I'm in the process of cooking for Thanksgiving. I try to get as much done as possible beforehand.
Here are a few of the ones I've made in the past week
Here are a few of the ones I've made in the past week
Cranberry Sauce
3/4 C sugar
1/4 C water
3/4 Orange Juice
3/4 Orange Juice
1 bag cranberries
My secret ingredients:
1/2 - 3/4 C of orange marmalade (more or less to taste)
Put all ingredients in a sauce pan Cook until all cranberries have popped
Sweet Potato Casserole
11/2 lb. sweet potatoes'
1/2c granulated sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 beaten egg
3 Tbsp. butter, cubed
1 tsp. vanilla
cinnamon
Nutmeg
ginger
cinnamon
Nutmeg
ginger
Topping:
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup all-purpose flour 2 Tbsp. butter
orange rind
chopped pecan pieces
2/3 cup all-purpose flour 2 Tbsp. butter
orange rind
chopped pecan pieces
Pecan halves
Scrub and peel sweet -potatoes. Cut off and discard woody portions and ends. Cut potatoes into cubes. Cook, covered, in a small amount of boiling water for 25 to 3 s-minutes or till tender. Drain.
Combine hot sweet potatoes, granulated sugar, milk, egg, the 3 tablespoons butter,oj, seasonings and vanilla. With a wooden spoon, stir to break up potatoes but not completely mash them. Put mixture into a greased 2- quart square baking dish.
Combine brown sugar and flour; cut in the 2 tablespoons butter till mixture. resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecan pieces and sprinkle crumb mixture on top of potatoes. Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven about 25 minutes, or till set.
Garnish with pecan halves, if desired. Makes 8 side-dish servings.
Combine brown sugar and flour; cut in the 2 tablespoons butter till mixture. resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecan pieces and sprinkle crumb mixture on top of potatoes. Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven about 25 minutes, or till set.
Garnish with pecan halves, if desired. Makes 8 side-dish servings.
This looks yummy just coming over from Blessed with Grace really like the cranberry & The sweet potatoe casserole even looks better i might have to try this ! Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeletethat sweet potato casserole has my name written all over it ... yum. that will be making an appearance soon :)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! These look delish!! The addition of the orange marmalade to the cranberry sauce is a great idea. Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteXO*Tricia
Wow you are ahead of the game!! Looks great
ReplyDeleteI love making homemade cranberry sauce. Too bad my family likes the canned stuff!!
ReplyDeleteI love homemade cranberry sauce and sweet potato casserole is my favorite dish for the holidays.
ReplyDeleteGeri
Wow - delicious-looking dishes!!
ReplyDeleteI do love getting things ready ahead of time whenever possible! The sweet potato casserole really strikes my fancy! Thanks for sharing and have a great Foodie Friday! (Come see my Norwegian Fruit Bread recipe...perfect for the holidays!)
ReplyDeleteYou've really given yourself a nice headstart. It makes for a far more relaxing holiday when so much of the work has been done ahead of time. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteEverything looks delicious. I like your dishes too!
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