This year, I made my first Thanksgiving dinner - just for two - but I didn't skimp!
Honey brined Turkey breast - check!
Homemade orange-cranberry sauce - check!
Sweet Potato casserole - a hybrid version - check!
Cheesy, garlic mashed potatoes - check!
Green beans with bacon - check!
Sausage and Apple cornbread stuffing - check!
various rolls & of course... Pecan pie - check & check!
and I ate everything on that plate and then some!
The two items I was most impressed with were the hybrid sweet potato casserole and the stuffing. The stuffing recipe came from the Pioneer Woman blog and although I didn't follow it exactly, I did most of what she said, just skipped some steps, omitted three types of bread and opted for two, didn't use a cast iron skillet, etc. but I think mostly it was the same recipe.
Now for the sweet potato casserole - I really went all out with the rich toppings - I took your pecan & corn flake topped casserole and added some marshmallows, some sweetened flaked coconut and some Jamaican rum cream and wow! All I'm saying is... I essentially had two desserts... but soo, soo, sooooo good.
I'm gearing up for making my first big Christmas dinner too - this is what happens when you move away from all your family and friends and you must now create your own smorgasboard instead of that of three or four house stops! Updates to follow - hopefully in a more timely fashion.
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