It’s that time of year again, and I’m excited to cook up a big meal! Of course, it’s most likely just going to be my little family of 4, but we will still go through the leftovers in no time! This year, I am planning on having:
- Turkey: I got a 13.5 pound turkey for $0.49/pound from Safeway. It was a Personalized Deal from their Just for U program, that if I spent $25, I got an 8-24 pound turkey for $0.49/pound. I also got a 12 pound turkey from Fry’s, it was $0.79/pound when I spent $25. The first turkey is already in the refrigerator thawing, the second turkey is in my deep freeze to eat at another time. If you have questions about thawing your turkey, the USDA has good information here.
- Mashed potatoes: I splurged and got gold potatoes for our mashed potatoes this year. They weren’t on sale like russet potatoes were, but I really prefer gold potatoes. I will leave the skins on, and prepare them like this: http://wp.me/p1ORT6-2z
- Bread and Celery dressing: My absolute favorite! The last couple of years I used a loaf of bread to make the dressing, but this year I will be “cheating” and bought a box of Mrs. Cubbison’s to cut down on prep time a little. We’ll see if it measures up to my regular recipe: http://wp.me/p1ORT6-bt
- Wild Rice and Sausage dressing: I went back and forth on making this dish this year. However, since I have a lot of breakfast sausage in my freezer from Zaycon Foods and wild rice was on sale at Safeway, I decided it was making the list. This is a recipe I got from my aunt, and it has been in close competition with bread and celery dressing as my favorite dish: http://wp.me/p1ORT6-bp
- Green Bean Casserole: I will be using green beans from my freezer that were fresh green beans from a Market on the Move event earlier this year. I will also not be using a can of cream of mushroom soup, I will be making my own creamy soup base with cut up mushrooms. I’m undecided on the onions, I may use fresh, diced onion in place of the French’s fried onions. It won’t have the crunch on top like with the fried onions, though. Stay tuned for the results!
- Cranberry sauce: Last year was my first year making cranberry sauce from fresh cranberries, and I have some in my freezer, so I will be making it again! I don’t know what took me so long to finally make it, although I may substitute honey for the sugar in it this year: http://wp.me/p1ORT6-zh
- Dinner Rolls: I’m horrible at baking (I blame the altitude), so I bought brown and serve rolls from Safeway.
- Sweet Potato Pie: Yes, different from the traditional pumpkin pie, but delicious in its own right: http://wp.me/p1ORT6-bD Which reminds me, I better remember to thaw the pie crust!
So, what is on your menu for this year?
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Yum!! We’re having another family join us, so we’re splitting the cooking this year! I’m doing the turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, fresh cranberry sauce, apple pie and maple bourbon pecan pie. (My husband will leave me if I don’t make that pecan pie! I almost cried at the store today when I couldn’t find pecans! Hahahahahahaha!!) My friend is making mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, rolls, fruit salad, pumpkin pie, jellied cranberry sauce, deviled eggs… and something I’m forgetting! This is my favorite holiday, I think. I love all the cooking. 🙂
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That’s the way to do it, split the work! Sounds like a good meal!
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