My Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and if you are looking for some fabulous recipes to serve to your family this year or even at Christmas time, my recipes may just be what you are looking for.  My recipes continue to grow, but the traditional recipes will always be treasured even by your grandchildren.  So as you contemplate what to serve, take a gander at what I have to offer.

Candy Corn Cupcakes with Mocha Frosting
Dessert Recipes for the Holidays
Holiday Recipes - Almond Squash Au gratin  & Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes
Happy Turkey Day My Followers
Holiday Turkey with Homemade Dressing
Homemade Candy Corn Cookies
Homemade Pumpkin Pies for the Holidays 

Healthy Recipes for Turkey and Ham
Healthy Recipes with Turkey Breasts 
How to Make 5 Minute Homemade Whole Wheat Bread 
How to Make Healthy Homemade Desserts
How to Make Yogurt Milkshakes with Homemade Yogurt
Minestrone Soup with Green Pesto 
Pumpkin Recipes: Marmalade, smoothies and chutney 


Free Recipe for Homemade Pecan Pie
Homemade Luscious Lemon Meringue Pie 
How to Make a Homemade Apple Pie with a Flaky Crust
How to Make Snow Ice Cream
Peach Cobbler A'la Mode
How to Make Strawberry Pie'
Marie Callender's Lemon Cream Cheese Pie
Julie Mahan's Oreo Pie
Eggnog Pie for the Holidays


Speaking of Pumpkins:

Spicy Pumpkin Pie Almonds - Healthy Party Treats
Pumpkin Donuts Baked to Perfection
Very delicious vegetarian pumpkin and spinach pizza
Pumpkin Pie Spice Mixture
Healthy Pumpkin Marmalade
How to peel, cut and shred a fresh pumpkin - recipes included

Eggnog Pie for the Holidays

Eggnog Pie

If you love eggnog, you will simply love this pie. This pie is so easy to make and you will just beg for more.  Inspiration does come from my love of eggnog, but it also comes from the season of joy, giving and love.  So this holiday when you are gathering around the table to give grace, remember that Family is everything and after family comes pie.

Ingredients:

• 1 graham cracker crust
• 2 packages of vanilla instant pudding (3.4 ounces each)
• 1 cup of eggnog
• 1 cup of milk
• 1 tub of Cool Whip
• Chocolate Curls for the garnish (optional)

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl add in the eggnog, instant pudding and milk.  With a whisk mix thoroughly together (2 minutes).  
2. Add in 1 cup of cool whip and mix again.   Pour the eggnog mixture into the pie crust.
3. Add the remaining Cool Whip on top of the pie carefully in dollops and then lightly spread.
4. Sprinkle the top with curls of chocolate.

You can use a flaky pie crust with this if you prefer.  The crust must be baked ahead of time and cooled.

Recipe for Flaky Pie Crust

1. Place one cup of flour in the food processor with 3 tablespoon of shortening and 1/2 stick of butter that is cold and cut into chunks. Add in a pinch of salt and pulse until the mixture is very fine. Slowly add in 1/4 cup of ice cold water. Keep pulsing till the mixture forms a ball. Remove from the food processor and knead slightly and put in the refrigerator for one hour.
2. When ready to make the pie, remove the pie crust and let set on your counter for 15 minutes. Roll out the pie crust and place in a buttered pie plate. Trim off the edges two inches below the edge. Fold the edges underneath so to match the exact pie rim. With your fingers, go around the pie plate and make indentations or use a fork instead.
3. If using a fork, dip in flour first. After the crust is ready. Take a fork and make indentions all over the crust with a fork.

Note: All butter may be used for the pie crust.

Happy Thanksgiving Recipes

I probably should have posted this earlier, but I have been very busy updating my blogs, all 18 of them so you can see my time is spread thin.  I am working hard on making the blogs more modern with the addition of article pages opposed to having to search for topic words or type of articles needed.  This post is about many of my holiday recipes in one accessible place.

My Holiday Recipes for you to enjoy.

1.  My Curried Sweet Potato and apple soup

2.  Healthy Holiday Recipes for Turkey and Ham

3.  Holiday Turkey with Homemade Bread Dressing

4.  Recipe for a delicious meatloaf with potatoes and cheese

5.  Healthy Recipes with #Turkey Breast
 
6.  Healthy and Nutritrious #Pumpkin recipes

7. Holiday #recipes: Almond butternut squash au gratin ad sour cream mashed potatoes

8.  Homemade pumpkin pie for the holidays

9.  Homemade Luscious Lemon Meringue Pie

10. Free Recipe for Homemade Pecan Pie

11.  How to make homemade apple pie with a flaky crust

12 .  How to make Peach Cobbler A'La Mode with Ice Cream Recipes Included

13.  Pecan divinity and chocolate covered peanuts

14. 5 very delicious smoothie recipes

15.  Yogurt and homemade granola parfait recipe

16.  Dessert Recipes for the holidays

17.  Strawberry and banana sherbet

Dessert Recipes for the Holidays

Banana Cream Pie, Snickerdoodles and Homemade Peanut Brittle

 

The smells of the holidays are everywhere. Even Safeway is baking apple pies and all kinds of breads and sweets. They all look delicious, but are they? Yes, they look okay but do they compare with homemade? Many families will be visiting and it is imperative to have the absolute best desserts ready to feed everyone. Here are a few very easy holiday favorites.

 

Pies for Dessert

When anyone thinks of Thanksgiving the very first thought that comes to their mind is making pies for dessert. Even Martha Stewart and the Barefoot Contessa are baking pies, but they look slightly difficult. So for an easy to make pie, why not try this one.


Banana Cream Pie With Ice Cream

  Ingredients

 

• One 9 inch graham cracker pie crust
• 1 package of instant banana cream pudding
• 2 cups of milk
• Whip Cream topping
• 2 bananas
• Chocolate topping

 

Method to Prepare the Pie

1. Prepare the banana pudding, using two cups of milk with the mix and bring to a boil. Continue to stir until the pudding is thick.
2. Remove the pudding from the stove to cool. Pour the prepared pudding into the pie crust.
3. Let the pie completely cool. After the pie has cooled, slice one banana and place the banana slices around the pie.
4. Scoop the whip cream on top of the pie and take the second banana and place slices of banana all over the top of the pie. Drizzle some chocolate syrup all over the entire pie.
5. Place the pie in the refrigerator to cool for at least three hours. Slice and serve.
6. Serve with vanilla ice cream on the side.

 

Snickerdooles (Cookies)

 

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups of flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 cup of shortening + 1 stick of butter softened
• 1 3/4 cup of sugar
• 1 T. of cinnamon + 2 Tablespoons of sugar
• 1 large egg

 

Method to prepare the Snickerdoodles

1. Place the shortening, butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. With a mixer, blend for 3-5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add in the egg and mix well.
2. Mix the dry ingredients together and slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Mixing well after each addition.
3. Mix the cinnamon and the 2 tablespoons of sugar together. Take one small ball of the cookie mixture and roll in the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Place on a greased cookie sheet and flatten the balls slightly. Do this procedure to the entire batch of cookies.
4. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 12 minutes. Cool completely before placing in a sealed container.

 

How to Make Peanut Brittle

 

Ingredients for Peanut Brittle

• 20 ounces of raw peanuts
• 2 cups of sugar
• 1 cup of water
• 1 cup of corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon of butter
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

 

Method for Making Peanut Brittle

1. In a large saucepan, dissolve the water, sugar and syrup. Cook the sugar mixture until it reaches 240 degrees on a candy thermometer.
2. Add the salt, butter and peanuts. Keep cooking and stirring constantly so that it does not burn, till the temperature reaches 300 degrees.
3. Remove from the heat and quickly add in the baking soda. Mix the candy mixture well.
4. Pour on a warm buttered cookie sheet plan. Spread the mixture quickly with a buttered spoon.
5. Let the candy cool and then break into pieces. Yields two pounds.

Not only is there a pie recipe here, but cookies and the ultimate favorite peanut brittle. Every movie on TV will have huge cans of peanut brittle and now it is available and ready in the kitchen for the entire family to enjoy.