Your ONE Thanksgiving/Autumn dish?

[maytagbear]

May have done this in the past, if so, please forgive me.

Anyway, what is your ONE Thanksgiving/Autumn dish?

For me, it is the cranberry/orange relish. My freezer is full of bags of cranberries from November to probably August.

Don't get me wrong, I like turkey, and mashed potatoes, and dressing, and, and, and, but the thing is the cranberry/orange relish.

So, what is your ONE dish?

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[tolivac]

For me-yes-as for you the Cranberry relish-My Dad and I used to do that job-set up the meat grinder in the basement-and ran the berries and oranges thru it-probably we ate almost half what we made.the meat grinder gives the relish just the right texture-no other kitchen tool will do this right.the grinder we used was hand cranked-a motorized one would do well,too.-and best for a lone operator.The grinder attachment for a mixer comes to mind.

 

[polkanut]

For me and the rest of my family, it is baked corn casserole.  I'm posting the recipe below because it is more of a custard than anything else.  We usually double or triple the recipe because we love it so much.

 

1 can cream style corn

1/2 can evaporated milk

Scant 1/3 cup sugar

1 tsp. cornstarch

2 eggs, beaten

 

Mix all together, and pour into a buttered casserole dish.  Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a knife inserted comes out clean.  Serve immediately.

 

 

 

[rp2813]

Ditto

On the cranberry-orange relish.  I presume this is the one with apples and orange peel.

 

My mom always made it with the hand-crank meat grinder as well.    I can eat a lot of it, and it keeps fairly well.

 

I also really like the "Indian Pie" for dessert, which calls for all the classic Thanksgiving spices and is an excellent alternative for people like me who are not thrilled by mincemeat.  I posted the "Indian Pie" recipe here last year.

 

[maytagbear]

My cranberry orange relish-

Processor with Steel Knife, or grinder with fine plate.

1 12 ounce bag cranberries, rinsed and sorted, and squishy ones discarded.

1 medium size navel orange. Skin scrubbed with baking soda and cool water. Dried, and cut into quarters, WITH the peel.

3/4- 1 cup sugar.

1 apple, cored, not peeled, cut into quarters, optional. I like Golden Delicious or Mutsu for this.

Some people add a bit of toasted (important, or they get too soggy) chopped pecans. I don't, but it's good.

In processor with Steel Knife, chop all ingredients, pulsing 8-10 times. Or, use the grinder attachment on your KA.

Store covered in refrigerator. Keeps, I am told, about a week. Don't know about that, it never lasts that long here.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[tolivac]

One time my Stepmom and I tried to make the cranberry relish in the blender--BIG MISTAKE-one of us-we joke about it to this day-took the lid off the blender while it was going we had a kitchen painted with cranberry relish!Back to the meat grinder.

 

[norgeway]

Pineapple Casserole!

2 20 oz cans chunk pineapple, drained
6 Tbsp flour
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
mix and pour into a flat pyrex dish,crush about half a sleeve of Ritz crackers, sprinkle on top, drizzle with 1 stich melted butter, bake 350, for 30 minutes!

 

[58limited]

Tough question. I can't decide between dressing (baked in the bird) and gravy or mashed potatoes and gravy. Maybe I should choose the common denominator and pick gravy : )

 

[DADoES]

 
Green bean casserole ... it's nice any time.

 

[westie2]

My wifes Sweet Potato Casserolle

 

 

[xraytech]

12 oz fresh or frozen cranberries

2 1/2 cups sugar

1 2/3 cup gingerale

1/3 cup lemon juice

3 oz package raspberry gelatin(I prefer Royal)

 

Combine first 4 ingredients in saucepan and cook over medium heat until berries pop, about 15 min.

Remove from heat, add gelatin and refrigerate overnight

 

That is the cranberry relish I make, I got it out of a 1996 Taste of Home magazine.

 

Overall my one Thanksgiving thing is my baked cheese dip, I'll have to look for the recipe and post it

 

[frigilux]

I'm eating a vegan diet, so a frozen Quorn brand mock-turkey roast is a new menu item for me. Gave one a test run a few weeks ago. The texture was good and the taste was OK, but it reminded me of eating a dry turkey breast. A little vegan gravy should remedy that.

I make the Thanksgiving meal for my family, so I am making a real turkey, as well.