each other.

On that note, either of you two got any good green bean casserole recipes?


It's a bit of work, but you can break it up into stages. I use a 1/2 size foil steam pan that serves about 10-12 servings, but usually goes even further on a big T-Day spread

Fried shallots can be done a few days ahead. I shave 6-7 of them on a mandolin into a bowl of buttermilk. Soak for a few hours then dredge in seasoned flour and fry until golden. Drain on paper towels and seal in an airtight container once cooled

I use about 2.5-3lbs green beans trimmed and cut. Simmered in salted water until tender. This can be done ahead of time

Sauce and assembly are day of.

1 large package white button mushrooms, you can use sliced if you prefer but I pulse mine in a food processor to chunk them up
1/2 stick of butter
Thyme
S&P
1/4 c flour
1/2 cup white wine
1 cup roasted veggie stock
2 cups heavy cream
2 cloves garlic pressed or grated on a Microplane grater
2 tsp Magi seasoning
6oz Gruyre, grated

Saute the mushrooms in butter until tender seasoning with salt pepper and thyme. Once liquid has evaporated and they start to brown, add in flour and cook for a minute or so. Deglaze with white wine and add in stock, cream, and garlic. Cook down until the thickness of melted ice cream. Slowly whisk in gruyere and season with the magi. Adjust salt and pepper if necessary.

Fold in the green beans and pour into a buttered steam pan. Top with fresh grated parm and fried shallots. Cover and cook at about 375 for 20-25 minutes. Uncover and cook for another 10 minutes or so until everything is browned and bubbling.

Depending on my mood I may throw some sliced almonds on top during the last 10 minutes as well

Here's last years. Note the delicious homemade jellied cranberry sauce in the background
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aa4136 said:

So glad I started this thread, if not just to watch you two trash each other.

On that note, either of you two got any good green bean casserole recipes?
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. Ecclesiastes 10:2
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FIDO*98* said:

Buzzy said:


Narcissists typically lack the self-awareness or capacity for introspection to realize they're narcissists.




It's kind of interesting how online personalities don't always translate to the real world. For instance if you….

-asked my wife about me, she'd tell you I'm the best husband ever
-asked my kids about me they'd tell you I'm the best dad ever
-asked my parents and they'd tell you I'm the best kid ever
-asked my friends about me they'd tell you I'm the best friend ever
-asked my boss about me he'd tell you I'm the best employee ever
-asked my coworkers and they'd tell you I'm the best partner ever
-asked my neighbor and he'd tell you I'm the best neighbor ever
-asked my dinner guests and they'd tell you I'm the best cook ever

I doubt you could find one person who knows me in real life that would call me a narcissist
WOW! I didn't know you could distill the entire DSM-V section on Narcissistic Personality Disorder into so few sentences.... but YOU DID IT! Congratulations!
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aa4136 said:

So glad I started this thread, if not just to watch you two trash each other.

On that note, either of you two got any good green bean casserole recipes?
I did these a couple of years and they are awesome. After cornbread dressing, broccoli rice and cheese casserole and loaded mashed potatoes, sometimes you need something a bit less casserole-y.

Magic Beans

Rattler12
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Not a casserole but ...Green beans and caramelized red onions

fresh green beans
red onion
chopped garlic
brown sugar
balsamic vinegar

Simmer green beans in salted water until crisp tender
Caramelize the red onion in a skillet in a bit of olive oil then add chopped garlic
Add beans to the onion/garlic skillet
add brown sugar to taste
add balsamic vinegar to taste
salt and pepper to taste



Edit: put it all in a casserole dish so it at least resembles a casserole
HTownAg98
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I make something very similar to that (I don't add sugar) and it turns out very well. A nice change of pace to startchy casseroles.
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Thank you.
gratitudeandacceptance
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Good heavens!
Max Power
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I've had those at her restaurant, best green beans ever.
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Rex Racer said:

My grandma's sweet rice.

It's a holiday staple at our house. Grandma made it pretty much every time we came over because she knew how much we loved it. If you're a Texas German, you have probably had some version of this. And similar dishes exist in almost every culture around the world.
Thanks for sharing this. A lot like the rice porridge that is served on Christmas in Finland.
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Ordered a deboned cornbread stuffed turkey from Hebert's. We had one several years back and it was a huge hit. Just going back to what works. The wife is handling the pecan pie. In laws are taking care of the sides. Planning is done.
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Thinking I'm doing sausage and peppers as a second entree because someone else is doing sweet potato pie and we don't have a normal potato dish.

Wild West Pimp Style
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The below sweet potato casserole has been a hit since I found it a few years ago. The orange zest elevates it and balances out the dense traditional turkey dinner.

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Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn and rolls
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big-ag said:

Thanksgiving is my least favorite holiday because I despise the traditional food. Got married in 2020 and have done Shrimp and Grits the last two years with bourbon bread pudding.

So much better than a dry turkey, a spiral cut ham, and a bunch of casseroles with cream of whatever in them.


You put some respect on that spiral ham!!
TAMU ‘98 Ole Miss ‘21
 
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