More on Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes

December 2nd, 2008

by Peter Hallway

Thanksgiving features food. The Pilgrims worked hard to make the new world their home, and this was their celebration. It’s a pretty standard menu. The table is jammed with turkey, stuffing and all the trimmings. History aside, families also like to get everyone together in one room. But just like the colors of the leaves, Thanksgiving dinner recipes can be an amazing variety.

Doesn’t this appetizer sound delicious? It’s a pretty simple Pumpkin soup. Butter and oil simmer over a medium heat. Saute the white part of the leeks in this until they’re soft. Next, add together one tablespoofull of ground cinnamon, teaspoon of ground ginger, a little bit of cloves, approximately 15 ounces of pumkin puree, and last but not least a pinch of salt. Stir it well and after it’s all mixed, add 32 ounces of vegetable broth. Stir in one quarter cup of brown sugar. Simmer for 1 minutes over low heat. Once in the bowl some cream or half and half and another pinch of cinnamon can be added. That soup is a real treat.

For the main course try frying the turkey instead of broiling it. It won’t get greasy. The oil is so hot it doesn’t flow into the meat. Buy a turkey fryer. Check the meat with a meat thermometer and the oil temperature with an oil thermometer. Hot oil may spatter so do this in an open outdoor space. Heat the oil to between 325 degrees and 35 degrees F. Cook it for 3 minutes per pound, until the breast is 17F. It’s common to inject spices into the turkey during frying, but the dressing is usually not fried along with the turkey.

Try hazelnut pumpkin soup or a butternut squash stuffing. Other appetizer possibilities also available. Try something different like cheese wrapped asparagus. This calls for both a sliced cheese and a soft cheese spread. A blue cheese spread over slices of swiss can be good. Wrap the asparagus with the slices spread with the soft cheese, then bake until tender at 23C.

Sure wrapping cheese around asparagus turns a pretty healthy food into something a little more fattening. But Thanksgiving isn’t a time for a diet. Live a little!

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