Thanksgiving Feasting

While our annual Ambassador Thanksgiving feast is not for a few weeks, we wanted to share our responses (and a few recipes!) to the monthly question see in November Update’s newsletter.

“What always gets the request for a “second helping” at your Thanksgiving table?”

• Fried Turkey. ("JC" - John Colón)

• Stuffing was always big growing up, but I still like an extra slice of turkey…(Bill Reitler)

• When we lived in So Cal, a popular dish was candied yams (you know, the ones with marshmallows melted on top). We never seem to make enough for everyone's 2nd and 3rd helping. (Michelle Blood)

• My Mom’s Jello Salad is the best ever!! :) (Anna Sinclair)

• Green bean casserole. (Sheri Cooper)

• At our Thanksgiving meal, everyone requests seconds of the mash potatoes! (Carolyn Wallace)

Recipe:

Chop 8 potatoes into cubes and boil

Mix in half a cube of butter, ¼ cup Ranch dressing, and milk until it’s the consistency desired.

Add chives and cheese to flavor!

• I absolutely make the best gravy known to mankind. The secret? Leave all the turkey fat in the gravy pan! (Peggy Campbell)

• I’ll tell you what doesn’t get a second helping – the turkey! Why? Everyone’s already had a second and third helping before it hits the table – as it’s being carved! (Katie Burke)

And as you read in November Update . . .

• The kids love HAVEN's corn pudding recipe. (Jani Williamson)

Recipe:

CORN PUDDING

Mix together in a 2 quart (greased) casserole dish:

1 can creamed corn

1 can whole kernel corn

1 cup sour cream

1 egg, slightly beaten

1 package Jiffy Cornmeal Muffin mix

Melt 1 cube of butter (1/2 cup) and pour around edges and over top.

Cover and bake at 350 degrees for ½ hour; stir gently then continue baking for another ½ hour.

Uncover and bake for 15 more minutes. YUMMMMMM!

• Everyone always gets seconds of Kay’s cheese mashed potatoes! (Bob Ulrich/General Manager/WPEO)

Recipe:

“Sweet Potato Casserole”!

1- 40 oz can sweet potatoes, drained 1/4 t. nutmeg

2- 15 oz cans pumpkin 1/3 stick butter, softened

1/4 t. salt 1 c. sugar

2 t. cinnamon 2 eggs

1/2 t. ginger 1 t. vanilla

Pre-heat oven to 350.
Mash sweet potatoes, then mix in pumpkin, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
In separate bowl, cream butter with sugar and add eggs and vanilla.
Mix all together well and place in lightly greased (Pam) 9x13 baking dish and top with the following:

3 t. butter
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. flour
1/2 c. pecans
1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon

Mix and sprinkle evenly over the top before baking for 1 hour at 350.

Be sure to share your "best" with us, too!