To our Neighbors in Canada

Marie · Post by **Marie** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:07 pm

Thanksgiving menu: Yummy

Baked turkey, dirty rice(cajun), oyster dressing, sweet potato casserole, or pie.Mashed potatoes and gravy.Sweet peas?

Some people fry their turkeys, and they are delicious. We can buy them fried also.

Enough carbs for everyone? I can't wait.

Marie

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:18 pm

Don't forget pumkin and mince meat pie. Also Cranberry sauce. Man, and I am on a diet

Ms Piggy · Post by **Ms Piggy** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:40 pm

Flower51, just noticed that the reply I posted is not here, where'd it go??
I apologized for not answering your question as I thought that you were addressing Lori. We have lots of people from exotic places here now, I don't know what they would chose. The Lasagne & Cabbage Rolls could be from the freezer section ?? I think most Canadian must have turkey & pumpkin pie judging from the amount of them available in the stores, the people I know do.
We had turkey, yams, mashed spuds,various veggies & cranberry sauce, apple pie, pumkin pie and two fruit cheesecakes, groan.... and would have had mince pies (Xmas fare) too but we ate them before "the day"! Just as well I think. I'm originally from U.K. where they called it Harvest Festival. Think we probably had Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pud. plus a sweet hot pudding for dessert or a trifle. Don't think there was anything cast in stone for that.
Turkey seemed to be reserved for Christmas.

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:44 pm

Okay, now stop it, all of you, right this instant. I started this thread to wish our Canadians friends a happy holiday and now I'm being tortured with these incredibly delicious and tempting morsels every time I read these posts. And if you think I'm going to stop reading them for one moment, you're sadly mistaken. But I think I'm gaining weight visually!!!

susanhhill · Post by **susanhhill** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:29 pm

Okay now I am curious! Marie said she has oyster dressing, my question is what kind of dressing does everyone usually have/make?
Cornbread stuffing here!

lindas88 · Post by **lindas88** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:37 pm

I am late reading this...so a late thanks to Lori and all the others for wishing us Canadian's a Happy Thanksgiving...

WAFlowers · Post by **WAFlowers** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:37 am

susanhhill wrote:Okay now I am curious! Marie said she has oyster dressing, my question is what kind of dressing does everyone usually have/make?

Sorry Lori, I just can't help responding. You'll have to deal with it.

My wife makes 3 stuffings (yes, she does all 3 every time). One is a sage stuffing -- be sure to also add ginger so it won't repeat (secret ingrediant). The 2nd is a sweet stuffing with apples and raisins. The 3rd is a sausage stuffing. YUM!

I know a lot of people consider it "traditional" to do a sweet potato cassarole, but I have to tell you that is one of the most horrid ways to serve that wonderful vegetable. Next time, try serving baked sweet potato; bake them in your oven just like a regular spud. Much more flavorful and the texture isn't mush.

We got this suggestion from the Good Eats episode "Potato my Sweet". It also contained a recipe for a sweet potato waffle I've got to try someday. We have almost every episode of Good Eats plus the specials recorded, editted to remove commercials and burned onto DVDs. We put them in binders along with printouts of all the episode's recipes.

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:09 am

Bill,

Have you ever had sweet potato French fries? Talk about scrumptious! Hey, now you've got me doing this!!! Okay. I'll just look forward to our good old American Thanksgiving next month. And, just for the record, sweet potatoe pie with walnuts and marshmallow topping, IMHO, is a treat. I absolutely love it, especially if the marshmallow on top gets a bit cripsy (my mother's term for burnt).

My mom used to have a placque on her kitchen wall that read, "Dinner's ready when the smoke alarm goes off." So "cripsy" to her was always synonymous with "burnt." I'd smell something burning and say, "Mom, is something burning?" And her reply would be, "No, it's just crispy..." Oy!!!

WillSucceed · Post by **WillSucceed** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:16 am

Have you ever had sweet potato French fries?

Ya, I've had them, dipped in honey or maple syrup, no less. Can you say: "man!! is your can ever getting big!!"

Once a year, Lori, only once a year, do I have sweet potato fries. They be the kiss of death, but what a way to go...

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:24 am

Will,

Just thinking of them, I think I've gained a pound or two. But, boy, is it worth it or what? I am going to save up all my calories for 24 hours before Thanksgiving so I can enjoy everything from the stuffing to the dessert. Why deprive myself on a day that we are supposed to be giving thanks? I am thankful that there is such a holiday that comes with such a vast array of delectible goodies to choose from.

Do I sound like all this watching what I eat has deprived me of the fun food can provide? The answer could be yes to that...but I'm loving more watching the figure re-appear and the clothes sizes going down and down. It's a beautiful thing...but one holiday won't kill me to have a good time with my meal. That's what it's all about, no?

WAFlowers · Post by **WAFlowers** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:35 am

Lori, yes, I've had sweet potato fries. Interesting, but I'd rather have a baked sweet potato with a bit of butter; nothing else.

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:39 am

WAFlowers wrote:Lori, yes, I've had sweet potato fries. Interesting, but I'd rather have a baked sweet potato with a bit of butter; nothing else.

Bill,
I find a baked sweet potato is just fine even without butter. One of the sweetest, most delicious veggies...yum!!! Man, this is the most caloric thread ever written.

WAFlowers · Post by **WAFlowers** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:43 am

Sleepless on LI wrote:I find a baked sweet potato is just fine even without butter. One of the sweetest, most delicious veggies...yum!!! Man, this is the most caloric thread ever written.

And healthy, very good for you too!

Yeah, it tastes good even without butter. But just a littel bit (and I don't use much on baked sweet potato) of salted butter enhances the flavor IMO. It is that salty/sweet/fat mix that drives my taste buds crazy!

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:45 am

I also will eat a baked potato dry. Love it. And the skin is one of my favorite parts.

My mom used to mix a little paprika with butter and milk when mashing the cooked insides. That was so good, too...

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